Vivek Murthy
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Murthy is the 21st and current Surgeon General of the United States since 2021 during the Joe Biden presidency. Before, he served as the 19th Surgeon General from 2014 through 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.[1]
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| 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States | |
| Assumed office March 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jerome Adams |
| In office December 18, 2014 – April 21, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Sylvia Trent-Adams |
| Preceded by | Boris Lushniak (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jerome Adams |
| Co-Chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board | |
| In office November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021 Serving with David A. Kessler, Marcella Nunez-Smith | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vivek Hallegere Murthy July 10, 1977 Huddersfield, England, UK |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Chen (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MD, MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 2014—2017 2021—present |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
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]
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Murthy was sworn in as surgeon general of the United States by Vice President Joe Biden with his father Lakshminarasimha Murthy, fiancée Alice Chen and mother Maithreya Murthy looking on, April 22, 2015.
Vivek Murthy with NIH director Francis Collins in 2015.
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References
- ↑ 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" (in en). USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/21/surgeon-general-dismissed-replaced-trump-administration/100767454/. 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. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/zients-murthy-biden-coronavirus-team-442609. 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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