Trump picks wellness influencer Casey Means as US Surgeon General

Donald Trump has nominated wellness influencer Casey Means as US Surgeon General, replacing Janette Nesheiwat. Means, a former surgeon, will work under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump praised Means for her “MAHA” credentials and her focus on reversing the chronic disease epidemic. United States President Donald Trump has picked a wellness influencer to be Surgeon-General, replacing his previous nominee one day before her Senate confirmation hearing was scheduled. Casey Means, who describes herself online as a “former surgeon turned metabolic health evangelist”, was praised by Trump for her “MAHA” credentials – a reference to the “Make America Healthy Again” slogan.



She will work under Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy jnr, whose own appointment has raised concerns given his past promotion of vaccine-related conspiracy theories. Trump’s previous pick for Surgeon-General was Janette Nesheiwat, a physician and former Fox News medical contributor, who would instead work “in another capacity” at the health department, he said..