Youngest Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Dr. Vivek Murthy
Image by Maggie Leazer
Dr. Vivek Murthy
Image by Maggie Leazer

Youngest Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

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Just seven years into his career as a doctor, Vivek Murthy became Surgeon General. His rise happened not because he checked the boxes. He broke the rules and chased a feeling in his spine.