Susan Orsega

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Susan Orsega
Acting Surgeon General of the United States
In office
January 20, 2021 – March 24, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJerome Adams
Succeeded byVivek Murthy
Personal details
EducationTowson University (BS)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MS)

Susan M. Orsega is an American nurse retired rear admiral who currently serves as the deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs since November 2024.[1]

Early life and education

Orsega was raised in Whitehall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Baldwin High School.[2] She matriculated at Towson University, earning a Bachelor of Science in nursing before going on to enroll in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where she would earn a master's degree in science.[3]

Career

In 1989, Orsega began her career at the National Institutes of Health studying as a nurse practitioner concerning the subject of HIV/AIDS. Before being selected by President Joe Biden to take the position as acting Surgeon General, she worked at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.[3] She previously served as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health from March 2021 to December 2023.

Orsega was the acting surgeon general from January 20 to March 4, 2021. Orsega is one of the first nurses to serve in the position.[4] She also previously served as the director of Commissioned Corps Headquarters, tasked with the administration of the members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), from March 2019 to October 2021. Prior to becoming acting surgeon general, Orsega was the chief nurse officer of the USPHS from 2016 until 2019.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ms. Susan Orsega". Military Health System. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. ^ DiVittorio, Michael (2021-02-10). "Whitehall native Susan Orsega selected as acting U.S. surgeon general". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ a b "Commissioned Corps Management Information System". dcp.psc.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. ^ "Biden to tap nurse as acting surgeon general". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. ^ Cole, Michelle (2023-05-03). "Georgetown University School of Nursing 2023 Commencement Speaker: Rear Admiral Susan M. Orsega, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN". School of Nursing. Retrieved 2025-02-01.


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