08-07-2025
Pro-Trump Urologist Appointed as Top Adviser to CDC Director
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed a retired Georgia urologist who is a supporter of President Donald Trump as a senior adviser to the agency's director, according to an internal email obtained by Bloomberg News.
The doctor, Barry Zisholtz, is a 'published medical researcher committed to service, faith and principled leadership,' according to a June 24 email from CDC Chief of Staff Matthew Buzzelli. Zisholtz is the first doctor who's been named to the agency as a political appointee under the Trump administration. He has no listed public health background.
