Former surgeon general joins local diagnostic technology company as advisor

Dr. Jerome Adams will lead Lumos Diagnostics through the launch of the company's FebriDx product.

By Business Observer Staff
| 4:13 p.m. October 12, 2021
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Courtesy. Lumos Diagnostics, Sarasota,Â recently announced the addition of former U.S. surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams as a strategic healthcare advisor.Â

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SARASOTA — After serving a stint as the 20th surgeon general of the United States, Dr. Jerome Adams is joining Lumos Diagnostic as a strategic health care advisor.

Lumos, a rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies company founded in Lakewood Ranch, also appointed Adams to the company’s medical advisory board, according to a statement. As the strategic health care advisor, Adams will provide guidance on effectively deploying POC diagnostic technologies with the first task being the launch of FebriDx, a novel fingerstick blood test that can differentiate if a person has a bacterial or viral infection.