Fresno County appointed Dr. Trinidad Solis, previously the deputy health officer, as its new Health Officer on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (GV Wire Composite)
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The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved Dr. Trinidad Solis as the county’s new Health Officer, effective immediately.
Dr. Solis takes over from Dr. Rais Vohra, the longtime interim Health Officer who guided the county during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Solis, a Fresno County native, has been with the county’s Department of Public Health since 2020, serving as a public health physician before being promoted to Deputy Health Officer in 2022.
In her new role, she will oversee public health programs, issue health advisories, help develop health policies, serve as the county’s Registrar of Vital Statistics, and coordinate with local hospitals and healthcare providers.
She played a key role in the county’s COVID-19 response and developed the Rural Mobile Health Program, improving healthcare access for farmworkers and residents in rural areas. The program earned the 2024 California State Association of Counties Challenge Award for innovation.
Dr. Solis has received national recognition for her leadership, including the 2023 “Physician of the Year” Award from the National Hispanic Medical Association and selection to the de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health. She holds degrees from Stanford University, UCSF, and Johns Hopkins, and completed her family medicine residency at UCLA Medical Center.
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