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Erica Schwartz Age, Husband, Biography

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Age: 48 Years
Hometown: Boston, United States
Husband: Daniel Schwartz

Erica Schwartz

Bio/Wiki
Full NameErica G. Schwartz
Profession(s)Physician, Former Rear Admiral, Deputy Surgeon General, Attorney
Known forBeing nominated by President Donald Trump in 2026 to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Physical Stats
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Navy
AllegianceUnited States
Branch• United States Navy
• USPHS Commissioned Corps
Service Years• 1997–2005 (Navy)
• 2005–2021 (Public Health Service)
Command(s)• Deputy Surgeon General of the United States
• Acting Surgeon General of the United States
• Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
Award(s)• Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal
• Legion of Merit
• Meritorious Service Medal (2)
• Surgeon General Medallion
• Coast Guard Commendation Medal
• Navy Commendation Medal
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1978
Age (as of 2026)48 Years
BirthplaceBoston, United States
NationalityAmerican
HometownBoston, United States
College/University• Brown University, Rhode Island
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, Maryland
• University of Maryland, Maryland
Educational Qualification(s)• Graduation in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in East Asian studies from Brown University (1994)
• Doctor of Medicine from Brown University School of Medicine (1998)
• Master of Public Health (MPH) with a dual concentration in Health Services Administration and Occupational and Environmental Medicine from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) (2000)
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency program from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) (2001)
• Juris Doctor from University of Maryland
ReligionChristianity
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Social MediaInstagram
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Husband/SpouseDaniel Schwartz (a bioethics patent attorney)

Erica Schwartz

Some Lesser Known Facts About Erica Schwartz

  • Erica Schwartz grew up in Boston, United States.
  • Her father was a Naval officer, who joined the U.S. Navy when he was seventeen years old, and his last posting was in San Diego.
  • Her three siblings have served in the military.
  • In 1994, she joined the U.S. Navy after she completed her graduation in biomedical engineering in East Asian studies.
  • Erica Schwartz joined the District of Columbia Bar after completing her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland.
  • She served as an occupational medicine physician in the U.S. Navy till 2005.

    An old picture of Erica Schwartz (left)

    An old picture of Erica Schwartz (left)

  • Erica Schwartz has served as a Chief of the Occupational Medicine Clinic and the Immunization Clinic, and a Head of the Preventive Medicine Department in Annapolis.
  • She has also served at a Naval Medical Clinic in Maryland.
  • Erica Schwartz has also worked at the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  • In 2005, she joined the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and left Navy.
  • From 2005 to 2013, she worked as the Chief of Preventive Medicine at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC.

    An old picture of Erica Schwartz (middle)

    An old picture of Erica Schwartz (middle)

  • Erica Schwartz then served as Chief of Health Services at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. from 2013 to 2015.
  • After that, she began working as a Principal Expert on flu pandemics in the Coast Guard.
  • Erica Schwartz then received one Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, a Coast Guard Medal, and Navy Commendation Medal.
  • She was then honored as one of the Military Health System female physicians of the year in 2011.

    Erica Schwartz during her service as a physician

    Erica Schwartz during her service as a physician

  • On 17 August 2015, she became the U.S. Coast Guard Chief Medical Officer when she was designated as the Rear Admiral in the PHS Commissioned Corps.
  • During his tenure as a chief, Erica Schwartz served as the Director of Health, Safety, and Work-Life at the Coast Guard. She managed 42 clinics and 150 sick bays of the Coast Guard.
  • She also looked after the environmental quality and safety plans of the Coast Guard. She worked on managing risks and preventing accidents.
  • Erica Schwartz has served as the head of the work-life programs of the Coast Guard. These programs included child care, culinary services, prevention from drug use, prevention from suicide and sexual assault.
  • She also took care of the personal financial management, ombudsman, promoting health awareness, and helping employees.
  • In January 2018, Schwartz stated in the House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation that the health record system needed to be updated into an electronic system.
  • Erica Schwartz stated that the transfer of the paper based records and prescriptions from the Coast Guard to the Department of Veterans Affairs was difficult and needed to be changed.
  • In April 2026, US President Donald Trump appointed her as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While nominating her, Trump called her a star. He said,

    It is my honour to nominate the incredibly talented Dr Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my Director of the CDC,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She is a star!”

  • Erica Schwartz then became the first black women in history to lead CDC.
  • She serves as a board member of Butterfly Network (a technology company) and Aveanna Healthcare (a home health care organisation).