surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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Manly was especially critical of USOPC board member Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the former U.S. surgeon general.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
But with the growth of the Total Worker Health approach, a 2022 surgeon general report on the topic, and increasing research, the U.S. appeared to finally be catching up.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Will a new warning from the surgeon general slow the trend?
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
President Trump’s choice of Dr. Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, as his nominee for surgeon general appears to mark another attempt to defy establishment medicine and longstanding federal policy.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
But with the growth of the Total Worker Health approach, a 2022 surgeon general report on the topic, and increasing research, the U.S. appeared to finally be catching up.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Will a new warning from the surgeon general slow the trend?
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
President Trump’s choice of Dr. Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, as his nominee for surgeon general appears to mark another attempt to defy establishment medicine and longstanding federal policy.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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“Surgeon general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon%20general. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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