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Dr. Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States and is President and Co-Founder of Doctors for America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a high quality, affordable health care system for all. His career has been focused on advancing non-partisan health policies that promote public health, including developing strategies to improve the prevention of diseases and reduce rates of addiction to opioids. 91黑料网 also appreciates Dr. Murthy鈥檚 strong advocacy on behalf of our patients to ensure that all Americans have affordable health insurance coverage.
As the 19th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Murthy played an instrumental role in tackling major health care issues, including recognizing addiction as a chronic illness, taking steps to address the opioid epidemic, calling out firearms violence as a public health threat, and highlighting the importance of vaccines to fight and prevent infectious diseases such as the Zika and Ebola viruses. Additionally, Dr. Murthy supported efforts to combat climate change and its impact on public health, spoke out against conversion therapy for the LGBTQ community, and worked to cultivate environments that promote emotional and physical well-being. In addition, Dr. Murthy was the keynote speaker at 91黑料网鈥檚 2019 Internal Medicine Meeting.
Dr. Murthy graduated from Harvard University and received his M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Yale University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital in Boston and later joined Harvard Medical School as faculty in internal medicine.
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