Bliss
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- Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams, 45, comes from an upstanding middle class family in Maryland
- Both his parents were teachers and his sister is a mental health professional
- His drive for battling drug addiction comes from his brother Phillip, who has struggled with drug abuse and is serving prison time for burglary
- Adams was appointed by President Trump in 2017 and before that was Indiana's health commissioner
His incredible achievement - as the Nation's Doctor - was achieved with hard and dedicated work, along with the loving support of his wife, parents, siblings and children.
(Naysayers be gone)
Her name is Lacey Adams.
She is a TWO- time cancer survivor.
With Bella.
Adams, 45, got his bachelor's degree in biochemistry and psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a medical degree from Indiana School of Medicine.
In 2014, he was appointed by then-Governor Mike Pence to serve as Indiana's health commissioner until 2017 when he was appointed Surgeon General.
He previously worked as assistant professor of anesthesiology at Indiana University and is now a vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Adams has written several academic papers and book chapters, including chapters in Anesthesia Student Survival Guide: A Case-based Approach.
A Family man...
His beloved mom, Edrena.
(Not pictured, his Dad Richard, and sister, Latoya)
His brother, Philip whose said of his brother...
'I remember very clearly him staying focused in his books more than anything else. I couldn't be more proud of him. He's a good guy, a great father and the best brother. For what he has made of his life? I can only admire and respect it.
Knowing how he was as a younger kid, its not hard to see how he can be where he is at now. He stayed on the right path and has been blessed for it. I myself? Well I strayed quite a bit and that's pretty much why he went his direction and I went mine."
