Doctor Lee Norman has stepped down as the Chief Medical Officer in Kansas, where he managed the State’s response to COVID 19 throughout the pandemic. Speculation about whether he was thinking of stepping down has been circulating since mid-July, when his public appearances stopped.
In a statement, Norman thanked Governor Kelly for the privilege of serving the people of Kansas during a challenging and important moment in the State’s History. Before becoming the Chief Medical Officer for the Kelly Administration, he was the Chief Medical Officer for the University of Kansas Health System. He also had deployed to the Middle East as a Colonel in the Kansas Army National Guard and served as Senior Medical Commander to more that 12,000 soldiers.
