Sanjay Gupta Biography

Sanjay Gupta is a leading American neurosurgeon and assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Sanjay is best known for being a television personality on health related issues as CNN ‘s multiple Emmy Award-winning Chief Medical Correspondents hosts Sanjay Gupta MD He is also Associate Chief of the Neurosurgery Service at Grady Memorial Hospital, which is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Early life, biography and education of Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay Gupta was born on October 23, 1969 in Novi, Michigan. Sanjay’s parents, Subhash Priyanka and Damayanti Gupta, along with his older brother, Yogesh Gupta, emigrated from North India in the mid-1960s, landing in Michigan to work as engineers for Ford Motor Company. He belongs to the American nationality and as far as his ethnicity is concerned, he is of mixed ethnicity.

Sanjay went on and joined Novi High School and later attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He received a BS in biomedical science and received his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School in late 1993.

While in college, Sanjay served as president of the Indian American Student Association (IASA). Sanjay completed his neurological surgery residency in 2000 at the University of Michigan Health System. He later became a member of the Semmes Murphy Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Since then, Sanjay has joined Grady Memorial Hospital as a General Neurosurgeon, working on 3D Image Guidance, Trauma and Spine operations. Gupta is licensed to practice medicine in New York, Michigan, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Lifestyle and career of Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay Gupta started traveling places to understand medical aspects and his first stop was the Iraq raid in 2003. While in Iraq, he went on to serve the soldiers. He performed several emergency surgeries on both Iraqi civilians and American soldiers that made him famous.

He was embedded with a Navy medical unit at the time. In 2006 he covered medical reports after the great Hurricane Katrina. Reports of him from Charity Hospital, New Orleans awarded him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast.

Sanjay became chief medical correspondent at CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD. In December 2006, the president of CBS News brokered a deal with CNN that provided that Gupta would present up to 10 reports on the two CBS shows; CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and 60 Minutes while continuing to be CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent and Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Sanjay was offered a United States Surgeon General position in the Obama administration in January 2009, but in March 2009 it was declared that Gupta had withdrawn his name due to his family and career, he reported.

Gupta followed up with fellow correspondent Cooper for CNN’s coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. Gupta was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on April 28 ^, 2012 for his achievement in the medical field.

Sanjay Gupta is a Hindu with an Asian/Indian ethnicity and an American nationality. The two very famous books of his, Chasing Life and Cheating Death, were national and New York Times bestsellers, making him very famous. Sanjay published in the third book titled Monday Mornings in March 2012, which also became a New York Times bestseller.

David E. Kelly and Sanjay serve as executive producers on its television adaptation. Sanjay has appeared on many shows including the Late Show with David Letterman, Real Time with Bill Maher, and also on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah even called Gupta a hero on CNN in January 2010.

Sanjay has appeared on numerous shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Life, and American Morning which shows his popularity. Sanjay is also a special correspondent for CBS News following an agreement with CNN.

To date, he has written 3 books, all of which are National Bestsellers or New York Times Bestsellers. His recently published novel titled Monday Mornings is being adapted as a television show with David E. Kelley and Sanjay serving as executive producers. Sanjay has also served as a White House Fellow and primarily as an adviser to Hillary Clinton. He is one of the most prominent personalities in the field of medicine and entertainment.

Sanjay Gupta Net Worth, Salary & Main Source

To express his success in monetary terms, Sanjay’s net worth stands at $8 million. He has received much criticism for various medical reports on him and for being nominated for a position as Surgeon General of the United States. He is an American neurosurgeon and is paid around $350,000 a year.

Gupta owns a home in Atlanta where he currently resides with his wife.

Wife, married, romance and relationship of Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 10 Most Influential Celebrities in January 2011, not only because he’s also been ranked as one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men of 2003. Sanjay Gupta is married to Rebecca Olson who is a family law attorney.

The two had a very traditional Hindu wedding at Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina on May 15 , ^2004. The couple seem really happy together and there have been no rumors of a violent divorce as such. Gupta with his wife and his 3 children currently lives in Atlanta.

Sanjay Gupta age and height

• Sanjay Gupta’s age in 2019 is 49 years old.
• Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 6 in).
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