Sanjay Gupta

At a glance

• Sanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and author. He is associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine.
• He is CNN’s chief medical correspondent and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
• In his book Keep Sharp (2021) he brings together research on keeping your brain healthy as you age: exercise, sleep, diet, lifelong learning and social connection.
• He also wrote World War C (2021) about the pandemic and made documentaries, including on medical cannabis, in which he revised his earlier position.
• On his podcast Chasing Life he explores health questions in conversations with experts.
• For longevity, he matters because he reaches a huge audience with a balanced, evidence-based message on brain health.
• Takeaway: keep challenging your brain by learning something new, and combine that with daily movement and enough sleep.