100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2019
Rank: 61
Dr. Jerome Adams
U.S. surgeon general, HHS
Adams became the 20th U.S. Surgeon General of HHS in 2017. Adams has been involved in several health initiatives like: combating anti-vax allegations, teen vaping, oral health and community health. Last year, he issued the first advisory in 13 years calling on the public to learn how to use naloxone to help in the opioid epidemic.