General Vivek Gupta has been awaiting confirmation to be the next surgeon general since last fall . Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak is the acting surgeon general . One author says the position was stripped of its real power in the 1970s . That same author says the most successful surgeon generals have been those that can stand out .
Dr. Vivek Murthy has been awaiting confirmation to be the next surgeon general since last fall . Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak is the acting surgeon general . One author said the position was stripped of its real power in the 1970s . That same author says the most successful surgeon generals have been those that can speak out .