Sanjay Gupta Net Worth & Salary

Sanjay Gupta Net Worth – $17 million

What is Sanjay Gupta’s net worth? Also, what is Sanjay Gupta’s salary?

Introduction

Sanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon and the chief medical correspondent for CNN.

Biography

He was born on October 23, 1969, in Novi, Michigan, USA.

His parents, Subhash and Damyanti Gupta, moved to the US in the 1960s.

His father is a retired Ford engineer, while his mother was the first female engineer hired by Ford Motor Co.

In 1988, Sanjay graduated from Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan.

He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

In 1993, Gupta received his M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School.

In 1997, he received a White House Fellowship.

In 2000, Sanjay completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Michigan Health System.

CNN

In the summer of 2001, Sanjay joined CNN as a medical correspondent.

In 2003, Dr. Gupta traveled to Iraq and performed emergency surgery on Iraqi civilians and US soldiers.

”First time I ever operated on the brain, you know, close to 30 years ago now, it was a mystical experience,” he told CBS News in January 2021. He added: ”You can’t believe that those three-and-a-half pounds are everything to us — all of our pain, all of our joy, all of our memories, all of our learning, everything.”

In 2003, Sanjay was named one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive.”

In 2004, Dr. Gupta was named “Journalist of the Year” by the Atlanta Press Club.

In 2010, Sanjay and the team completed the Nautica New York City Triathlon. ”I’d been moderately athletic in my life but never thought I’d be doing something like a triathlon,” Dr. Gupta said in an interview with Triathlete. He added: ”I hadn’t swum as an adult. What I realized is that besides offering an incredible sense of accomplishment, psychologically it was very empowering.”

In 2011, he reported from the tsunami-ravaged Japan. In the same year, Sanjay portrayed himself in the movie Contagion, alongside Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Damon, and Marion Cotillard.

In March 2012, he published a book titled – ”Monday Mornings.” It follows the lives of five surgeons at Chelsea General. The book was adapted as a medical drama television series that ran on TNT in 2013.

In April 2012, Sanjay was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

From 2013 to 2014, Gupta served as the host of the medical-centric news program ”Sanjay Gupta MD” on CNN.

Chasing Life

In 2019, Dr. Gupta appeared in Chasing Life, a six-part docuseries that takes Sanjay to Turkey, Italy, Norway, Bolivia, India, and Japan.

”There are places around the world where people are living happier, healthier, and longer than we ever thought possible,” Sanjay said. He went on to say: ”I found their secrets, proved they worked, and now get to bring them to the viewers of CNN.”

In June 2020, Dr. Gupta published the book ”Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age.” In the book, Sanjay shares the “five pillars of brain health,” actions that have been demonstrated as “fundamental to promoting good cognitive function across the lifespan.”

Wife

On May 15, 2004, Dr. Sanjay Gupta married Rebecca Olson, an attorney specializing in family and divorce law.

The two first met in Ann Arbor when Rebecca was doing her undergraduate studies at U-M in biology and political science.

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Children

The couple has three daughters, Soleil, Sky, and Sage.

”I tell my girls they can be whatever they want to be,” Gupta wrote in February 2016. ”No, nothing is really impossible. It is an audacious message, but achievable as well.”

Quotes

”Since I started my training to be a neurosurgeon 25 years ago, I have always wondered: Is the mind in the brain?”

”Unlike nearly any other organ in the body, your brain can consistently get sharper throughout your life.”

”I’ve always believed people have a soul, and that’s not something that I could subjectively prove.”

”Crossword puzzles and brain training exercises can be quite helpful at making the roads in your brain that you use a lot already, keeping them strong.”

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Sanjay Gupta – Net Worth

So, how much is Sanjay Gupta worth?

Gupta earned most of his wealth from serving as the chief medical correspondent for CNN. Dr. Gupta’s annual salary at CNN is estimated at $4 million.

Sanjay is a frequent contributor to other CNN programs such as Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN Tonight, Larry King Live, and American Morning.

He is an Emory Healthcare general neurosurgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital. He is also a member of the staff and faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Gupta and Marc Hodosh co-host the health conference Life Itself.

Dr. Gupta also makes money from selling copies of his books, including – Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, World War C, Cheating Death, and Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today.

On Amazon, Dr. Gupta’s books have over 13,000 ratings — an estimated 650,000 to 1,300,000 sold copies.

Therefore, neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta has an estimated net worth of $17 million.

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