He completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and later joined Harvard Medical School as faculty in internal medicine. Murthy received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and his M.D. His parents are originally from Karnataka state, India, but settled in Miami, Florida when he was three years old. Murthy was born in Huddersfield, England. Murthy focused his attention on chronic stress and isolation as prevalent problems that have profound implications for health, productivity, and happiness. He has co-founded a number of organizations: VISIONS, an HIV/AIDS education program in India Swasthya, a community health partnership in rural India training women as health providers and educators software company TrialNetworks and Doctors for America.ĭr. An internal medicine physician and entrepreneur, in 2017 Dr. He also issued the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, calling for expanded access to prevention and treatment and for recognizing addiction as a chronic illness, not a character flaw. Murthy launched the TurnTheTide campaign, catalyzing a movement among health professionals to address the nation’s opioid crisis. He also served as the 19th Surgeon General under President Barack Obama. As the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers globally. Murthy is the 21st Surgeon General of the United States.
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