What medical boards have certified Dr. Sanjay Gupta and when were certifications issued?

1. Multiple doctors, one name — the source of the confusion

The search results include several separate physicians named Sanjay (or Sanjaya) Gupta who practice different specialties—one is the high‑profile CNN neurosurgeon and Emory associate professor (the subject people commonly ask about) while others are radiologists, anesthesiologists, endocrinologists or surgeons with unrelated credentials ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [4]}. Mixing records for distinct clinicians produces conflicting “board certification” claims across directories and clinic pages ^{[5] [6] [4]}.

2. What the profiles say about the CNN neurosurgeon’s board status

Profiles tied to the CNN neurosurgeon describe him as a “board‑certified neurosurgeon,” associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady, and associate professor at Emory—language repeated on Emory and clinical/association pages ^{[2] [3] [1]}. Those sources present his specialty and roles but do not list specific issuing boards or the calendar dates when board certificates were granted ^{[2] [3]}.

3. Explicit board claims in other sources and specialties

Other entries in the dataset clearly attach board names to clinicians called Sanjay Gupta: an MD Anderson faculty page states a Dr. Gupta is certified by the American Board of Radiology with an added qualification in interventional radiology (likely a different Sanjay Gupta) ^[5]. A spa/clinic listing and another page attribute “American Board of Surgery – Surgical Critical Care” certification to a Dr. Sanjay Gupta ^[4]. Zocdoc/clinic listings show a Sanjay Gupta certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine—again a different practitioner ^[6]. These items demonstrate how identical names across specialties generate divergent certification claims ^{[5] [4] [6]}.

4. Investigative note: disputed forensic titles and public representation

A 2011 guest blog flagged that CNN’s materials at times described the CNN neurosurgeon as a “certified medical examiner” or “certified medical investigator” and challenged those labels, noting no evidence he held formal medical examiner certification; the blog concluded he “never has been” a certified medical examiner as claimed on air ^[7]. That piece illustrates how imprecise language in media profiles can amplify credential confusion and why checking primary licensing/board records matters ^[7].

5. Limits of the assembled reporting — what is not found

The supplied sources do not include primary board‑registry entries (for example, American Board of Neurological Surgery or state medical board verifications) that would show exact boards and issuance dates for the CNN neurosurgeon’s certifications; therefore, definitive answers about which boards certified the CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the precise dates of those certifications cannot be produced from the current reporting (available sources do not mention certification issuance dates or a clear, single‑board listing for the CNN neurosurgeon) ^{[2] [1] [3]}.

6. How to get a definitive answer — recommended next steps

To resolve ambiguity, consult primary sources: the American Board of Neurological Surgery (or the American Board of Medical Specialties member board pages), the Federation of State Medical Boards, or Emory/Grady credentialing offices for the CNN neurosurgeon. The dataset here shows secondary profiles and directory pages that conflict because they refer to multiple clinicians with the same name; primary board registries will provide the authoritative board names and issuance/expiration dates (the article sources themselves point to profile claims but not registry entries) ^{[5] [4] [2]}.

Sources cited above: Emory profile and biographical pages ^{[2] [1]}, SCAI/CNN summaries ^{[3] [1]}, MD Anderson and other clinic listings showing other physicians named Sanjay Gupta ^{[5] [4]}, and the HealthNewsReview critique of “certified medical examiner” claims ^[7].