What is Surgeon General of the United States?
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox political post |post = Surgeon General |body = the<br />United States |nativename = |flag = Flag of the United States Surgeon General.svg |flagsize = 150px |flagcaption = Flag of the United States Surgeon General |insignia = United_States_Public_Health_Service_(seal).svg |insigniasize = 120px |insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Public Health Service, 1798 |image = |imagesize = |incumbent = ''Vacant'' |incumbentsince = January 20, 2025 |style = |department = [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]]<br />[[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps]] |reports_to = [[United States Assistant Secretary for Health]] |seat = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Building]], [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS), [[Washington, D.C.]] |appointer = The [[President of the United States|President]] |appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate]] [[advice and consent]] |termlength = 4 years |constituting_instrument = |precursor = |formation = March 29, 1871 |first = [[John Maynard Woodworth|John M. Woodworth]] (as Supervising Surgeon) |deputy = |salary = |website = {{URL|http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/|www.SurgeonGeneral.gov}} }} The '''Surgeon General of the United States''' is in charge of the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] (PHSCC). They are the main spokesperson about things dealing with [[public health]] in the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]. The Surgeon General's office and staff are