Rep. Greg Murphy Takes Indefinite Leave for Skull Tumor Surgery
The North Carolina congressman, a practicing physician, faces surgery with an excellent prognosis and hopes for a quick return to work.
- Murphy has been diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma, a likely benign tumor at the base of his skull.
- The congressman will be absent from the House, temporarily reducing the GOP's slim majority.
- Murphy, the only practicing physician in Congress, has expressed confidence in his medical team.
- He has served North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District since 2019 and continues to see patients regularly.
- Murphy's colleagues in Congress have publicly expressed their support and prayers for his recovery.
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