Erica G. Schwartz is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral who last served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from January 2019 to April 2021.

She wrote the service's first ever pandemic influenza, anthrax and smallpox vaccination, quarantinable communicable disease, periodic health assessment and HIV policies.

[2][1] As chief, she concurrently served as the Coast Guard's Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life and had responsibility for managing the service's 42 clinics and 150 sick bays.

She oversaw the Coast Guard's environmental health and safety program, focusing on risk management and accident prevention.

[6] Schwartz was selected to serve on the board of directors of the Butterfly Network, a medical imaging company, on 9 September 2021.