Denise Hinton
Denise Hinton | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Acting Surgeon General of the United States | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Vivek Murthy |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Florida State University (BS) Boston University (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force (formerly) United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 1990s (Air Force) 2002–present (Public Health Service) |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
Denise Hinton is an American nurse serving as the deputy surgeon general of the United States. She is a rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Hinton was the chief scientist of the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 to 2021.