Florida's Surgeon General is the leader and senior spokesperson of the Florida Department of Health, which is an executive branch agency. He reports to the governor.

Florida's new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, told residents concerned about the lack of mask mandates in the state to "step back" from what they're seeing on television. "I want you guys to ...

Florida’s polarizing surgeon general is again breaking with basic guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus, saying Tuesday he cannot “communicate clearly” while wearing a face mask ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state's new surgeon general will be Joseph Ladapo, a UCLA researcher known for opposing evidence-based mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and ...

“As surgeon general of Florida, Floridians can count on me to lead with integrity and communicate truthfully about data and scientific evidence,’’ he wrote in his statement Tuesday.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo’s false claims that mRNA coronavirus vaccines contaminate DNA imperils lives as respiratory viruses surge this winter.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Dr. Joseph Ladapo as Florida's new Surgeon General on Monday. Ladapo said that "Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policies in public health ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s surgeon general urged the federal government on Wednesday to increase allotments of coronavirus vaccines to states like his, where large concentrations of seniors face ...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is on his way to a second term as the state’s top public health official. In his first term — Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him in September 2021, and ...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joe Ladapo during a press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis at the NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, the day after DeSantis appointed him as ...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo altered an analysis released by the Florida Department of Health last year to suggest mRNA Covid-19 vaccines pose a significant health risk to men ages 18 ...

Florida Surgeon General called for a halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines after claiming they could integrate “contaminate” DNA into human cells.