THE GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS:
A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SURGEONS GENERAL OF THE LAST 40 YEARS
THE SURGEONS GENERAL ROUNDTABLE
October 27, 2025 | Spaulding Auditorium | Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth
GREETINGS
19TH PRESIDENT OF DARTMOUTH
COLLEGE
Revealing the Crisis
Dear Esteemed Guests,
On behalf of Dartmouth, I welcome you to this critical moment for global reflection and action. We are honored to have you join us and appreciate you bringing your collective leadership and experience to these urgent conversations.
Across society, young people report rising levels of anxiety, loneliness, and hopelessness compared with prior generations. This is not only a personal concern for students and families; it threatens civic life and the long term health of our communities. Positive mental health is the foundation for dialogue across difference: when students feel supported, they can tolerate discomfort, listen with curiosity and pursue intellectual courage. Your role in shaping public understanding, policy, and services is essential to putting us on the right track moving forward.
Dartmouth in partnership with the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health is committed to advancing evidence based, scalable solutions. Student led innovations such as Evergreen, our AI informed well-being platform, sit alongside clinical programs and community partnerships designed to promote well being at scale. We hope your participation will help bridge research, policy, and practice, so effective interventions reach young people and save lives.
Thank you for returning to Dartmouth and lending the power of your presence, voice, and expertise to this important work.
Sincerely,
Sian Leah Beilock President Dartmouth College
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OPENING REMARKS
Steven D. Leach, MD
Interim Dean
Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology, Surgery, and of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
WELCOME
Lisa M. McBride, PhD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY
CALL TO ACTION
MODERATED BY NORA D. VOLKOW, MD
Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health
Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, HON ’25 14th Surgeon General of the United States
M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS 15th Surgeon General of the United States
David Satcher, MD, PhD 16th Surgeon General of the United States
RIchard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS 17th Surgeon General of the United States
Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States
Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, FASA 20th Surgeon General of the United States
CLOSING REMARKS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Steven D. Leach, MD
Interim Dean
Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology, Surgery, and of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lisa M. McBride, PhD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
GREETINGS
FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DARTMOUTH HEALTH
Revealing the Crisis
Dear Colleagues and Esteemed Guests,
On behalf of Dartmouth Health, I am honored to welcome you to this gathering of former U.S. Surgeons General, whose leadership continues to shape the national conversation on mental health and well-being. At Dartmouth Health, we view this moment as a turning point in our collective responsibility to address the growing mental health crisis with compassion, innovation, and partnership.
Across our system, we are expanding access to high-quality behavioral health care for patients and families in every community we serve. Our transaction with and revitalization of Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, New Hampshire’s only state-owned psychiatric hospital for youth, represents a deep commitment to meeting urgent needs while building lasting infrastructure for care. By integrating behavioral health into primary and specialty care, we are redefining what it means to treat the whole person.
We are also proud of the Adolescent Medical Psychiatry (AMP) unit we opened last April at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, to help address the ongoing shortage of pediatric mental health beds. The opening of our new AMP unit represents a significant step forward in caring for the increasing volume of adolescent patients in our communities who require an intensive inpatient level of care. This new unit demonstrates Dartmouth Health’s ongoing commitment to creating greater access to care to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of our region, and exemplifies how Dartmouth Health Children’s leverages the full power of our academic health system to meet the unique needs of children and adolescents.
We are proud to join Geisel and our community partners in this essential conversation about global well-being. Together, we can strengthen the systems that support our patients, our workforce, and our shared future.
With gratitude,
Joanne M. Conroy, MD President and CEO
Dartmouth Health, and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
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INTERIM DEAN OF GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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Dear Colleagues and Guests,
Welcome to Dartmouth, where the legacy of Dr. C. Everett Koop continues to guide our mission to improve lives through discovery, education, and leadership. It is an honor to host this distinguished panel of former U.S. Surgeons General as part of the Dartmouth and United Nations Development Programme three-day global symposium.
At Geisel School of Medicine, our faculty, staff, and students are advancing the science and practice of mental health through research, technology, and community partnership. This fall, Dartmouth launched Evergreen, a first-of-its-kind, student-built AI platform designed to support mental health and well-being. The interactive platform is being developed by a team of 130 Dartmouth students working directly with the university’s leading researchers in digital health interventions based in Geisel’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, as well as in Dartmouth’s Department of Computer Science.
Evergreen reflects a new generation of student-driven solutions, and it stands on a foundation of long-standing commitment to mental health at both Geisel and Dartmouth Health.
I see these initiatives as key to Geisel’s commitment to support mental health and wellness across our communities and to prepare a new generation of physicians and scientists who will see mental health as central to medicine and essential to human flourishing.
With appreciation,
Steven D. Leach, MD Interim Dean Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
MODERATOR
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Nora D. Volkow, MD is Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. NIDA is the world’s largest funder of scientific research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction.
Dr. Volkow’s work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a brain disorder. As a research psychiatrist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to investigate how substance use affects brain functions. In particular, her studies have documented how changes in the dopamine system affect the functions of brain regions involved with reward and self-control in addiction. She has also made important contributions to the neurobiology of obesity, ADHD, and aging.
Dr. Volkow was born in Mexico and earned her medical degree from the National University of Mexico in Mexico City, where she received the Robins Award for best medical student of her generation. Her psychiatric residency was at New York University, where she earned a Laughlin Fellowship from The American College of Psychiatrists as one of 10 outstanding psychiatric residents in the United States.
Much of her professional career was spent at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, where she held several leadership positions including
Nora D. Volkow, MD
Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health
Director of Nuclear Medicine, Chairman of the Medical Department, and Associate Laboratory Director for Life Sciences. Dr. Volkow was also a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean of the Medical School at The State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Dr. Volkow has published almost a thousand peer-reviewed articles, written 113 book chapters, manuscripts and articles, co-edited Neuroscience in the 21st Century and edited four books on neuroscience and brain imaging for mental and substance use disorders.
She received a Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, was a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammies) finalist and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Association of American Physicians. Dr. Volkow received the International Prize from the French Institute of Health and Medical Research for her pioneering work in brain imaging and addiction science; was awarded the Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University; and was inducted into the Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) Hall of Fame. She was named one of Time magazine’s “Top 100 People Who Shape Our World”; one of “20 People to Watch” by Newsweek magazine; Washingtonian magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women”; “Innovator of the Year” by U.S. News & World Report; and one of “34 Leaders Who Are Changing Health Care” by Fortune magazine.
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Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, HON ’25
14th Surgeon General of the United States
Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, HON ’25, 14th Surgeon General of the United States, was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. degree in 1965 and an MD degree in 1970. She completed her pediatric internship and pediatric residency training at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a subspecialty fellowship in pediatrics and adult nephrology at Georgetown University, and at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Novello received a master’s degree in public health in 1982, and in May 2000 a doctorate in public health, both from Johns Hopkins University. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society and the National Academy of Medicine. She also belongs to the John Hopkins University Society of Scholars and the Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society’s Alpha chapter. She spent most of her professional career at the National Institutes of Health, where in 1986 she became deputy director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
On March 9, 1990, Dr. Novello was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner to serve as the 14th Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service. Her appointment marked two firsts: Dr. Novello became the first woman and the first Hispanic ever to hold this position, as well as the first career public health officer to become U.S. Surgeon General in the recent past
On June 3, 1999, Governor George E. Pataki nominated Dr. Novello to be the 13th New York State Health Commissioner; one of the leading health agencies in the nation with an annual budget of $49 billion. Most recently, Dr. Novello served as Vice President for Women and Children, and Executive Director of Public Health Policy at Florida Hospital. During that time, she was invited by the U.S. ambassador to serve as a liaison between the government of the Dominican Republic and its Attorney General to raise awareness for domestic violence and was able to spearhead efforts that changed the previous national legislation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she became the spokesperson, public health advocate and the provider and administrator of vaccines for all those in need in Puerto Rico. For her actions she received the Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service U.S.
Army, the National Guard Merit Cross Medal, and in 2025 was inducted into the Puerto Rico Medicine Hall of Fame.
Dr. Novello holds countless awards, including the 1971 Department of Pediatrics (University of Michigan) Intern of the year award. She holds 59 Honoris Causa Doctoral degrees and most notably was awarded as a recipient at the 2025 Dartmouth College Commencement. She received the Department of Defense Legion of Merit Medal, the Smithsonian Institute— James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, the National Governor’s Association Distinguished Service to State Government Award during September 11, the YWCA Racial Justice Award, the AMA Board of Trustees Special Award for Meritorious Service, and COSSMHO Humanitarian Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In 1994 she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY), 1996 Miami Children’s Hospital International Pediatrics Hall of Fame, 1990 International Women in Medicine Hall of Fame (American Medical Women Association). In 2020 she was listed as one of the 100 Women of the Century in commemoration of the 19th amendment and one of the 100 American women who changed the World. In 2022 the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine honored Dr. Novello by renaming a module after her, making it the “Antonia Novello Module.” Additionally, The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute established the Antonia Novello Humanitarian Award to honor her humanitarian service.
Dr. Novello is the author of the 2025 American Legacy Book Award winning book, Duty Call: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service, which has been recently release in Spanish.
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M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS is a pediatrician and public health administrator. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Dr. Elders was appointed the 15th Surgeon General of the United States by President Clinton in 1993. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, she was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General. She earned a four-year scholarship to attend Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas where she received her B.S. degree in biology. Graduating in only three years, she joined the U.S. Army and trained in physical therapy in Houston, Texas. In 1956, she enrolled in the University of Arkansas Medical School on the GI Bill. Four years later, she was the only woman to graduate from the school, earning her medical degree.
Dr. Elders completed her training and earned a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Arkansas in 1967. After she earned her MD degree, Dr. Elders began a pediatric internship at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota. She became the chief resident at the University of Arkansas Medical School in 1963. Dr. Elders was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas in 1971 and was promoted to the position of professor in 1976. In 1978, Dr. Elders earned her certification as a pediatric endocrinologist.
In 1987, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton appointed Dr. Elders as director of the Arkansas Department of Health. She then became the 15th Surgeon General of the United States under President Clinton in 1993. As Surgeon General, Dr. Elders focused on women’s reproductive health care and promoted
M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS 15th Surgeon General of the United States
sex, alcohol, drug, and tobacco education in public schools. She resigned from that position in 1994. After leaving office, she continued to educate, mentor, and advocate for health equity as a professor of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Arkansas Medical School, and later as professor emerita at the University of Arkansas, who honored her legacy by establishing the M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Chair in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Dr. Elders wrote her autobiography (with David Chanoff) in 1996, entitled Joycelyn Elders, MD: From Sharecropper’s Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America The autobiography details her inspiring life story, overcoming poverty and prejudice to become the first African American woman to serve as Surgeon General.
In 2014, Dr. Elders teamed up with the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (then the Program in Human Sexuality) at the University of Minnesota Medical School to advance comprehensive science-based sexual health education by creating the Joycelyn Elders Chair in Sexual Health Education with the goal of changing the direction of sexual health in the U.S. and around the world. By establishing the Elders Chair, the Institute is working to create comprehensive life-long sexual education curricula, to increase the number of health care providers trained in sexual health care, and to expand scientific research in sexuality education. The Institute has established a fully online Master of Professional Studies in Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota, open to qualified graduates from any country.
In 2016, the Jocelyn Elders Clinic was established in Kisinga, Uganda. The clinic served students at Garama Humanist Secondary School and promoted sex education and treated students that suffered from diseases such as malaria. Dr. Elders would go on to receive numerous awards and honorary degrees, a testament to the lasting legacy of her compassionate crusade to educate and equip the youth of our country to make healthy sexual choices.
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David Satcher, MD, PhD
16th Surgeon General of the United States
David Satcher, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist and public health official who served as the 16th U.S. Surgeon General from 1998 to 2002. He is the first African American man to hold that position and also served as the Assistant Secretary for Health during his tenure. His tenure of public service also includes serving as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to 1998. Before joining the Administration, he was president of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1982 to 1993.
Dr. Satcher served as professor and chairman of the Department of Community Medicine and Family Practice at Morehouse School of Medicine from 1979 to 1982. Subsequently, in 2006, the Morehouse School of Medicine established the Satcher Health and Leadership Institute in his honor.
He is a former faculty member of the UCLA School of Medicine and Public Health and the King-Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he developed and chaired the King-Drew Department of Family Medicine. From 1977 to 1979, he served as the interim dean of the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School, during which time, he negotiated the agreement with UCLA School of Medicine and the Board of Regents that led to a medical education program at King-Drew. He also directed the King-Drew Sickle Cell Research Center for six years.
Dr. Satcher is a former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and Macy Faculty Fellow. He is the recipient of more than 25 honorary degrees and numerous distinguished honors, including top awards from the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and Ebony magazine. In 1995, he received the Breslow Award in Public Health and in 1997 the New York Academy of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award.
Earlier this year, he received the Bennie Mays Trailblazer Award and the Jimmy and Roslyn Carter Award for
Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1963 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his MD and PhD from Case Western Reserve University in 1970 with election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He did residency/fellowship training at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, UCLA, and King-Drew. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Preventive Medicine, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Satcher, as Surgeon General, authored and released, Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General in 1999, which was followed by an executive summary in 2000. His work on mental health also included a focus on addressing mental health disparities in minority groups and led to a comprehensive vision for the future of mental health care in the United States.
In 2023, the St. Michael’s Clinic & Community Learning Center paid tribute to Dr. Satcher, in his hometown of Anniston, Alabama, by affixing his name to the new Dr. David Satcher & St. Michael’s Clinic & Community Learning Center. The center is devoted to enhancing healthcare access for low-income and uninsured residents of Calhoun County.
Dr. Satcher resides in Atlanta with his wife, Eddie Mae Noye Satcher.
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RIchard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS was born and raised in New York City to a poor Hispanic family. Growing up, Dr. Carmona experienced homelessness, hunger, and health disparities during his youth. He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted he received his Army General Equivalency Diploma, joined the Army’s Special Forces, ultimately becoming a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine.
After leaving active duty, he attended Bronx Community College of the City University of New York through an open enrollment program for veterans. He received an associate of arts degree. He then attended the University of California, San Francisco, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree (1977) and medical degree (1979). At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold-headed cane as the top graduate. He has also earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Arizona.
Trained in general and vascular surgery, Dr. Carmona also completed a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns, and critical care. Dr. Carmona was then recruited jointly by the Tucson (Arizona) Medical Center and the University of Arizona to start and direct Arizona’s first regional trauma care system. He went on to become the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medicine at the University of Arizona, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department surgeon
Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS 17th Surgeon General of the United States
and deputy sheriff. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Carmona’s interest in public health stemmed from the realization that most of his patients’ illnesses and injuries were completely preventable. He subsequently became CEO of the Failing County Hospital and health care system. Appropriate measures were then taken to make the hospital and system competitive again and eventually combined with the University of Arizona under a business plan authored by Dr. Carmona.
Dr. Carmona has served for over 34 years with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, including as deputy sheriff, detective, SWAT team leader and department surgeon. He is one of the most highly decorated police officers in Arizona, and his numerous awards include the National Top Cop Award, the National SWAT Officer of the Year, National Tactical EMS Award and numerous awards for valor and service.
In 2002 Dr. Carmona was nominated by the president and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. As Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona focused on prevention, preparedness, health disparities, health literacy, and global health to include health diplomacy. He also issued many landmark Surgeon General communications during his tenure, including the definitive Surgeon General’s Report about the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Dr. Carmona has published extensively and received numerous awards, decorations, and local and national recognition for his achievements. A strong supporter of community service, he has served on community and national boards and provided leadership to many diverse organizations.
In 2006, Dr. Carmona was named to the position of Vice Chairman for Canyon Ranch. He also served as CEO of the company’s Health division and president of the Canyon Ranch Institute. Dr. Carmona continues his Canyon Ranch leadership role as the Chief of Health Innovations.
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Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA
19th
and 21st Surgeon General of the United States
Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA is a physician, best-selling author, and the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States who has deepened our understanding of how to improve our health. He has advised Presidents, governors, legislators, corporate leaders, educators, and healthcare organizations on a wide range of public health issues.
Dr. Murthy has been recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on health, and his landmark initiatives as Surgeon General have spurred public dialogue and new policy and program initiatives around the world, particularly with regard to mental health, technology and health, workplace wellbeing, loneliness and isolation, and tobacco. He served as co-chair of the White House COVID-19 Task Force under President Biden, and he has also written Surgeon General reports on the threat of health misinformation and the health worker burnout crisis. His 2022 Surgeon General’s Framework on Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being has been widely cited and increasingly adopted by large and small organizations seeking to improve the health, engagement, and performance of their workforce. His 2023 Surgeon General’s Report on the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation opened up a conversation in America about a new dimension of health—social health— and how it affects our physical and mental health, educational and workplace outcomes, and political polarization.
Dr. Murthy is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, and he has authored perspective pieces in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and New England Journal of Medicine. He has also served as co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection as well as co-chair of the National Academy of Medicine’s Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience.
From 2022-2025, Dr. Murthy hosted the podcast “House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy,” where he interviewed a wide range of
people—humanitarians, artists, chefs, authors, researchers, faith leaders, and others—about how to compose a life of fulfillment and well-being in a busy and chaotic world. Given his strong belief in the power of the arts to promote health, Dr. Murthy also conceived of the 2023 musical production Songs for Hope, which featured artists and public health heroes together at the Kennedy Center for a night of healing and community. He is also the author of the Surgeon General’s Recipes for Connection, an innovative product which guides people on how to create gatherings around food that can build community and reduce loneliness.
Dr. Murthy has advised companies like Airbnb, Netflix, and Estée Lauder on pandemic preparedness and workplace well-being. He has also served on the boards of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the RAND Corporation, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Dr. Murthy earned his BA from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and his MD and MBA from Yale. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Murthy is married to Dr. Alice Chen, and they have two children in elementary school. A native of Miami, Dr. Murthy plays the mridangam, a percussion instrument used in classical South Indian music. He has appeared on Top Chef and has shared his childhood love of mangos-and his mango peeling skills-on a viral Bon Appetit video that received millions of views.
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Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, MPH, FASA was appointed as a Presidential Fellow and the Executive Director of Purdue’s Health Equity Initiatives on October 1, 2021. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Practice in the departments of Pharmacy Practice and Public Health.
As the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and a prior member of the President’s Coronavirus task force, Dr. Adams has been at the forefront of America’s most pressing health challenges. A regular communicator via tv, radio, and in print, Dr. Adams is an expert not just in the science, but also in communicating the science to the lay public and making it relevant to various audiences.
Dr. Adams holds a medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. As a licensed anesthesiologist, Dr. Adams ran the Indiana State Department of Health prior to becoming Surgeon General. In the State Health Commissioner role, he managed a $350 million dollar budget and over 1000 employees, and led Indiana’s
Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA 20th Surgeon General of the
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response to Ebola, Zika, and HIV crises. Notably, Dr. Adams helped convince the governor and state legislature to legalize syringe service programs in the state, and to prioritize $13 million in funding to combat infant mortality.
As Surgeon General, Dr. Adams was the operational head of the 6000 person Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and oversaw responses to three consecutive Category 5 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic— a once-in-a-century crisis.
In addition to his recent COVID-19 work, Dr. Adams has partnered with and assisted organizations as they navigate the opioid epidemic, maternal health, rising rates of chronic disease, the impacts of rising suicide rates in our Nation, and how businesses can become better stewards and stakeholders in promoting community health.
Dr. Adams is the author of the acclaim book, Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19.
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Steven L. Bernstein, MD | Chief Research Officer for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
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Dartmouth Cancer Center Office of DEIB
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Cora Koop | Wife of the late Dr. C. Everett Koop
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Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA | Vice President, Office of Impact & Belonging
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