Regina Benjamin
Regina Benjamin | |
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Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 18th Surgeon General of the United States | |
| In office November 3, 2009 – July 16, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald Weaver (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Boris Lushniak (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1956 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | U.S. Public Health Service |
| Service years | 2009–2013 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Unit | USPHS Commissioned Corps |
| Awards | USPHS Regular Corps Ribbon |
Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the board of trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine.