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San Diego Navy doctor removed from role after 'transgender health care' reference flagged on social media

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Maura Fox (22 Sep 2025)

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego Navy doctor has been removed from her leadership role and is now under investigation after her social media profile caught the attention of a right-wing activist and the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Janelle Marra, who has served on active duty in the Navy for 17 years, was the medical services director of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Bravo, a Navy unit in San Diego trained to provide medical care to support military operations.

Her LinkedIn profile was flagged in a post by a right-wing account on X — Libs of TikTok — on Sept. 4, calling out Marra for including her pronouns on the page and listing a job title of "Deputy Medical Director for Transgender Health Care."

The post tagged Hegseth and asked him to "look into" it. By that evening, Hegseth re-shared the post with the message: "Pronouns UPDATED: She/Her/Fired."

While Marra has not officially been fired and is still working as a physician at Navy Medical Center San Diego clinics, she has been "administratively removed from her leadership position for a loss of confidence in her ability to lead" and is "under investigation for violating social media policy," according to a U.S. Navy official.

The Department of Defense, which President Donald Trump has asked Congress to rename the Department of War, said it stands by Hegseth's post on X that commented on Marra's pronouns and indicated that she would be terminated.