by Sanjay Gupta
I would also like to thank my colleague and good friend, Caleb Hellerman. This book would not have been possible without him and his passion. Not only is he a terrific and thoughtful writer, but he is as diligent a researcher as one can find. Caleb is also serving as the executive producer of Cheating Death, the documentary.
About the Author
SANJAY GUPTA, MD, is a practicing neurosurgeon and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and assistant professor at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He is a columnist for Time magazine and chief medical correspondent at CNN, where he plays an integral role in the network’s medical coverage, including daily reports, the show House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and coverage of breaking medical news. He is featured in a weekly podcast on health issues called “Paging Dr. Gupta” and writes health news stories for CNN.com and CNNHealth.com. He is also a contributor to 60 Minutes and the Evening News with Katie Couric on CBS.
Before joining CNN, Gupta was a neurosurgeon at the University of Tennessee’s Semmes-Murphy clinic, and before that, at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He became partner of the Great Lakes Brain and Spine Institute in 2000 and in 1997 he was chosen as a White House Fellow, one of only fifteen fellows appointed. He served as special adviser to former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Gupta has been published in a variety of scientific journals and has received numerous accolades. He received the health communication achievement award from the American Medical Association in 2009 and his health reports swept all three health and medical awards in 2006—the first year the National Headliner Awards honored such journalism in a dedicated category. Also in 2006, he earned his first Emmy®, a Peabody, and the DuPont award.
In 2004, the Atlanta Press Club named Gupta “Journalist of the Year.” He has won the Humanitarian Award from the National Press Photographers Association, a GOLD Award from the National Health Care Communicators, and the International Health and Medical Media award known as the “Freddie.” His first book, Chasing Life, became a New York Times best seller and was also the subject of a one-hour documentary of the same name on CNN.
A board-certified neurosurgeon, Gupta is a member of several organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Council of Foreign Relations. He serves as a diplomat of the American Board of Neurosurgery as a Fellow in the American College of Surgery and is a certified medical investigator. Gupta is also a board member of the Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Foundation.
