Sanjay Gupta
- Acting
- October 23, 1969 · Novi, Michigan, USA
Biography
Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the chief medical correspondent for CNN. Gupta is known for his many TV appearances on health-related issues. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, he has been a frequent contributor to numerous CNN shows covering the crisis, as well as hosting a weekly town hall with Anderson Cooper. Gupta was the host of the CNN show Sanjay Gupta MD for which he has won multiple Emmy Awards. Gupta also hosted the 6-part miniseries Chasing Life. He is a frequent contributor to other CNN programs such as American Morning, Larry King Live, CNN Tonight, and Anderson Cooper 360°. His reports from Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina led to his winning a 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast. He is also a special correspondent for CBS News. Sanjay Gupta also co-hosts the health conference Life Itself, along with Marc Hodosh (co-creator of TEDMED). Gupta published a column in Time magazine and has written four books: Chasing Life, Cheating Death, Monday Mornings: A Novel, and Keep Sharp (Jan 2021).
Known for
Filmography
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Animal Pharm · Writer
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right for You? · Self, Writer
- The Hidden Power of Purpose · Self
- Extrapolations · Sanjay Gupta
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen · Self
- CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly · Self
- WEED 5: The CBD Craze
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- One Nation Under Stress · Self
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley · Self
- WEED 4: Pot Vs Pills · Self
- Unseen Enemy · Executive producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Weed 3: The Marijuana Revolution · Host
- Weed 2: Cannabis Madness · Host
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- At This Hour with Kate Bolduan · Self
- Weed: A Dr. Sanjay Gupta Special · Host
- Comedy Nights with Kapil · Self
- Finding Your Roots · Self
- Contagion · Sanjay Gupta
- Conan · Self
- Unforgettable · Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Planet in Peril
- 30 Rock · Sanjay Gupta
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self
- Anderson Cooper 360°
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- American Morning
- The View · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- Jeopardy! · Self
- CNN Special Report · Self