Trump pulls Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general
President Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general and announced Dr. Nicole Saphier as her replacement. Dr. Saphier is a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Monmouth County, New Jersey facility. She is also a frequent medical contributor on Fox News.
- ▪President Trump pulled Dr. Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general.
- ▪Dr. Nicole Saphier has been nominated as the new candidate for surgeon general.
- ▪Dr. Saphier is a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Monmouth County, New Jersey location.
- ▪Dr. Saphier regularly appears as a medical contributor on Fox News.
- ▪The announcement was made on April 30, 2026.
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President Trump announced that he was pulling the nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general, and announced that she would be replaced with Dr. Nicole Saphier, who is listed on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's website as a radiologist and director of breast imaging at its facility in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She has also regularly appeared as a medical contributor on Fox News.April 30, 2026
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