Trump's New Pick for Surgeon General Dropped Out of Medical Residency and Has an Inactive Medical License [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

May 7th, 2025, 9:48 pm


Like many of President Donald Trump’s nominees, his new pick for Surgeon General has not followed the typical career path for that position. Dr. Casey Means, a 37-year-old wellness influencer, is drawing criticism over her support for controversial alternative medicine therapies and lack of qualifications.

Trump’s original choice for Surgeon General, former Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat, lost favor after she was attacked in a series of social media posts by far-right activist Laura Loomer, a controversial MAGA figure who has managed to stay in the president’s orbit. The White House withdrew Nesheiwat’s nomination and Trump announced in a social media post he was putting up Means’ name next.

Means did earn an MD from Stanford University, but soon diverged from the traditional career path for doctors. After graduation, she was accepted into a residency for head and neck surgery but dropped out before completion. In contrast, Nesheiwat completed a residency program at the University of Arkansas, is board-certified in family medicine, and was a director of an urgent care provider in New York City.

Normally, residency placements are highly competitive and resident doctors do not withdraw without a plan to pursue a residency in a different specialty. Not completing a residency would mean that a doctor would not be eligible for board certification or be able to be hired for certain positions that entail practicing medicine without the supervision of attending physicians.

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