Sanjay Gupta, 40,  of CNN  may soon be giving up his position as the networks Chief Medical correspondent.  According to sources, he has been mentioned as Obama’s choice as the next surgeon general.

Gupta is a neurosurgeon who served as a White House fellow adviser to Hilary Clinton from 1997-1998.  In 2003 he was embedded with the Navy’s medical unit in Iraq and Kuwait where he performed brain surgery five times.

He is married two attorney Rebecca Olson and they have two daughters Sage Ayla, 3, and Skye, 2. and is the author of the book “Chasing Life” which was a best seller.

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