The Hill
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) deputy director and chief medical officer, is leaving the agency after just four months on the job.
Shuford, an infectious disease physician, was a former Texas health commissioner. She was appointed in April as part of a leadership team to support director Erica Schwartz, along with Sean Slovenski as CDC’s chief operating officer.
Shuford will stay on until just after the midterm elections. Her last day at CDC will be Nov. 12, the agency said.
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