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Science & STEM keynote speakers
Sanjay Gupta
Neurosurgeon & CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
- Keynote · Fireside chat · Moderation
- English
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Signature keynotes
What your audience walks away with
- Outcome
Chasing Life — A Smarter, Sharper, Healthier Path to Longevity & Wellbeing
The science of living longer and better. Drawing on neuroscience, his global reporting, and his book Keep Sharp, Dr. Gupta shows how longevity and brain health come down to a set of daily, evidence-based choices — and hands the audience the ones that matter most.
It Doesn't Have to Hurt — Living With Less Pain
From his 2025 book of the same name: new, science-based approaches to managing pain without dependence. A timely, deeply human keynote for healthcare audiences and any organization thinking about the wellbeing of its people.
Medicine and the Media — Trust, Truth & Health Misinformation
How health news is made, why misinformation spreads, and how to be a smarter consumer of medical information. Drawn from a career at the intersection of medicine and journalism — and the theme of his 2026 keynote to the American Psychiatric Association.
Pandemic Preparedness — Lessons for the Next One
What the last global health crisis taught us and how organizations and communities can be ready for the next, drawn from his frontline reporting and World War C.
Thriving in an Age of Overload (tailored)
Science-backed strategies for managing stress and protecting brain health in a world of constant input — a version built for students and younger audiences.
The story
Who Sanjay actually is
Sanjay Gupta, MD, was born in Novi, Michigan, in 1969. He earned his undergraduate degree and his medical degree at the University of Michigan, completed his neurosurgery training there, and served as a White House Fellow early in his career. Today he is Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine — a practicing surgeon, not a former one.
Since 2001 he has been the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, reporting from operating rooms and from disasters and conflict zones around the world — Iraq, where he performed brain surgery in the field; Haiti; Japan; Puerto Rico; and the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. His journalism has won multiple Emmy Awards, and he has been elected to both the National Academy of Medicine (2019) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2021) — a pairing of honors almost no other physician-journalist holds.
Dr. Gupta is the author of a series of New York Times bestsellers — Chasing Life, Cheating Death, the novel Monday Mornings, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic, and, in 2025, It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life. He hosts CNN's Chasing Life podcast and remains one of the most recognized and trusted voices in the world on health, the brain, and living well.
The receipts
Books & publications
It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life
2025evidence-based, integrative approaches to living with less pain and less dependence.
Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age
2021the science of protecting and improving cognition across the lifespan (with the companion program 12 Weeks to a Sharper You).
World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
2021(2021).
Chasing Life
2007bestselling explorations of longevity and the limits of modern medicine; plus the novel Monday Mornings (2012).
Gravity
Career highlights & recognition
- Credential2001
Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN
since 2001; frontline reporting from Iraq, Haiti, Japan, Puerto Rico, and the COVID-19 pandemic
- Milestone
Practicing neurosurgeon
Associate Chief of Neurosurgery, Grady Memorial Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine
- Award
Multiple Emmy Awards
for medical and science journalism (Hurricane Katrina, Haiti earthquake, Separated, and more)
- Award
National Academy of Medicine
among the highest honors in medicine
- Milestone
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Credential
Former White House Fellow
- Credential2025
Author of multiple New York Times bestsellers
Keep Sharp, World War C, It Doesn't Have to Hurt (2025), Chasing Life, Cheating Death
- Credential
Host, Chasing Life podcast
- Milestone2026
2026 keynotes
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting Opening Session; HMP Global Rx Summit
Booking with confidence
What to expect when you book Sanjay
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Booking questions, answered
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What formats does Sanjay offer?
Sanjay is available for Keynote, Fireside chat, Moderation and Virtual engagements. We'll match the format to your audience and run-of-show.
What does Sanjay speak about?
Sanjay's keynote themes include Mental Health. Each talk is tailored to your audience and outcomes.
What languages does Sanjay present in?
Sanjay presents in English.
Where does Sanjay travel from?
Sanjay is based in Atlanta, GA and travels internationally for engagements; virtual sessions are also available.
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