Dr. Erica Schwartz emerges as White House's top pick for CDC leader

Politics Dr. Erica Schwartz emerges as White House's top pick for CDC leader By Dr. Céline Gounder, Dr. Céline Gounder Medical Correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical correspondent as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News. Read Full Bio Dr. Céline Gounder, Olivia Rinaldi, Olivia Rinaldi White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi is a White House reporter at CBS News. She covered President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and was previously an associate producer for "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" and a broadcast associate for "Face the Nation." She is based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Olivia Rinaldi, Margaret Brennan Margaret Brennan Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan;" Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts. Read Full Bio Margaret Brennan April 15, 2026 / 11:20 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Dr. Erica Schwartz has emerged as the White House's top pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to current and former officials. Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy Surgeon General in the first Trump administration.Schwartz spent 24 years in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She is a graduate of Brown University's medical school and has a law degree from the University of Maryland.This is a developing story and will be updated. More from CBS News Trump fires all San Francisco Presidio Trust board members