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NRI Dr. Sanjay
Gupta under consideration for surgeon general post
January 6, 2009
According to CNN, President-elect Barack Obama
has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to
be the country's next surgeon general.
The Office of the Surgeon General, under the
direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations
of the 6,000-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public
Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General
in the accomplishment of his other duties. The Office is part
of the Office of Public Health and Science in the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator
by providing Americans the best scientific information available
on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness
and injury.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta-
CNN shining Star
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is senior medical correspondent for the
health and medical unit at CNN. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon
and an assistant professor of neurosurgery, plays an integral
role in the network's medical coverage, which includes daily
packages, the half-hour weekend show Weekend House Call and
coverage of breaking medical news. . More
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