Governor Eric J. Holcomb appointed Dr. Lindsay Weaver as state health commissioner after the announcement made by current State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box of her intentions to enter retirement effective May 31.
Dr. Box, M.D., FACOG, was appointed state health commissioner by Governor Holcomb in October 2017.
Dr. Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP, serves as the chief medical officer for IDOH and has led planning efforts to implement the legislation approved by the General Assembly.
Dr. Weaver is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and she continues to practice medicine at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She chairs the Indiana Commission for Women.
She will begin her role as commissioner June 1.
