Vivek Murthy
American physician
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| 2025 | Continued serving as Surgeon General, maintaining his position in the Biden administration's health leadership team. |
| March 2025 | Signed as an exclusive speaker with the Washington Speakers Bureau, expanding his public speaking and engagement opportunities. |
| 2025 | Completed second term as Surgeon General. |
| January 20 2025 | Murthy's term as Surgeon General ended with the conclusion of the Biden administration. |
| January 20 2025 | Murthy's term as Surgeon General is set to end. |
| 2024 | Vivek Murthy was named in Time Magazine's list of most influential people in health. |
| 2023 | Murthy expressed concern about the impact of social media on young users' mental health. |
| 2023 | Murthy faced criticism from Republicans for reportedly seeking to combat misinformation on social media. |
| 2023 | Vivek Murthy delivered the keynote address at American University's fall commencement ceremonies. |
| 2023 | Vivek Murthy was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree. |
| 2023 | Murthy described the loneliness epidemic of social isolation and loneliness as a public health risk akin to smoking. |
| 2022 | President Biden nominated Vivek Murthy to be the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization's executive board. |
| 2021 | Vivek Murthy began his second term as Surgeon General of the United States, returning to the role after previously serving in the position during the Obama administration. |
| 2021 | Began second term as the 21st Surgeon General under President Joe Biden. |
| September 2021 | Criticized social media companies over COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms. |
| September 2021 | Murthy criticized social media companies over the presence of COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms. |
| July 2021 | As Surgeon General, Murthy publicly stated there is 'no value' in incarcerating people for cannabis use. |
| March 23 2021 | The United States Senate confirmed Vivek Murthy as U.S. surgeon general by a vote of 57–43. |
| January 2021 | Concludes service on Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. |
| January 20 2021 | Murthy's nomination as Surgeon General was sent to the Senate. |
| December 7 2020 | President Biden announced that Vivek Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general. |
| December 3 2020 | Politico reported that Murthy had been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to return to the role of Surgeon General. |
| November 2020 | Vivek Murthy co-chaired President-elect Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board alongside former FDA commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith. |
| September 5 2020 | Vivek Murthy joined the advisory council of the Biden-Harris Transition Team, which was planning the presidential transition of Joe Biden. |
| August 2020 | Murthy spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, delivering a speech calling for stronger leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, noted for being unusually political for a physician. |
| April 2020 | Vivek Murthy published a book titled 'Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World,' focusing on solutions to reduce loneliness in society. |
| 2017 | Completes first term as Surgeon General. |
| April 21 2017 | Murthy was relieved of his duties as Surgeon General by President Donald Trump, with Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams named acting surgeon general. |
| 2016 | Murthy spoke about the impact of climate change on health, warning of an increase in illnesses and deaths by the end of the century. |
| 2016 | Murthy released the first ever Surgeon General's report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, revealing that approximately 21 million Americans suffer from substance abuse disorder. |
| 2016 | In a public service announcement, Murthy conveyed the message that addiction is 'a chronic illness, not a moral failing.' |
| 2016 | Murthy issued a historic letter to 2.3 million healthcare professionals, requesting a pledge to reform the prescription of opiates and change perceptions of those struggling with addiction. |
| 2015 | Begins first term as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States under President Barack Obama. |
| 2015 | Murthy issued Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities, emphasizing the importance of physical activity. |
| December 15 2014 | Murthy's appointment as surgeon general was approved in a 51–43 Senate vote. |
| November 2013 | Vivek Murthy was nominated by President Barack Obama for the post of United States surgeon general. |
| 2012 | Vivek Murthy served as co-chair of Barack Obama's healthcare advisory committee during his re-election campaign. |
| 2011 | Vivek Murthy was appointed by Barack Obama to the Presidential Advisory Council on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health to advise on strategies to advance national health through prevention. |
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