Sean Conley
American physician (born 1980)
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Key Takeaways
- Sean Patrick Conley (born 1980) is an American physician and United States Navy officer who served as the physician to the president from 2018 to 2021.
- He is currently Director and acting Chief Medical Officer of the Office of Health Security as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- Conley received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006.
- He received the Honor Graduate Award, Nurses' Choice Award for Outstanding Senior Resident Award, and the Resident Research Award.
- He was assigned to NATO Role 3 MMU, and was appointed head of the trauma department.
Sean Patrick Conley (born 1980) is an American physician and United States Navy officer who served as the physician to the president from 2018 to 2021. Conley served as physician to president Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, often serving as the president's medical advisor, and treating the president when he tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently Director and acting Chief Medical Officer of the Office of Health Security as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Early life and education
Conley, born in 1980 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, graduated from Central Bucks High School East in 1998 and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2002.
Conley received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006. He is a 2013 graduate of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. He received the Honor Graduate Award, Nurses' Choice Award for Outstanding Senior Resident Award, and the Resident Research Award.
Career
Military service
In 2014, he served as an emergency physician with the International Security Assistance Force at Kandahar International Airport outside the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to NATO Role 3 MMU, and was appointed head of the trauma department. The unit received a commendation from the Romanian Land Forces for saving the life of a Romanian soldier injured by an improvised explosive device in 2014. He served as the research director at Portsmouth Navy Department of Emergency Medicine prior to his assignment to the White House Medical Unit.
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