Dr. Jerome Adams has also been on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine and has worked at Eskenazi Health, and he's been involved in a number of policy initiatives including diversity at the American Society of Anesthesiologists. | AP Photo Trump nominates Indiana health official for surgeon general

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Jerome Adams, an Indiana health official, to be the next surgeon general.

Adams, an anesthesiologist, had served as the Indiana state health commissioner and was appointed by then-Gov. Mike Pence.


Trump abruptly fired the previous surgeon general Vivek Murthy without explanation. Murthy had been a supporter of Obamacare, an advocate for comprehensive treatment of addiction and had argued for treating gun violence as a public health problem.

Adams has also been on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine and has worked at Eskenazi Health, and he's been involved in a number of policy initiatives including diversity at the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The White House included the announcement in a release listing several nominations being sent to the Senate.