19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States
Incumbent
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
(1977-07-10) July 10, 1977 (age 46) Huddersfield, England
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Alice Chen
(m. 2015)
Children
2
Education
Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MD, MBA)
Awards
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship
Uniformed service
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
U.S. Public Health Service Commissoned Corps
Years of service
2014–2017 2021–present
Rank
Vice Admiral
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an 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]
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.[3] On December 7, Biden announced Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general.[4] The United States Senate confirmed Murthy to the role on March 23, 2021, by a vote of 57–43.[5] In October 2022, Biden nominated Murthy to be the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization's executive board.[6][7]
^General, Office of the Surgeon (March 25, 2021). "Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA". HHS.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^Express Web Desk (December 9, 2020). "Who is Vivek Murthy, the Indian-origin doctor appointed as Surgeon General by Joe Biden". The Indian Express. 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. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^Kelly, Caroline (March 23, 2021). "Senate confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^Mason, Jeff. "Exclusive: Biden to nominate U.S. surgeon general to join WHO executive board, official says". Reuters. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^"PN1221 — Vivek Hallegere Murthy — Department of State, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S.Congress. January 8, 2024.
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United States
U.S. Public Health Service Commissoned Corps
Vice Admiral