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Casey Means faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be US surgeon general
Casey Means, a Stanford graduate and wellness influencer, faces scrutiny over her lapsed medical license, unfinished residency, and ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- On Wednesday, Dr. Casey Means, nominee for U.S. surgeon general, will appear before the Senate HELP Committee in a long-awaited confirmation hearing after her October hearing was postponed and her nomination refiled Jan. 13.
- President Donald Trump first nominated Dr. Casey Means earlier this year on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recommendation and refiled her nomination Jan. 13; if confirmed, she would oversee the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
- Medical professionals note she lacks an active license and unfinished residency, and Means signed an ethics agreement to resign from Levels and stop promoting her 2024 book, Good Energy.
- Senate HELP Committee Democrats plan to press Means on her ties to Kennedy, and she did not respond to comment requests ahead of Wednesday’s hearing.
- Means' wellness profile suggests she could extend Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s critiques, as his first-year actions signal a shift in federal public-health messaging.
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Casey Means faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be U.S. surgeon general
Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday was facing senators for her confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next surgeon general, a platform she said she would use to promote efforts to end chronic disease by addressing its root causes, including through dietary and lifestyle changes.
She Lacks Medical License, Could Become US' Top Doctor
A wellness influencer with a lapsed medical license is set to defend her bid to become the nation's top doctor on Capitol Hill. Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee for surgeon general , will face senators Wednesday in a closely watched confirmation hearing, where her unconventional resume and ties to Health...
Surgeon general nominee Casey Means testifies before Senate
Dr. Casey Means is testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to face questioning from lawmakers as President Donald Trump‘s nominee to be surgeon general. Means is appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at 10 a.m. Means’s confirmation hearing was previously scheduled for October, but was postponed after she went into labor with her first child.
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