Jan 9th, 2009 · Dr. Sanjay Gupta has plenty to offer: As a neurosurgeon and former White House Fellow in the Clinton administration, he is in an ideal position to help create and pass health care reform legislation. The problem? That's not in the surgeon general's job description.
Jan 7th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama is looking for a surgeon general. And CNN says its chief medical correspondent is under consideration for the job. Should the offer come, CNN says Dr. Sanjay Gupta has indicated he's likely to take it. The 39-year-old Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon.
Jan 6th, 2009 · CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, is reportedly in talks to become the Obama administration's surgeon general. Gupta worked on health policy as a White House fellow in the 1990s.
Jan 6th, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama is reported to have picked CNN'S medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be the next surgeon general.
Dec 26th, 2008 · Veterinarian Nick Trout has performed CAT scans on rats and at least one ultrasound on a frog. He details the highs and lows of animal healing in his new memoir, Tell Me Where It Hurts.
Aug 9th, 2008 · A new medical textbook — published by the military — uses cases from Iraq and Afghanistan to train trauma surgeons. The book features disturbing images, yet also illustrates just how many critical advances have emerged from the theater of war.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Dr. Michael DeBakey, a man who received a Congressional Gold Medal for his many accomplishments and contributions to the nation, died last week at the age of 99. He was responsible for many of the processes that have become a common part of the medical arsenal, including coronary bypass surgery and ventricular assist devices.
Jul 12th, 2008 · Michael DeBakey was a pioneer of the bypass surgery, the heart pump and other life-saving innovations in health. He died Friday at the age of 99. Debakey's friend and colleague, Valentine Fuster, talks about the surgeon's legacy.