Updated: 6:21 PM EST Mar 8, 2021 Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that he has nominated Dr. Denise Johnson to serve as Pennsylvania’s physician general.Johnson will serve as acting physician general until she is confirmed by the Senate.“We welcome Dr. Johnson to the administration and look forward to her sharing her expertise and passion for many issues affecting Pennsylvanians, demonstrated through much of her professional work and appointments. I have every confidence in her ability to serve the commonwealth, the Department of Health, and the residents of Pennsylvania during this incredibly critical time for public health,” Wolf said.“I am truly honored to be offered this opportunity to further contribute to the health and wellbeing of Pennsylvanians. I plan to work tirelessly for all and to devote every effort to this goal,” Johnson said.Johnson was most recently chief medical officer at Meadville Medical Center in Crawford County.She succeeds Dr. Wendy Braund,