Sanjay Gupta Biography

Fast Facts

• Reported from Iraq and Kuwait with the U․S․ Navy's "Devil Docs" medical unit and performed brain surgery five times in a desert operating room
• Was named one of Forbes magazine's "Ten Most Influential Celebrities" in 2011
• Launched "Fit Nation," CNN's anti-obesity initiative, in 2009 to inspire Americans to lead healthier lives and more active lives
• Was selected as a White House Fellow in 1997 and was a special advisor to First Lady Hillary Clinton
• Attended the University of Michigan for his Bachelor's degree and received his doctorate of Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School
• Quote: "(On considering all his accomplishments) "I consider getting married and having kids my proudest personal accomplishment․""
• Quote: "Prevention is probably the biggest thing, medically, morally and financially, he says․ "If we keep people out of the hospital in the first place, creating that cultural prevention is what's so important․""
• Quote: "(On staying informed for health) "As people become more knowledgeable, they're not going to tolerate having unhealthy food that is exponentially cheaper․ They will make the choices to have healthier food․""
• Reports health and medical news on a number of shows, including "Anderson Cooper 360°" and "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien․"
• He is a member of faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine and is associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital
• Is best known as a practicing neurosurgeon and the anchor of the medical affairs program "Sanjay Gupta, MD․"
• Authored three best-selling books: "Chasing Life," "Cheating Death," and "Monday Mornings․"
• Often reports from areas ravaged by natural disasters, including Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami and in Haiti after 2010 earthquake