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As CMO for the US Department of Energy, this DO is strengthening worker health

By The DO Staff

06.18.25

In December 2024, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Scott Everson, DO, MPH, joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as the agency’s chief medical officer (CMO). Previously, Dr. Everson served in both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force as the primary consultant and subject matter expert to the U.S. Surgeon General on all matters related to occupational and environmental medicine. Dr. Everson is an AOA board-certified physician and a graduate of Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM).