Murthy, Vivek H.: - Dr. with his wife and two young children..
Murthy resides in Washington, D.
C.
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His research focused on vaccine development and later on the participation of women and minorities in clinical trials.
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. degrees from Yale. and M.
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Murthy received his bachelor\'s degree from Harvard and his M.
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Murthy 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.
An internal medicine physician and entrepreneur, 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.
During his tenure, Dr.
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 served as the 19 th Surgeon General of the United States appointed by President Barack Obama.
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Murthy, Vivek H.: - Dr
