Brian Christine

Brian Sam Christine (born 1963 or 1964) is an American urologist and politician who has served as the assistant secretary for health since 2025. Christine graduated from Emory University with a Doctor of Medicine and took residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He worked at the Urology Centers of Alabama and later established his own practice in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2022, Christine unsuccessfully ran for Alabama's fifteenth Senate district in that year's election. The following year, he ran in a special election for the Jefferson County Commission, but withdrew his candidacy. In March 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Christine to serve as the assistant secretary for health. He was appointed as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and confirmed by the Senate in October.