Assembly congratulates Vivek Hallegere Murthy

December 18, 2014 01:27 pm | Updated 01:27 pm IST - Belagavi

In this 2012 file photo provided by Brigham and Women's Hospital, shows Harvard Medical School physician, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, who President Barack Obama is nominating  as the nation's next surgeon general. Dr. Murthy is co-founder and president of Doctors for America, an organization that says its mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, high quality health care. He also started a nonprofit that focused on HIV/AIDS education in India and the United States. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

In this 2012 file photo provided by Brigham and Women's Hospital, shows Harvard Medical School physician, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, who President Barack Obama is nominating as the nation's next surgeon general. Dr. Murthy is co-founder and president of Doctors for America, an organization that says its mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, high quality health care. He also started a nonprofit that focused on HIV/AIDS education in India and the United States. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

The Legislative Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution congratulating Vivek Hallegere Murthy who has made history by becoming the first Indian-origin person to be appointed Surgeon General of the United States of America.

Dr. Murthy (37), whose parents are from Mandya district, is the youngest person to be appointed to the post.

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