Dr. Sanjay Gupta To Be Surgeon General?

Barack Obama is rumored to be after CNN’s own hot doc, Sanjay Gupta, for the position of Surgeon General. Apparently the President-elect has offered the neurosurgeon-turned-TV correspondent the job, and Gupta has accepted. Now all that stands in the way of America having the sexiest Surgeon General ever is a little thing called vetting!

The pair apparently met in November to discuss the job, and Gupta has also spoken with Tom Daschle (Obama’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary) as well as other prominent advisors. While he’s best known for hosting “House Call” on CNN (and, you know, for being the ultimate package of brains and good looks), Gupta’s got a political background in addition to mad medical skills. According to the Washington Post, “he was a White House fellow in the late 1990s, writing speeches and crafting policy for Hillary Clinton.”  [Photo: WireImage]