Brett giroir biography

INSIDE THE RESPONSE

In January 2020, Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, was among the first leaders tapped to repatriate US citizens from Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the first days, he grappled not only with unprecedented scientific and medical complexities, but also growing challenges to individual liberties experienced by the only Americans thought exposed to the infection at the time.  Ultimately, Giroir would be called to serve on the White House Coronavirus Task Force under President Trump and become one of the most recognized and trusted public figures for the American people.

Giroir’s memoir provides unique insights into the key “life-or-death” inflection points that ultimately defined the US response to the pandemic. He reflects upon his time on the front lines supporting devastated nursing homes and emerging regional outbreaks, to the Situation Room and Oval Office of

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ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D.

ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D., was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 15, 2018. The Assistant Secretary for Health leads development of HHS-wide public health policy recommendations, oversees 11 core public health offices — including the Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which has approximately 6,500 uniformed health officers who serve in nearly 600 locations around the world to promote, protect and advance the health and safety of our nation and our world. He also oversees three Presidential and 11 Secretarial advisory committees.

Dr. Giroir is a physician, scientist and innovator. He is a former medical school executive and biotech startup CEO, and has served in a number of leadership positions in the federal government as well as academia.

In addition, Dr. Giroir serves as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Opioid Policy. In this capacity, he is responsible for coordinating HHS’s efforts across the Administration t