Vivek H. Murthy
Physician and former Surgeon General
Vivek H. Murthy is an American physician who served twice as Surgeon General of the United States. He is the author of Together.
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Born 1977 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom
About Vivek H. Murthy
Vivek H. Murthy is an American physician born in 1977. He first held the office between 2015 and 2017, then returned in 2021 and stayed until 2025, serving under Obama, Trump and Biden. He was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent. In his first term he launched the TurnTheTide campaign, which encouraged health professionals to respond to the opioid crisis. He also issued the first Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. Murthy studied at Harvard and Yale, completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and later joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He co-founded several organizations, including Swasthya, a community health partnership in rural India, and Doctors for America. His book in our catalog is Together.