U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Dr Casey Means, a wellness influencer, doctor and health entrepreneur, as his pick for Surgeon General.
The U.S. Surgeon General is the country’s top public health official, similar to Australia’s Chief Medical Officer.
Means, who has a medical degree but has never practiced as a doctor, must face a Senate hearing before she can be officially confirmed in the role.
Nomination
In a Truth Social post announcing the choice, Trump said Means had “impeccable MAHA credentials,” referring to his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” program.
Means worked with Kennedy during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump had previously nominated Fox News commentator Dr Janette Nesheiwat, but walked it back ahead of her Senate hearing this week.
Means
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Means holds a medical degree from Stanford University, but dropped out during her residency to found a company called Levels, which sells blood glucose monitors typically prescribed to people with diabetes.
She has linked “processed foods” to chronic illnesses, obesity, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Means has 756,000 Instagram followers, and says her weekly newsletter has 200,000 subscribers.
Role
If confirmed, Means will be the U.S’ top public health official, tasked with “providing Americans with the best scientific information available… to improve their health.”
As Surgeon General, Means will help enact Kennedy’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign.
Kennedy has said he believes a range of conditions from food allergies to autism are tied to routine childhood vaccinations.
