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October 29, 2026 / 9:12 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta Dr. Jennifer Shuford is leaving her role as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's chief medical officer and deputy director, saying she wants to spend more time with her family. Her last day at…
Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, MPH, resigned as the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer after spending just 4 months at the agency. Shuford said she was leaving to spend more time with her family. “I am so thankful to President Trump…
Jennifer Shuford (CDC image) ATLANTA - Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s deputy director and chief medical officer, will leave the agency Nov. 12 after four months in the role, The Washington Post reported. Shuford is an infectious-disease physician…
ASN has called on the administration to immediately rescind its notices to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) employees, stressing that “NHANES is essential to the nation’s health and nutrition research enterprise.” Since the Trump administration took office…
CDC Deputy Director Dr. Jennifer Shuford on Tuesday announced that she will be departing her role on November 12. President Trump in April announced new leadership for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In April, the President nominated Dr. Erica…
A top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will step down soon, she and the agency confirmed on Oct. 27. Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer, will be leaving on Nov. 13, the CDC…
The deputy director and chief medical officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leaving her job after just four months. Citing a desire to spend time with her family, Shuford confirmed her departure to the Washington Post…
(ABC NEWS) — Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s deputy director, has resigned, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday. Shuford, who also served as chief medical officer, was hired for the role in April. Her…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is about to lose another senior leader, with Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jennifer Shuford set to leave next month after less than five months in the job. Her last day…
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