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The surgeon general serves a four-year term of office and, depending on whether the current assistant secretary for health is a commissioned corps officer, is either the senior or next-most senior uniformed officer of the commissioned corps, holding the rank of vice admiral. The current surgeon general is Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. [1] Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and ...
Jerome Adams speaks on Opioid Abuse. Recorded June 13, 2019. Jerome Michael Adams [3] (born September 22, 1974) is an American anesthesiologist and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 20th surgeon general of the United States from September 5, 2017, until January 20, 2021.
Surgeon general ( pl.: surgeons general) is a title used in several Commonwealth countries and most NATO nations to refer either to a senior military medical officer or to a senior uniformed physician commissioned by the government and entrusted with public health responsibilities. The title originated in the 17th century, as military units ...
The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General ( TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the AMEDD. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General ( OTSG ...
The Surgeon General of California is the leading spokesperson on matters of public health within the State of California. The Surgeon General is one of only five State Surgeons General in the United States. The office was created on January 7, 2019, by Governor Gavin Newsom [1] and requires confirmation from the California State Senate.
General surgeons are doctors who specialize in surgical procedures. Surgery is any procedure that alters body tissues to diagnose or treat a medical condition. A general surgeon is part of a ...
Joseph Abiodun Ladapo. ( 1978-12-16) December 16, 1978 (age 45) Nigeria. Education. Wake Forest University ( BA) Harvard University ( MD, PhD) Joseph Abiodun Ladapo (born December 16, 1978) [1] is the surgeon general of Florida since 2021. [2] He has attracted attention for promoting vaccine hesitancy and opposing various measures to control ...