Sanjay Gupta

Gupta was born in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. In the 1960s, Gupta's parents, Subhash and Damyanti Gupta, moved from India prior to their marriage and met in Livonia, Michigan, where they worked as engineers for Ford Motor Company.{{cite web|url=https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/2009/autumn/gupta.html|title=Emory Magazine: Autumn 2009: Being Dr. Gupta|last=Crenshaw|first=Holly|access-date=March 22, 2014}}Steinberg, Stephanie. "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2998,245537&dq=sanjay-gupta+novi-high&hl=en Alum Gupta nominated for surgeon general post]." The Michigan Daily. Wednesday January 14, 2009. p. 1A. Retrieved from Google News (1 of 16) on October 28, 2013. "[...]School in 1993. He also grew up in nearby Novi, Mich., and attended Novi High School." His mother was born in the village of Tharushah in Sindh (now Pakistan), but at age 5 fled to India as a Hindu refugee during the Partition of India.{{cite web |last1=Gupta |first1=Dr Sanjay |title=Sanjay Gupta travels to discover his 'Roots' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/health/roots-sanjay-gupta/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=October 28, 2020 |date=October 17, 2014}} Gupta and his younger brother Suneel graduated from Novi High School and Gupta went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical sciences at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and his M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1993. He was part of Inteflex, a since discontinued accelerated medical education program that accepted medical students directly from high school.

As an undergraduate, Gupta worked as an orientation leader for the freshman orientation program and was a member of the Men's Glee Club. He also served as president of the Indian American Students Association (IASA), which is now the second-largest student organization at the university.{{cite web |url=http://www.umiasa.org/about-us/iasa-history/1990-1991/ |title=1990 – 1991 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416020000/http://www.umiasa.org/about-us/iasa-history/1990-1991/ |archive-date=April 16, 2013 }} Gupta completed his residency in neurological surgery within the University of Michigan Health System, in 2000, followed by a fellowship at the Semmes Murphy Clinic, in Memphis, Tennessee.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719074246/http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1137 "CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta, M.D., to give address at Medical School commencement"]}}, University of Michigan, May 1, 2009. Gupta plays the accordion, having taken ten years of lessons, as he noted in an interview with David Hochman for Playboy.{{Cite journal|last=Hochman|first=David|date=September 2015|title=Playboy Interview: Sanjay Gupta|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/590a716cc534a54d6469749a/t/5c706daaf4e1fca855e9e72a/1550871980669/SEPT_INT_Sanjay+Gupta_FIRST.pdf|journal=Playboy|volume=62|issue=7|pages=47–50, 114–115, 117}}

Gupta was a White House Fellow in 1997-1998.

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Gupta is an Emory Healthcare general neurosurgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital and has worked on spine, trauma and 3‑D‑image-guided operations. He has published medical journal articles on percutaneous pedicle screw placement,{{cite journal |last1=Foley |first1=Kevin T. |last2=Gupta |first2=Sanjay K. |last3=Justis |first3=Jeff R. |last4=Sherman |first4=Michael C. |title=Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine |journal=Neurosurgical Focus |volume=10 |issue=4 |page=E10 |date=April 2001 |pmid=16732626 |doi=10.3171/foc.2001.10.4.11 |publisher=American Association of Neurological Surgeons |issn=1092-0684 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal|last1=Foley |first1=Kevin T. |last2=Sanjay K. |title=Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation of the lumbar spine: preliminary clinical results |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |volume=97 |issue=1 |pages=7–12 |date=July 2002 |pmid=12120655 |url=http://jnsonline.org/spine/issues/v97n1/pdf/s0970007.pdf |publisher=American Association of Neurological Surgeons |issn=1547-5654 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |doi=10.3171/spi.2002.97.1.0007 |first2=SK |s2cid=6243135 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325071900/http://jnsonline.org/spine/issues/v97n1/pdf/s0970007.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }} brain tumors, and spinal cord abnormalities.{{cite journal |last1=Tumialán |first1=Luis M. |last2=Walkup |first2=Raymond R. |last3=Gupta |first3=Sanjay K. |title=Minimally Invasive Retrieval of a Bullet from the L5‑S1 Neural Foramina after Transperitoneal Gunshot Wound: Technical Report |journal=The Spine Journal |date=May 2008 |pmid=18468958 |doi=10.1016/j.spinee.2008.03.008 |publisher=Elsevier |issn=1529-9430 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=169–173}}{{cite journal |last1=Tumialán |first1=Luis M. |last2=Lin |first2=Franklin |last3=Gupta |first3=Sanjay K. |title=Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Causing Serratia Marcescens and Proteus Mirabilis Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection. Case Report |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery |volume=105 |issue=2 |pages=320–324 |date=August 2006 |pmid=17219841 |doi=10.3171/jns.2006.105.2.320 |publisher=American Association of Neurological Surgeons |issn=0022-3085 }} He is licensed to practice medicine in Georgia.{{cite web|title=Gupta, Sanjay|url=https://gcmb.mylicense.com/verification/Details.aspx?result=958fff74-ff04-4a77-9383-64e5f19be9b9|access-date=May 15, 2020}} From 1997 to 1998, he served as one of fifteen White House Fellows, primarily as an advisor to Hillary Clinton. In January 2009, it was reported that Gupta was offered the position of Surgeon General of the United States in the Obama Administration,{{cite news |last=Kurtz |first=Howard |date=January 6, 2009 |title=Obama Wants Journalist Gupta for Surgeon General |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2009/01/06/obama_wants_journalist_for_sur.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106201359/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2009/01/06/obama_wants_journalist_for_sur.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |access-date=January 6, 2009}} but he withdrew his name from consideration.{{cite news |date=March 5, 2009 |title=Gupta Opts Out of Surgeon General Consideration |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/gupta.surgeon.general/index.html |access-date=March 5, 2009}}

During his reporting in Haiti following the January 2010 earthquake, Gupta received a call from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson that an earthquake victim, a 12-year-old girl, was aboard and needed a neurosurgeon. Gupta, a pediatric surgeon, Henri Ford, and two U.S. Navy doctors removed a piece of concrete from the girl's skull in an operation performed aboard the Vinson.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jason |date=January 18, 2010 |title=Sanjay Gupta assists Vinson medical team |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50603 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107112659/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=50603 |archive-date=2016-01-07 |access-date=October 10, 2011 |publisher=US Navy}}{{Cite news |last=Agence France-Presse |author-link=Agence France-Presse |date=January 20, 2011 |title=TV neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta saves girl |work=The Australian |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/tv-neurosurgeon-sanjay-gupta-saves-girl/story-e6frg6so-1225821382651 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411161149/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/tv-neurosurgeon-sanjay-gupta-saves-girl/story-e6frg6so-1225821382651 |archive-date=2014-04-11}} Ford later wrote that Gupta "proved to be a competent neurosurgeon".{{cite journal |title=Answering the call to action: response to the Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010 |first=Henri R. |last=Ford |journal=Surgical Infections |volume=12 |issue=2 |year=2011 |pages=89–98 |doi=10.1089/sur.2011.9920 |pmid=21453040}}

Gupta joined CNN in the summer of 2001. He reported from New York following the attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. In 2003, Gupta traveled to Iraq to cover the medical aspects of the invasion of Iraq. While in Iraq, Gupta performed emergency surgery on both US soldiers and Iraqi civilians. Gupta was embedded with a Navy medical unit at the time, specifically a group of Corpsman called the "Devil Docs", who supported the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.{{cite news

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}} Marine Sergeant Jesus Vindaña suffered a rear gunshot wound, and the Marines asked for Gupta's assistance because of his background in neurosurgery. Vindaña survived and was sent back to the United States for rehabilitation.{{cite news | author=Gupta, Sanjay | title=Gupta: Saving Lives on the Front Lines | date=May 22, 2007 | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/gupta.iraq.btsc/index.html | publisher=CNN | access-date=January 6, 2009 | archive-date=November 18, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118200149/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/gupta.iraq.btsc/index.html | url-status=dead }}

In December 2006, CBS News president Sean McManus negotiated a deal with CNN that would have Gupta file up to ten reports a year for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and 60 Minutes while remaining CNN's chief medical correspondent and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital.

On October 14, 2007, Gupta guest-hosted a health episode of CBS News Sunday Morning as its regular host Charles Osgood was on vacation. In February 2009, Gupta hosted AC360 covering the White House Health Summit. He also guest hosted Larry King Live in October 2009. In January 2010, Gupta and Cooper led CNN's coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. Gupta has regularly appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman,{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Sanjay+Gupta/articles/74/Dr+Sanjay+Gupta+Late+Show+David+Letterman |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta on The Late Show with David Letterman |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003233902/http://www.zimbio.com/Sanjay+Gupta/articles/74/Dr+Sanjay+Gupta+Late+Show+David+Letterman |archive-date=October 3, 2012 }} The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson/rose-mcgowan-dr.-sanjay-gupta-charlie-daniels/episode/390488/cast.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919152020/http://www.tv.com/the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson/rose-mcgowan-dr.-sanjay-gupta-charlie-daniels/episode/390488/cast.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 19, 2012 |title=The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Rose McGowan/Dr. Sanjay Gupta/Charlie Daniels Episode Summary |publisher=TV.com |date=May 10, 2005 |access-date=October 14, 2011 }} The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/the-daily-show/dr.-sanjay-gupta/episode/498103/summary.html |title=The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Episode Summary |publisher=TV.com |date=April 28, 2003 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725022743/http://www.tv.com/the-daily-show/dr.-sanjay-gupta/episode/498103/summary.html |url-status=dead }} Real Time with Bill Maher and the Oprah Winfrey Show.{{cite web| url=http://www.oprah.com/health/Dr-Sanjay-Guptas-Patient-Checklist |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Patient Checklist |publisher=Oprah.com |date=January 15, 2006 |access-date=October 14, 2011}} Winfrey referred to Gupta as CNN's hero in January 2010.[http://dimewars.com/Blog/Oprah-Winfrey-Calls-Sanjay-Gupta--CNN-s-hero-.aspx?BlogID=758ef05f-b193-4d9e-b716-d5a426666c6e "Oprah Winfrey Calls Sanjay Gupta 'CNN's hero'"], dimewars.com, January 19, 2010.

In 2011, Gupta portrayed himself in the movie Contagion, which has received much renewed attention during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/features/contagion-coronavirus-scott-z-burns-trump-1203532260/|title='Contagion' Screenwriter on Coronavirus, Donald Trump and What We Can Do|publisher=variety.com|date=March 12, 2020}} His novel Monday Mornings became an instant New York Times bestseller on its release in March 2012. It was adapted as a 2013 television series with David E. Kelley and Gupta serving as executive producers. In a 2013 editorial, Gupta announced that in the process of working on a documentary about marijuana he had changed his mind about the drug's risks and benefits. Gupta had previously criticized laws that allowed patient access to medical marijuana, but he reversed his stance, saying, "I am here to apologize," and, "We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that."{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Sanjay|title=Why I changed my mind on weed|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gupta-changed-mind-marijuana/|access-date=August 8, 2013|newspaper=CNN|date=August 8, 2013}} The third part of his 3-hour documentary, "Weed 3: The Marijuana Revolution", was released in April 2015.[http://www.cnn.com/specials/health/medical-marijuana "Weed 3: Marijuana Revolution"] CNN.com{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Dr Sanjay |date=2015-04-16 |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta: It’s time for a medical marijuana revolution |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/16/opinions/medical-marijuana-revolution-sanjay-gupta/index.html |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=CNN |language=en}} He was a co-producer of the 2017 CNN documentary Unseen Enemy, which warned of the risks of a global pandemic.{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Mike |title=CNN's 'Unseen Enemy' takes viewers to pandemic's front lines |language=en-US |work=Lansing State Journal |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/television/2017/04/06/cnns-unseen-enemy-take-viewers-pandemics-front-line/100126708/ |access-date=2022-08-20}}

Gupta served as a commentator on the University of Michigan TeamCast with former Wolverines kicker Jay Feely for the school's appearance in the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four, which aired on CNN sibling TNT.{{cite news|last=Crawford|first=Kirkland|title=Michigan in Final Four: Jay Feely, Dr. Sanjay Gupta on TNT 'TeamCast'|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/03/30/michigan-wolverines-final-four-jay-feely-dr-sanjay-gupta-tnt/473871002/|access-date=March 31, 2018|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=March 30, 2018}} In April 2019, Chasing Life was adapted as a six-show TV miniseries on CNN that took him to Japan, India, Bolivia, Norway, Italy, and Turkey.{{Cite web|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2019/03/18/new-cnn-original-series-chasing-life-with-dr-sanjay-gupta-premieres-saturday-april-13/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415032458/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2019/03/18/new-cnn-original-series-chasing-life-with-dr-sanjay-gupta-premieres-saturday-april-13/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2019|title=New CNN Original Series, "Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta," Premieres Saturday, April 13|language=en|access-date=June 24, 2019}} In September 2019, Gupta and Marc Hodosh (Co-Creator of TEDMED) announced a new event called Life Itself in partnership with CNN. Both Gupta and Hodosh will serve as hosts and organizers. From June 28 to July 9, 2021, Gupta served as a guest host on Jeopardy!.{{cite web |title=Dr. Mehmet Oz, Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie and Dr. Sanjay Gupta Join Jeopardy! Guest Host Lineup {{!}} J!Buzz {{!}} Jeopardy.com |url=https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/additional-guest-hosts-join-jeopardy |website=www.jeopardy.com |access-date=February 2, 2021 |language=en}}

On January 6, 2009, CNN announced that Gupta had been considered for the position of Surgeon General by President-elect Barack Obama.{{cite news | title = Sources: CNN's Gupta Approached for Surgeon General | url = http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/gupta.surgeon.general/index.html | publisher=CNN | date = January 6, 2008 | access-date =January 8, 2009| quote = The Obama transition team approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.}} Some doctors said that his communication skills and high-profile would allow him to highlight medical issues and prioritize medical reform. Others raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest with drug companies who have sponsored his broadcasts and his lack of skepticism in weighing the costs and benefits of medical treatments.{{cite news|first=Lauran|last=Neergaard|title=CNN: Gupta Approached about Surgeon General Post dead link|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-surgeon-general-010609-2009jan06-story.html |agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=January 7, 2009|access-date=January 8, 2009|quote=The pair raised questions about drug-company sponsorship of some programs Gupta hosted [...] and [...] urged careful examination of any potential conflicts of interest.}} Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), wrote a letter opposing Gupta's nomination. Conyers supported a single-payer health care system; Gupta has criticized Michael Moore and his film Sicko.{{dead link|date=May 2011|reason=link is to dynamic page}} Hooper, Molly K. (January 8, 2009). [http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/conyerss-opposition-to-gupta-is-connected-to-michael-moore-2009-01-08.html "Conyers's Opposition to Gupta Is Connected to Michael Moore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309105236/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/conyerss-opposition-to-gupta-is-connected-to-michael-moore-2009-01-08.html |date=March 9, 2009 }}. The Hill.

From the medical community, Donna Wright, of Creative Health Care Management, a regular commentator on medicine and politics, also defended the appointment on the grounds of his media presence, combined with his medical qualifications, which she viewed as an ideal combination for the post of surgeon general.{{cite web|url=http://www.bradenton.com/living/story/1148201.html|title=Gupta Good Choice for Surgeon General|author=Wright, Donna|date=January 13, 2009|work=The Bradenton Herald|access-date=February 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122195407/http://www.bradenton.com/living/story/1148201.html|archive-date=January 22, 2009}} Likewise, Fred Sanfilippo, executive vice president for health affairs at Emory University, supported Gupta's nomination by issuing a press release saying: "He has the character, training, intelligence and communications skills needed to help the United States improve its health and health care delivery systems in the next Administration."{{cite web|url=http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=26387|title=Gupta Named Top U.S. Doctor|author=White, Christina|date=January 19, 2009|work=The Emory Wheel|access-date=February 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924065626/http://emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=26387|archive-date=September 24, 2010}} The American Council on Exercise, listed by PR Newswire as "America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world", endorsed the nomination of Gupta

"because of his passion for inspiring Americans to lead healthier, more active lives". The ACE sent a letter of support to senator Edward M. Kennedy.{{cite web|url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/sports/20090127/LA6310527012009-1.html|title=American Council on Exercise (ACE) Endorses Appointment of Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General of the United States|author=Press release|date=January 27, 2009|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=February 1, 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders also supported Gupta's nomination, saying: "He has enough well-trained, well-qualified public health people to teach him the things he needs to do the job."{{cite web |author=SteveK |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/gupta_gets_endorsement_from_controversial_former_sg_109219.asp |title=Gupta Gets Endorsement From Controversial Former SG |work=TVNewser |publisher=www.mediabistro.com |date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630015833/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/gupta_gets_endorsement_from_controversial_former_sg_109219.asp |archive-date=June 30, 2009 }} In March 2009 Gupta withdrew his name from consideration for the post, citing his family and his career.

Some journalists and journalism professors specializing in health care have criticized the quality of Gupta's coverage. Trudy Lieberman, a regular Nation contributor on healthcare and director of the health and medicine reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism,{{cite web |url=http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/trudy_lieberman |title=Trudy Lieberman's biography page |work=The Nation |access-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727161829/http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/trudy_lieberman |url-status=dead }} reviewed Gupta's "ineptitude" in reporting on the McCain health plan. Lieberman criticized Gupta for relying on insurance industry statistics, and a health expert quoted by Lieberman said that Gupta's reporting "gives a gross oversimplification".Lieberman, Trudy (October 27, 2008). [https://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/paging_dr_gupta.php?page=all "Campaign Desk, Paging Dr. Gupta, How CNN's Doc Misdiagnosed McCain's Health Plan"], Columbia Journalism Review. Gary Schwitzer, professor of health journalism at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and now an editor at Health News Review, has also criticized Gupta's reporting.[http://blog.lib.umn.edu/schwitz/healthnews/075532.html CNN's one-sided view of mammography controversy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321110746/http://blog.lib.umn.edu/schwitz/healthnews/075532.html|date=March 21, 2009}}, Schwitzer health news blog, April 8, 2007.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120908020611/http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/umn?q=Sanjay+Gupta "Sanjay Gupta"]}}, at Schwitzer health news blog.

Peter Aldhous criticized Gupta's "enthusiasm for many forms of medical screening – even when the scientific evidence indicates that it may not benefit patients". He and other medical journalists accuse him of a "pro-screening bias" in promoting widespread electrocardiogram and prostate cancer screening, even though medical authorities like the US Preventive Services Task Force recommend against it.Aldhous, Peter (January 8, 2009). [https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/01/should-a-tv-news-doctor-be-us.html "Should a TV News Doctor be US Surgeon General?"] Blog of New Scientist.

A July 9, 2007, broadcast of CNN's The Situation Room aired a fact-check segment by Gupta on Michael Moore's 2007 film Sicko in which Gupta stated that Moore had "fudged facts".[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/09/sitroom.03.html "CNN's Dr. Gupta looks at 'Sicko' and Some Facts Are Incorrect"], The Situation Room, CNN. Aired {{nowrap|July 9, 2007 – 19:00 ET}}. Immediately following the segment, Moore was interviewed live on CNN by Wolf Blitzer. Moore said that Gupta's report was inaccurate and biased, and Moore later posted a detailed response on his website.{{cite web|title='SiCKO' Truth Squad Sets CNN Straight |publisher=Michael Moore |date=July 10, 2007 |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article_10017.php |access-date=July 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725115958/http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article_10017.php |archive-date=July 25, 2008 }} Moore accused CNN of being biased in favor of the drug industry because most of the sponsors for their medical coverage were drug companies.

On July 10, 2007, Gupta debated Moore on Larry King Live; on July 15, CNN released a statement in response to Michael Moore's rebuttal.{{cite news | url=http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-15/entertainment/moore.gupta_1_sicko-michael-moore-cnn-programs?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ | publisher=CNN | title=Michael Moore, Dr. Gupta Square Off over 'Sicko' | date=July 10, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119093612/http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-15/entertainment/moore.gupta_1_sicko-michael-moore-cnn-programs?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ | archive-date=November 19, 2010 | df=mdy-all }} In it, they apologized for an error in their on-air report, having stated that in the film Moore reported Cuba spends $25 per person for health care when the film actually gave that number as $251. CNN attributed this to a transcription error. CNN defended the rest of Gupta's report responding point-by-point to Moore's response, contending that comparison of data from different sources in different years was in effect cherry picking results, at the cost of statistical accuracy.

On April 28, 2012, Gupta was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree for his accomplishments in the medical field. He also gave the commencement address at the spring commencement ceremony held in the University of Michigan Stadium.[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120428/SCHOOLS/204280365#ixzz1tqFaaYHK "Sanjay Gupta to U-M grads: Let values, not money, dictate pursuits" ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623073944/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120428/SCHOOLS/204280365#ixzz1tqFaaYHK |date=June 23, 2012 }} On March 20, 2015, Gupta along with his wife, Rebecca, received the 2015 UNICEF Global Philanthropist Award. On June 12, 2016, Gupta addressed the Oregon Health & Science University graduating class of 2016. On May 23, 2019, Gupta presented the commencement address to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine class of 2019.{{Cite web|title=CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address at Albert Einstein College of Medicine|url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/cnn-s-dr-sanjay-gupta-to-deliver-2019-commencement-address-at-albert-einstein-college-of-medicine|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.newswise.com|language=en}} In October 2019, Gupta was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, to join its 2019 class consisting of 100 members, one of the highest honors in medicine.{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2019|title=National Academy of Medicine elects Sanjay Gupta, Emory neurosurgeon and CNN correspondent|url=https://news.emory.edu/stories/2019/10/jjm_sanjay_gupta_national_academy_of_medicine_2019/index.html|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=news.emory.edu|language=en}} Gupta was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021.{{Cite web|title=New Members|url=https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2021|access-date=April 24, 2021|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}} On October 6, 2022, Gupta was honored with the Fitzwater Medallion for Leadership in Public Communication by Franklin Pierce University.{{Cite web|title=Fitzwater Medallion|url=https://www.franklinpierce.edu/news/Dr-Sanjay-Gupta-to-be-Honored.html|access-date=October 6, 2022|website=Franklin Pierce University|language=en}} On May 22, 2023, Gupta delivered Baylor College of Medicine’s commencement address and was awarded the honorary Doctor of Letters in Medicine degree. On May 25, 2023, Gupta was the featured keynote speaker at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day commencement ceremony.

2006: He received an Emmy Award for his "Charity Hospital" coverage on Anderson Cooper 360°, highlighting the dire conditions in a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina.{{Cite web |last=Silber |first=Michael |title=Sanjay Gupta |url=https://www.nacdsfoundation.org/sanjay-gupta/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=NACDS Foundation |language=en-US}}

2010: Gupta was honored with multiple Emmy Awards for his reporting on the devastating earthquake in Haiti, where he not only covered the event but also provided critical medical assistance.

2005: Gupta played an integral role in CNN's coverage of Hurricane Katrina, which won a Peabody award for its comprehensive and impact full reporting.{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2023-12-19 |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, CNN, Wife, and Net Worth |url=https://originalprofiles.com/dr-sanjay-gupta/?utm_source |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Originalprofiles |language=en-US}}

2010: His reporting on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster was part of CNN's coverage that received a Peabody Award, recognizing the depth and quality of their journalism.{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |date=2021-04-20 |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The Most Famous Doctor in the World Marks 20 Years at CNN |url=https://americankahani.com/lead-stories/dr-sanjay-gupta-the-most-famous-doctor-in-the-world-marks-20-years-at-cnn/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=American Kahani |language=en}}

2005: Gupta's coverage of the Southeast Asia tsunami in Sri Lanka contributed to CNN's receipt of this prestigious award, often regarded as the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Headline Opening Session |url=https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/dr-sanjay-gupta-to-headline-opening-session |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.uspharmacist.com |language=en}}

2015: The CNN documentary "Weed: Dr Sanjay Gupta Reports" was named one of the 14 winners of the 2015 awards for excellence in broadcast, digital and documentary news.

2006: He was honored with four National Headliner Awards, recognizing his excellence in journalism and storytelling.{{Cite web |title=Rollins School of Public Health |url=https://sph.emory.edu/faculty/profile/index.php?FID=sanjay+-gupta+-12578&utm_source |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=sph.emory.eduindex.html}}

2022: Gupta was selected to receive the award in recognition of individuals for outstanding journalistic service. The award comes from a vote of the trustees of the Foundation, entitled from its namesake.{{Cite web |title=CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation |url=https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2022/01/24/cnn-chief-medical-correspondent-dr-sanjay-gupta-receive-william-allen-white-foundation?utm_source |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=KU News |language=en}}

Gupta is married to Rebecca Olson, a family law attorney. They have three daughters.{{cite web|last=Bell |first=Debra |url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2009/01/09/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-sanjay-gupta.html |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Sanjay Gupta | work=U.S. News & World Report |date=January 9, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011}}{{cite news | url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2009/01/09/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-sanjay-gupta.html |title=Dr. Sanjay Gupta: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me | work=US Weekly |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2015}}{{cite news | url=https://instageeked.com/soleil-asha-gupta/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915112409/https://instageeked.com/soleil-asha-gupta/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=September 15, 2021 |title=Sanjay Gupta's Daughter Facts and FAQs | work=Instageeked News |date=August 31, 2021 |access-date=September 15, 2021}} Gupta wrote a book called World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One about the COVID-19 pandemic.

• [https://books.google.com/books?id=aQADmbbltXAC Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today] (Warner Wellness, 2007, {{ISBN|9780446526500}})
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=8HYqSHLOVRoC Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds] (Wellness Central, 2009, {{ISBN|9780446508872}})
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=ypIRN-fCRWsC Monday Mornings: A Novel] (Grand Central Publishing, March 2012, {{ISBN|978-0446583855}})
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=BFu2DwAAQBAJ Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age] (Simon & Schuster, 2021, {{ISBN|9781501166754}})
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=yIZGEAAAQBAJ World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One] (Simon & Schuster, 2021, {{ISBN|9781982166106}})

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