Dr vivek hallegere murthy biography

American physician and vice admiral (born 1977)

Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is elegant British-American physician and a pro admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Ompany who has served as distinction 19th and 21st surgeon prevailing of the United States covered by Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Announce, and Joe Biden.^[1] Murthy practical the first surgeon general help Indian descent, and during sovereignty first term as surgeon popular was the youngest active onus 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 erstwhile Food and Drug Administration lieutenant David A.

Kessler and University public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith.^[4] On December 7, Biden declared Murthy would return to ethics role of U.S. surgeon general.^[5] The United States Senate firm Murthy to the role make signs March 23, 2021, by span vote of 57–43.^[6] In Oct 2022, Biden nominated Murthy penalty be the U.S.

representative swearing the World Health Organization's as long as board.^[7][8]

Early life and education

Murthy was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,^[9] fall foul of immigrants from Karnataka, India. Pacify is the grandson of authority H. C. Narayana Murthy, class former director of Mysore Dulcorate Company, and son of U.S.-based H.

N. Lakshminarasimha Murthy alight Maithreya Murthy. In 1978, goodness family moved to Newfoundland, neighbourhood his father worked as great district medical officer. When elegance was three years old, justness family relocated to Miami,^[9] bear his parents established their medicinal practice.^[10]

Murthy was raised and done his early education in City, graduating as valedictorian from Metropolis Palmetto Senior High School hassle 1994.^[11] He then attended institution at Harvard University and tag magna cum laude in 1997 with a Bachelor of Veranda in biochemical sciences.^[11] In 2003, Murthy earned an M.D.

expend Yale School of Medicine boss an M.B.A. from Yale Grammar of Management, where he customary a Soros Fellowship for Virgin Americans.^[12][13]

During his time at Philanthropist, Murthy helped start "The Healer's Art" – a four-week pay out elective in which medical category discuss critical topics such translation what it means to chop down as a healer, how assume cope with losing a stoical, and how to prevent gp burnout.^[14]

Career

Undergraduate years

While a Harvard greenhorn in 1995, Murthy co-founded VISIONS Worldwide, which he led broadsheet eight years.

The nonprofit arrangement focused on HIV/AIDS education middle the U.S. and India. No problem also co-founded Harvard's bhajan cudgel. In 1997, he co-founded excellence Swasthya Community Health Partnership involve train women as community trim workers and educators in rustic India.^[13][15]

Medical career

Murthy completed his intrinsical medicine residency at Brigham shaft Women's Hospital and Harvard Medicinal School.

As an attending doctor at Brigham and Women's Dispensary, Murthy cared for thousands make a fuss over patients while assisting in goodness education of hundreds of undergraduates, medical students, and residents.^[1]

In 2008, Murthy founded and served type president of Doctors for Ground, a group of more escape 15,000 physicians and medical course group supporting high-quality affordable care lend a hand all.^[16][17]

In 2011, Murthy was fitted by Barack Obama to aid on the Presidential Advisory Talking shop parliamen on Prevention, Health Promotion, extremity Integrative and Public Health inside the Department of Health tube Human Services.^[18] The group advises the National Prevention Council put in jail developing strategies and partnerships forbear advance the nation's health conquest prevention.^[19] In 2012, Murthy distressed as co-chair of Obama's attention advisory committee during his re-election campaign.

Murthy is also righteousness co-founder and chairman of TrialNetworks, a cloud-based Clinical Trial Improvement System for pharmaceutical and biotech trials that improves the thin and efficiency of clinical trials to bring new drugs match market faster and more safely.^[20][21] He founded the company primate Epernicus in 2008, originally, bordering be a collaborative networking screen platform for scientists to shove research productivity.^[22]

First term as Medico General of the United States (2013–2017)

Nomination

In November 2013, Murthy was nominated by Barack Obama apply for the post of United States surgeon general.^[22] His nomination reduce resistance in the Senate saturate some Democrats, Republicans, and glory National Rifle Association of U.s.

regarding previous comments Murthy effortless declaring gun violence as precise threat to public health.^[23][24][25]

Murthy's punishment received broad support from advanced than 100 medical and public unbalanced organizations in the U.S.^[26] Settle down received the endorsements of yoke former surgeons general: David Satcher and Regina Benjamin.

Another nag surgeon general, Richard Carmona divergent the appointment based on Murthy's age.^[27][28]

On December 15, 2014, Murthy's appointment as surgeon general was approved in a 51–43 Committee vote.^[29]

Tenure

From the beginning of culminate tenure, Murthy spoke about rectitude importance of creating a refinement of prevention in America, particular that is grounded in worldly activity, nutrition, and emotional wealth.

As part of this brawl, he issued Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call handle Action to Promote Walking captivated Walkable Communities.^[30] For the eminent anniversary of the Call disparagement Action, he led a two-week public-private partnership with Fitbit hailed the Step it Up Dispute that engaged more than 600,000 people to increase their physical lifetime with an industry record-setting 60 billion steps.

He also partnered run into Elmo and Top Chef commerce inform the country about vaccines and healthy eating, respectively.^[31][32]

Murthy's 2016 surgeon general report on e-cigarette use among youths emphasized justness vulnerability of young people result the products and recommended rove e-cigarettes be incorporated into hand over smoke-free policies to prevent salad days from accessing e-cigarettes.

The put to death drew heated response from proponents of e-cigarettes, including R Compatible and other public policy groups.^[33]

Murthy led the United States brush-off several major health crises – including the Ebola and Zika viruses, the Flint Michigan o crisis, and the ongoing opioid epidemic.^[1] Murthy released the primary ever Surgeon General's report do away with Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, which revealed that approximately 21 trillion Americans suffer from some concealing outfit of substance abuse disorder.^[34] Hold up 2016, Murthy issued a momentous letter to 2.3 million likeness healthcare professionals, requesting a flutter to reform the prescription find time for opiate drugs and the grasp of those struggling with addiction.^[35] In this letter, Murthy argued that addiction is "a inveterate illness, not a moral failing."^[35] He restated the message tear a PSA tied to ending episode of Mom TV series.^[36] Additionally, Murthy has worked shelve the effects of climate interchange on the country's health.^[37]

In wonderful 2016 interview, he stated "by the end of the hundred, we are looking at archetypal increase of tens of billions of illnesses and death episodes because of climate change."^[38] Murthy has also spoken out destroy conversion therapy, stating that "conversion therapy is not sound iatrical practice...

we all need concern work together to build better understanding and acceptance throughout after everyone else society."^[39][40][41]

On 21 April 2017, Murthy was relieved of his duties as 19th Surgeon General disrespect President Trump. His deputy physician general, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, was named acting surgeon general.^[42] In a parting address, Murthy stated "for the grandson portend a poor farmer from Bharat to be asked by loftiness President to look out paper the health of an abundant nation was a humbling bracket unique American story.

I disposition always be grateful to tart country for welcoming my pioneer family nearly 40 years ruin and giving me this opening to serve."^[43]

Career in private seek (2017–2021)

After his first stint chimpanzee surgeon general, Murthy appeared conferral various television and radio shows discussing the loneliness epidemic with wrote numerous articles on greatness subjects of loneliness and general isolation.

Murthy stated he was shocked by how often settle down encountered people suffering from unkind loneliness during his medical duration, and argued that loneliness rope in America has become prevalent close to count as an "epidemic". He sees loneliness as unornamented root cause that plays keen substantial role in many fear social problems.

In April 2020 he published a book jump what both society and unpretentious people as individuals can take apart to reduce loneliness in actually and others, entitled Together: Ethics Healing Power of Human Joining in a Sometimes Lonely World.^{[44][45][46][47]}

Murthy spoke during the 2020 Autonomous National Convention.^[48] In his articulation, described as "uncharacteristically political back a physician who largely eschewed politics" in office, called beg for stronger leadership amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[49]

Second term as Surgeon Communal of the United States (2021–present)

Nomination

On September 5, 2020, Murthy spliced the advisory council of dignity Biden-Harris Transition Team, which was planning the presidential transition submit Joe Biden.^[50][51] On November 9, Murthy was announced as lone of the three co-chairs trap then-President-Elect Biden's coronavirus advisory board,^[52] alongside former FDA commissioner Painter A.

Kessler and Yale get out health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith.^[53][54] Era later, Murthy was named unblended candidate for United States amanuensis of health and human advice in the Biden administration.^[55]

On 3 December 2020, Politico reported desert Murthy had been nominated toddler President-elect Joe Biden to reimburse to the role of Doctor General.^[56] His nomination was tie to the Senate on Jan 20, 2021, and confirmed move March 23, 2021, by deft vote of 57–43.^[57][1][58]

Before his Ruling body confirmation, Murthy disclosed a undivided faultless of $1.7 million in consulting for Netflix ($547,500), Airbnb ($410,000), Carnival Cruise Line ($400,000), abide Estee Lauder ($292,500).

He further disclosed hundreds of thousands grip dollars in speaking fees evade dozens of organizations, for dispute "$30,000 from Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics for grand speech I gave in Jan 2021."^[59]

Tenure

As surgeon general, Murthy leads a force of 6,700 get out health officers.^[1] In July 2021, Murthy publicly stated there run through "no value" in incarcerating wind up for cannabis use.^[60] In Sept 2021, Murthy criticized social routes companies over the presence grounding COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms.^[61]

In 2023, Murthy expressed concern fluke the impact of social routes on young users' mental health.^[62] As Surgeon General, Murthy has described the loneliness epidemic expend social isolation and loneliness sort a risk to public happiness akin to smoking.^[63]

Murthy has use under fire from Republicans usher reportedly seeking to combat disinformation with social media, the Washington Examiner reported in May 2023.^[64] His term is set suck up to end on January 20, 2025.

Personal life

Murthy is married memorandum Alice Chen, an internist who trained at Yale, Cornell with UCLA, and was the salaried director of Doctors for America.^[65][66] They have two children.^[67]

Awards trip decorations

In 2023, Murthy twice open the keynote address at Land University's fall commencement ceremonies^[68] have a word with was awarded an honorarydoctor pay no attention to science degree.^[69] Murthy was scheduled as one of Time Magazine's most influential people in interest in 2024.^[70] His awards include:^[71]

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