11 Facts About Brenda Fitzgerald

Brenda Fitzgerald is an American obstetrician-gynecologist who served as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Donald Trump administration from July 2017 to January 2018.

In 1972, Brenda Fitzgerald received her Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from Georgia State University.

Brenda Fitzgerald's went on to medical school at Emory University, where she graduated in 1977, completed post-graduate training and became an assistant clinical professor.

Brenda Fitzgerald's then joined the United States Air Force, where she served first at Wurtsmith Air Force Base and later at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, D C Brenda Fitzgerald's attained the rank of Major in the Air Force.

Brenda Fitzgerald's has received board certification from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, though that organization has not been recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Medical Association.

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Professionally, Brenda Fitzgerald has served as president of the Georgia OB-GYN Society.

Brenda Fitzgerald's has served as a board member of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Paul Coverdell Leadership Institute, Georgia State School Board, Voices for Georgia's Children, the Advanced Academy of Georgia, the University of West Georgia Foundation, and the Carrollton Rotary Club.

In 1994, Brenda Fitzgerald ran for the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District in Georgia.

In July 2017, Fitzgerald was appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to succeed Thomas R Frieden as the director of the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Brenda Fitzgerald's has furthermore on at least three occasions sent her deputies to testify in congressional hearings about the opioid epidemic while the agency heads of other agencies testified themselves.

In January 2018, Politico reported that Brenda Fitzgerald had bought shares in the Japan Tobacco company one month after assuming office as Director of the CDC.