Meet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's new surgeon general nominee

NewsWorldAmericasMeet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's new surgeon general nomineePresident Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon generalAli Swenson Friday 01 May 2026 18:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"2fb65edf047650258d1a2b54617a10da","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-senate-washington-wellness-stanford-university-b2969108.html","title":"Meet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's new surgeon general nominee"}}Trump (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false} Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Donald Trump's latest pick for...