Dr. Sanjay Gupta (a neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS) has been offered the job of surgeon general by President-elect Baraka Obama. Gupta has admitted to the administration officials that he wants the job , and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial and logistical details of moving his family from Atlanta to Washington but is expected to accept the offer.
President-elect Obama met up with Gupta in Chicago in November where the discussion took place. He reported that Gupta could be the highest-profile surgeon general in history and would have an expanded role in providing health policy advice.
More info from the Source: The Michigan-born son of Indian and Pakistani parents, Gupta has always been drawn to health policy. He was a White House fellow in the late 1990s, writing speeches and crafting policy for Hillary Clinton. His appointment would give the administration a prominent official of Southwest Asian descent and a skilled television spokesman.
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