Vivek Murthy | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States | |
| Assumed office March 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Erica Schwartz Denise Hinton |
| Preceded by | Jerome Adams |
| In office December 18, 2014 – April 21, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Sylvia Trent-Adams |
| Preceded by | Regina Benjamin |
| 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 | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vivek Hallegere Murthy July 10, 1977 Huddersfield, England |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MD, MBA) |
| Awards | Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship |
| Uniformed service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 2014–2017 2021–present |
| Rank |  Vice admiral |
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is a British-American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.[1] Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and, during his first term as surgeon general, he was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service.[2][3]
Murthy co-chaired President-elect Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021, alongside former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith.[4] On December 7, Biden announced Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general.[5] The United States Senate confirmed Murthy to the role on March 23, 2021, by a vote of 57–43.[6] In October 2022, Biden nominated Murthy to be the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization's executive board.[7][8]
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- ^ General, Office of the Surgeon (March 25, 2021). "Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA". www.hhs.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Express Web Desk (December 9, 2020). "Who is Vivek Murthy, the Indian-origin doctor appointed as Surgeon General by Joe Biden". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Biden-Harris Transition Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 9, 2020. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Saenz, Arlette; Zeleny, Jeff; Sullivan, Kate (December 7, 2020). "Biden nominates Dr. Vivek Murthy to reprise role as US surgeon general". CNN. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Caroline (March 23, 2021). "Senate confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general". CNN. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Mason, Jeff. "Exclusive: Biden to nominate U.S. surgeon general to join WHO executive board, official says". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "PN1221 — Vivek Hallegere Murthy — Department of State, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S.Congress. January 8, 2024. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.