Gov Wolf appoints transgender woman as PA Physician General

from The Wolf Transition


Governor-elect Tom Wolf has named Dr. Rachel Levine as state Physician General. In her role as physician general, Dr. Levine will advise the governor and secretary of the Department of Health on medical and public health-related issues. 


Dr. Levine is an expert in pediatrics and psychiatry. While at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Levine led the initiation of a Division of Adolescent Medicine for the care of complex teens with medical and psychological problems. She also started the Penn State Hershey Eating Disorders Program, which offers multidisciplinary treatment for children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.