Dr. Vivek H. Murthy Sr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Health_Service_Corps_Award
gptkb:American_Medical_Association's_Excellence_in_Medicine_Award
gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School's_Young_Physician_Leader_Award
Yale_University_Alumni_Association_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1977-07-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Swampscott,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:field Medicine
Public health
Health policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Vivek H. Murthy Sr.
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Vivek_Murthy_official_portrait.jpg/800px-Vivek_Murthy_official_portrait.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor COVID-19 response
Public health advocacy
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Physician
Public Health Administrator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Boris_Lushniak
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Medical_Association
gptkbp:researchInterest Global health
Mental health
Public health education
Substance abuse
Access to healthcare
Health disparities
Chronic disease prevention
Health communication
Tobacco control
Vaccination advocacy
Nutrition and obesity prevention
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_Chen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jerome_Adams
gptkbp:termEnd 2017-01-20
2025-01-20
gptkbp:termStart 2021-03-25
2014-12-15
gptkbp:website www.hhs.gov