Vivek Murthy
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Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Murthy was the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025.[1] He served under the administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Murthy, founder of nonprofit Doctors for Obama, replaced Boris Lushniak, who had been acting Surgeon General since 2013.[1] Murthy was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent and was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service.
On April 21, 2017, Murthy was relieved of his duties but will continue to serve as a member of the Commissioned Corps. Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams was named acting Surgeon General.[2]
On November 9, 2020, then President-elect of the United States Joe Biden announced that Murthy would co-chair his COVID-19 Advisory Board, alongside former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith.[3] On December 3, Politico reported that Murthy would return to the role of Surgeon General in the Biden administration.[4] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 23, 2021 with a 57-43 vote.[5]
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark, Charles S. (December 23, 2014). "Health Service Marks Banner Year Without a Surgeon General". Government Executive. National Journal Group. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Surgeon general dismissed, replaced by Trump administration". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ↑ "Biden-Harris Transition Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board". President-Elect Joe Biden. 2020-11-09. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ Alice Miranda Ollstein; Tyler Pager (2020-12-03). "Zients, Murthy tapped to head up Biden's Covid-19 response". Politico. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general". CNN. March 23, 2021.
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| Preceded by Boris Lushniak Acting |
Surgeon General of the United States 2014–2017 |
Succeeded by Sylvia Trent-Adams Acting |
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