After that experience, I decided that the things that were more important to do were the things I was actually not focused on, and I wasn’t focused on them because I was pretty much afraid of failing.

Sanjay Gupta, MD, is an American neurosurgeon, medical news correspondent, and bestselling author. He has been a contributor to major broadcast news shows, talk shows, and radio shows on general and topical health issues and has hosted several TV miniseries and documentary programs, including “Weed: A CNN Special Report,” after which he proclaimed his support for medical marijuana use.