Gregory F. Murphy, MD

Gregory F. Murphy, MD

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D.C.

Originally from Raleigh, Congressman Greg Murphy graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College in 1985. He attended UNC School of Medicine graduating with Honors. After completing his residency in Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, he and his wife, Wendy, settled in Greenville, NC to begin his practice. Dr. Murphy has been the President of Eastern Urological Associates in Greenville, an Affiliate Professor and Chief of the Division of Urology at the ECU School of Medicine, Davidson College’s Alumni President and served on Davidson’s Board of Trustees. Outside of work, he has traveled extensively for the last 35 years as a Medical Missionary, including to India, several parts of Africa, Nicaragua, and Haiti.

Dr. Murphy’s professional career has been primarily one of clinical practice and administrative leadership positions. His surgical practice site is Vidant Medical Center, which serves 29 eastern NC counties. He served for three years as Chief of Staff of the Medical Center.

As a newcomer to politics, Dr. Murphy served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. During his second term in the General Assembly, he served as Senior Chair of Health Policy and Chair of Health and Human Services Appropriations. Dr. Murphy was the Primary Sponsor of both the STOP Act and the HOPE Act, North Carolina’s two main legislative actions to combat the Opioid Crisis. He led efforts to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the state’s Medicaid system which saved the state hundreds of millions of dollars during his tenure.

Dr. Murphy was sworn in to the U.S. Representatives in September 2019, replacing the late Congressman Walter B Jones, Jr. He serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor as well as the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

Talks by Gregory F. Murphy, MD

COVID-19 Updates with Congressman Greg Murphy, MD

Posted by | Oct 2021

Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, MD, a practicing urologist and the Representative from North Carolina’s 3rd District, considers how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting medical institutions, particularly focusing on vaccine mandates. After an introduction from E. David Crawford, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology and Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego, Rep. Murphy notes that COVID fatigue has now transformed into COVID exasperation. He recommends, as most physicians do, that everyone eligible gets vaccinated, observing that the vast majority of people in the ICU with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. Rep. Murphy suggests that vaccine mandates are a more complicated issue, explaining that now that deadlines have passed for staff to get vaccinated at hospitals, many institutions are having to let nurses and other integral staff go due to their beliefs. He also poses the questions of whether or not vaccination will be required on an annual basis and of whether acquired immunity from having had COVID-19 could be considered equivalent to vaccination. Rep. Murphy then briefly considers possible new treatments for COVID-19, noting that although there are several pre-existing drugs on the market that have shown promise for COVID, there is not a profit incentive for these to be tested in COVID trials. The conversation concludes with a brief discussion of current government funding issues related to the debt ceiling, the infrastructure bill, and the reconciliation package.

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Congressman Greg Murphy, MD, on the Urologist Shortage

Posted by | Sep 2021

Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, MD, a practicing urologist and the Representative from North Carolina’s 3rd District, considers the urologist shortage in the United States and how legislation could increase recruitment and lower the burden on practices and hospitals. After an introduction from E. David Crawford, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology and Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego, Rep. Murphy notes that while many practices and hospitals in the US are working hard to recruit urologists, there simply are not enough available. As a result, Rep. Murphy explains, advanced practice providers are taking on many of the roles urologists typically perform, perhaps going beyond the scope of what they should be doing. One solution, he suggests, is to graduate more urologists and he notes that the CARES Act is helping to do this by providing funding to add residency slots for urology. Rep. Murphy also observes that the expansion of telehealth, which provides good and efficient care, has reduced strain on urologists, although he warns that proposed legislation to lower the age of Medicare eligibility to 60 may lead to increased financial hardship for practices and hospitals. The conversation concludes with an in-depth discussion on telehealth between Rep. Murphy and Dr. Crawford that covers how urologists can use telehealth, as well as the potential pros and cons of legislation allowing interstate licenses.

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The Veteran’s Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

Posted by | Aug 2021

Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, MD, a urologist and the Representative from North Carolina’s 3rd District, introduces the bipartisan Veteran’s Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act, also known as H.R. 4880. After an introduction from E. David Crawford, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology and Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego, Rep. Murphy explains that H.R. 4880 seeks to create a streamlined approach to care for prostate cancer, the most-diagnosed cancer in the VA system. Rep. Murphy then lists the elements of the bill, including the development of: a national prostate cancer clinical pathway that reflects prostate cancer guidelines that are up-to-date and change as needed; a comprehensive prostate cancer program at the VA that will implement this pathway and present a coordinated effort from VAs all across the system; a prostate cancer education plan; and a prostate cancer registry. Rep. Murphy particularly highlights the importance of prostate cancer education and early management, noting that certain veteran groups may be at particularly high risk of developing prostate cancer due to exposure to chemicals like Agent Orange or contaminants such as those formerly found in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The presentation concludes with a conversation between Rep. Murphy and Dr. Crawford on how the urology community can help H.R. 4880 pass. Rep. Murphy emphasizes the importance of communication between healthcare providers and legislators, and encourages audience members to develop relationships with their state and federal representatives, as well as to call their congressperson regarding this bill.

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