The Washington Post broke the news today that Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN medical correspondent) is considering the position of surgeon general position in the upcoming Obama administration. As a practicing neurosurgeon and faculty at a medical school, Dr. Sanjay’s background in journalism just promises us that we will finally have a surgeon general that 1) says things that are interesting and understandable to the general public, 2) communicates well, and is 3) memorable.
I love how Obama really thought outside the box; this is definitely a great example of identifying someone who “normal” politicians may not think of as a good candidate for surgeon general — but obviously is qualified as a practicing neurosurgeon from a good medical school with a unique background in journalism. Those communication skills will definitely come in handy as surgeon general. And having an Asian in such a prominent role in the administration is a delightful bonus as well.
And note to the other 8Asian writers: Dr. Sanjay Gupta is NOT to be confused with Sanjaya Malakar of American Idol fame. Or infamy.
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4 Comments to “Will Sanjay Gupta be the Next Surgeon General?”
Asianmommy wrote:
That would be cool to have a relatively young and charismatic surgeon general.
Posted on 07-Jan-09 at 9:50 am | Permalink
Jen wrote:
i agree, asianmommy…what a change that would be!
Posted on 07-Jan-09 at 10:51 pm | Permalink
8Asians.com » The Daily Show: Aasif Mandvi on Dr. Sanjay Gupta: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog wrote:
[...] comedian and Daily Show “correspondent” Aasif Mandvi is hilarious in this segment on CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s possible appointment as Surgeon General, playing to the stereotype of Indian Americans, as well as Asian Americans, questioning with Dr. [...]
Posted on 09-Jan-09 at 8:00 am | Permalink
Jake of 8bitjoystick.com wrote:
Well I believe he would the the 2nd Surgeon General to not be a crusty old white guy we did have Jocelyn Elder who coined the phrase “Jostling the Elder” when she got sacked for saying that whacking it was actually healthy.
I think that Dr Sanjay would be an awesome Surgeon General but only if he grew an 80’s C. Coop style beard.
Posted on 11-Jan-09 at 3:31 pm | Permalink
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