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dr. vivek murthy’s returns as us surgeon

general in Biden administration

AAPi Welcomes nomination of indian-American doctor to top medical post

Our Bureau
Chicago, IL

r. Vivek Murthy will
serve as the US Sur-
Dgeon General under
Biden-Harris administration,
a role Murthy held under the
Obama administration, Presi-
dent-Elect Joe Biden said here
on Monday, December 7th. As
he’s set to return to the same
position, he held from 2014 to
2017, Murthy is expected to
have an expanded portfolio, Dr Vivek murthy Dr. sudhakar Jonnalagadda Dr sajani shah
as the President-elect’s team
crafts their plans to tackle the
pandemic.

“We congratulate dr.

Vivek Murthy on his ap-

pointment as the sur-

geon general of the unit-
ed states,” dr. sudhakar

Jonnalagadda, President

of American Association

of Physicians of indian or-

igin (AAPi) said here on
Thursday.

He praised the appointment
of Dr. Murthy to be America’s
top doctor by the administra-
tion led by President-Elect Dr murthy with aaPi leaders
Biden and Vice President-Elect
Kamala Harris, and “offered Walensky as the director of the of AAPI BOT said. entire world seeks to find best
fullest support” to Dr. Murthy, Centers for Disease Control Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, possible solutions to tackle
while describing the choice of and Prevention. “The appoint- President-Elect of AAPI, that the pandemic that has taken
Dr. Murthy as “cementing the ments Mr. Biden announced represents over 100,000 phy- the lives of millions of people
reputation of physicians of In- on Monday, including other se- sicians of Indian origin in the around the world.”
dian origin have across Amer- nior officials to the US Health United States, said, “We are Lauding Dr. Murthy “who
ica.” Department, will help round proud of Dr. Vivek Murthy and has been a key coronavirus ad-
In addition to Dr. Murthy, out Biden’s team charged his many accomplishments and viser to President-Elect Biden,
Joe Biden nominated Xavier with addressing the pressing look forward to supporting him regularly briefing him on the
Becerra to lead the sprawling COVID-19 crisis, that has throughout the process confir- pandemic during his campaign
Health and Human Services taken over 280,000 American mation to be the US Surgeon and the transition,” Dr. Ravi
Department, and Dr. Rochelle lives,” Dr. Sajani Shah, Chair General, as the nation and the Continued on next page... >>

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