Obama Offers Surgeon General Post to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta - Video 1/6/09

Howard Kurtz is reporting that President-elect Barack Obama has offered the post of Surgeon General to Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN fame:

President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial and logistical details of moving his family from Atlanta to Washington but is expected to accept the offer.

When reached for comment today, Gupta did not deny the account but declined to comment. . . . . MORE