Sean Conley

Sean Conley

Sean Patrick Conley is an American physician and United States Navy officer. Conley has served as physician to the president during the COVID-19 pandemic, often serving as the president’s medical advisor, and treating the president. On May 18, 2020, President Donald Trump revealed he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure against CO VID-19.

About Sean Conley in brief

Summary Sean ConleySean Patrick Conley is an American physician and United States Navy officer. Conley has served as physician to the president during the COVID-19 pandemic, often serving as the president’s medical advisor, and treating the president. He drew scrutiny regarding his public assessments of Trump’s health during the president’s hospitalization. On May 18, 2020, President Donald Trump surprised listeners when he revealed he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure against CO VID-19. In contradiction to Conley’s previous statements, he released a statement to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that he had decided to place Trump under an antiviral therapy, specifically remdesivir.

On October 3, Conley warned that Trump was not yet out of the woods with regard to his condition. In an October 4 press conference, Trump’s medical team said that he was doing really well after his oxygen level dipped the day before and after he was given the steroid dexamethasone, which works by reducing inflammation in the lungs. 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.