Murthy was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, to immigrants from Karnataka, India. He is the grandson of the late … See more

While a Harvard freshman in 1995, Murthy co-founded VISIONS Worldwide, which he led for eight years. The nonprofit organization focused on HIV/AIDS education in the U.S. and India. He also co-founded Harvard's b… See more

In November 2013, Murthy was nominated by President Obama for the post of United States surgeon general. His nomination met resistance in the Senate by some Democrats, Republicans, and the National Rifle Assoc… See more

Since 2017, Murthy has appeared on various television and radio shows discussing the loneliness epidemic and has written numerous articles on the subjects of loneliness and social isolation. Murthy states he was sho… See more

On September 5, 2020, Murthy joined the advisory council of the Biden-Harris Transition Team, which was planning the presidential transition of Joe Biden. On November 9, Murthy was announced as one of the t… See more

Murthy is married to Alice Chen, an internist who trained at Yale, Cornell and UCLA, and was the executive director of Doctors for America. They have two children.
On February 18, 2022, Murthy revealed on Twitter that … See more