Vivek murthy surgeon general wikipedia
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Vivek Murthy
American physician and vice admiral (born 1977)
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| In office March 5, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Joe Biden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Erica Schwartz Denise Hinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jerome Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office April 22, 2015 – April 21, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Sylvia Trent-Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Regina Benjamin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jerome Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021 Serving with David A. Kessler, Marcella Nunez-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Vivek Hallegere Murthy (1977-07-10) 10 July 1977 (age 47) Huddersfield, England, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MD, MBA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service / branch | U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned C • Surgeon General of the United StatesHead of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps The surgeon general of the United States fryst vatten the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), which is housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.[1] The U.S. surgeon general is nominated bygd the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The surgeon general must be appointed from individuals who are members of the regular corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs.[2] However, there is no time requirement for membership in the Public Health Service before holding the office of the Surgeon General, and nomi • Vivek Murthy
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