Gary Brecka

They're challenging some of the status quo.

They're shaking things up, all to have a positive impact on Americans' health care.

They are not accepting the fact that we are spending nearly $5 trillion a year on health care and the outcome has been some of the sickest, fattest, most disease-ridden human beings on the planet.

And I think, you know, I would love, first of all, for you to correct your title because I know I left some of those out already.

You know, I wonder if we might just for, you know, most people that are watching this podcast, everybody has heard of the Office of the Surgeon General, the Surgeon General for sure.

But and states have Surgeon Generals as well.

But can we just kind of demystify the office for a minute?

And like, what is the role of this in the government?

And what are some of the initiatives that are going on in the Surgeon General?

Why should why should my audience draw their attention or care about what's going on at the Office of the Surgeon General?

Wow.

That's I mean, because I think, you know, very often we don't humanize these departments.

And one of the things I loved about getting to know you is your 25 year history as a physician, raised a family, your wife, your mother, you're a practicing physician and family, family medicine.

You've had hands on patients for decades.

And you're just bringing that day-to-day decades of knowledge of having been a practitioner into the office of surgeon general.

So I feel like you have a really good handle on real world problems, right?

I mean, what is everyday mom and dad in America, what are they suffering from?

What ailments do they have?

where the government can possibly intervene and give support, guidance, help, create awareness.

And so I'm very fond of a lot of the folks in the administration because they do seem to be very, at least related to Maha, because they seem to be very purpose-driven and passionate.