Ronny Lynn Jackson (born May 4, 1967) is an American medical doctor, Physician to the President, and United States Navy rear admiral who is currently expected to be nominated as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has been a White House physician since 2006. First appointed to the role of Physician to the President on July 25, 2013, by Barack Obama, he was retained by Donald Trump after his election in 2016.[1]