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Which medical boards is Dr. Sanjay Gupta certified by and are those certifications current?
Executive summary
Available sources identify multiple physicians named “Sanjay Gupta” with different specialties and board certifications; they are not all the same person, and the reporting does not present a single unified record of one doctor’s boards and maintenance status (not found in current reporting). For the well-known CNN neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, sources describe him as a “board‑certified neurosurgeon” but do not list the exact certifying board or current certification status [1] [2]. Other professionals named Sanjay Gupta in the results are reported as certified by different boards (for example, diagnostic radiology/ABR and endocrinology/internal medicine), with licensure dates listed in some profiles [3] [4] [5].
1. Different doctors, different boards — the reporting is a mixed bag
Search results show several physicians named Sanjay Gupta who work in distinct specialties: a high‑profile CNN neurosurgeon/Emory/Grady physician (often described as “board‑certified neurosurgeon”), a Sanjay K. Gupta listed as a radiologist with American Board of Radiology certification, and other Sanjay Guptas reported as certified in endocrinology or surgery on clinic pages [1] [3] [5] [6]. This means any answer about “which boards” must specify which Sanjay Gupta is meant; the sources do not merge these identities into a single, authoritative board listing (not found in current reporting).
2. What the CNN/Emory/Grady Sanjay Gupta’s profiles say
Profiles tied to the CNN correspondent and Emory/Grady faculty describe him as a “board‑certified neurosurgeon” and a practicing neurosurgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory, but those profiles do not name the certifying board (for example, American Board of Neurological Surgery) nor do they state whether any certification is current or when it was last maintained [1] [2] [7]. Therefore, the public profiles confirm board certification in neurosurgery generically but do not supply verifiable details about which board issued it or its expiration/recredentialing status (not found in current reporting).
3. Other Sanjay Guptas in the results have specific board listings
Some search results clearly list board certifications for other physicians named Sanjay Gupta: a physician at MD Anderson is described as “certified by the American Board of Radiology” with an added qualification in Interventional Radiology [3]. A separate profile (likely a different Sanjay K. Gupta in New City, NY) lists “Certified in Diagnostic Radiology” and gives state license active dates (e.g., NY license active through 2026) [4]. A provider profile in Indianapolis is reported as board certified in Diabetes, Metabolism & Endocrinology and Internal Medicine [5]. These are explicit claims in those organizational pages [3] [4] [5].
4. What the records do and do not show about currency of certification
Where state licensure dates appear, they sometimes show expiration years (for example, a New York license through 2026 in one profile), but those are medical license data, not board certification maintenance; board certification currency typically must be confirmed through the issuing board [4]. The sources do not provide explicit, independently verifiable evidence of current board certification status (for example, ABMS certification verification pages or certificate numbers) for any single Sanjay Gupta in this set (not found in current reporting).
5. How to confirm which board[8] and whether they are current
Given the ambiguity across people with the same name, the only reliable next steps are: 1) identify the exact Sanjay Gupta (middle initial, institution, specialty), 2) consult the corresponding certifying board’s verification tool (e.g., American Board of Neurological Surgery or American Board of Radiology) or the American Board of Medical Specialties database, and 3) check state medical board license lookup pages for disciplinary or status notes. None of those definitive verification records are included in the provided search results, so they cannot be cited here (not found in current reporting).
6. Competing perspectives and limitations in the sources
Organizational bios and clinic pages often state “board certified” without naming the issuing board or listing dates; such language carries implicit institutional trust but not granular verification [2] [7]. Conversely, specialty centers and academic profiles sometimes name the board (e.g., ABR) and added qualifications, which is more specific [3]. The sources therefore differ in transparency: some give a named board and qualification, others give only a general “board‑certified” descriptor or focus on roles and awards [3] [1].
If you tell me which Sanjay Gupta you mean (for example, “CNN/Emory neurosurgeon Sanjay K. Gupta” or the MD Anderson radiologist), I will use the provided sources to extract every listed certification and then recommend the exact board verification pages to check for current status.