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Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American
physician
and was a
vice admiral in the
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 19th
Surgeon General of the United States.[1]
Murthy, who founded the nonprofit
Doctors for America, succeeded
Boris Lushniak, who had been Acting Surgeon General since 2013.[1]
Murthy was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent and, at age 37, was the
youngest active duty
flag
officer in federal
uniformed service when he assumed office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Murthy
-- 2017 --
April 21: U.S. Surgeon
General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and
replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
Murthy, a holdover from the Obama administration, was asked to resign, according
to a statement released Friday night by the Department of Health and Human
Services. The statement said that “after assisting in a smooth transition into
the new Trump administration,” Murthy “has been relieved of his duties.”
Trent-Adams, a 24-year veteran of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
and a former chief nurse officer of the Public Health Service, will fill the
role for now, the statement said.
In a post on Facebook, Murthy wrote that “for the grandson of a poor farmer from
India to be asked by the President to look out for the health of an entire
nation was a humbling and uniquely American story. I will always be grateful to
our country for welcoming my immigrant family nearly 40 years ago and giving me
this opportunity to serve.” His dismissal came on the eve of the
March for Science, which drew thousands of demonstrators to the National
Mall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/04/22/surgeon-general-vivek-h-murthy-removed-by-trump-administration-replaced-by-deputy-for-now/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6601c45d8c2b
April 21: Surgeon General
Vivek H. Murthy, an Obama administration holdover, was asked to resign by the
Trump administration on Friday. He was replaced by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia
Trent-Adams, one of the first nurses to serve as surgeon general.
Admiral Trent-Adams will for now be in an acting role. As of Friday evening, she
had already replaced Dr. Murthy on the
surgeon general’s Twitter account, and her portrait had replaced his on the
agency’s Facebook page. One of the first comments on that post asked, “Where
is Dr. Murthy?”
Alleigh Marré, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services,
said in an emailed statement on Friday that he was asked to step down “after
assisting in a smooth transition into the new Trump administration.” Ms. Marré
said Dr. Murthy would continue to serve as a member of the Commissioned Corps of
the Public Health Service.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/us/politics/surgeon-general-trump-administration.html
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