NY Post: Is CNN’s Sanjay Gupta the ‘Next Brian Williams’ for Medical Mix-Up?

[rush transcript Chris Cuomo ░░░░░░░░ Monday Nepal suffered yet ░░░░░░░░ aftershock of the 7 ░░░░░░░░ magnitude quake that struck ░░░░░░░░ the morning of April ░░░░░░░░ that you may remember ░░░░░░░░ for more than two ░░░░░░░░ since CNN has been ░░░░░░░░ this story Now Dr ░░░░░░░░ Gupta was there on ░░░░░░░░ ground in Kathmandu soon ░░░░░░░░ the disaster not only ░░░░░░░░ on the trouble but ░░░░░░░░ something about it performing ░░░░░░░░ brain surgery on a ░░░░░░░░ Sanjay joins us this ░░░░░░░░ with an update on ░░░░░░░░ patient he operated on ░░░░░░░░ morning my friend DR ░░░░░░░░ GUPTA Good morning Chris ░░░░░░░░ know it s such ░░░░░░░░ privilege to be able ░░░░░░░░ do that kind of ░░░░░░░░ and hard to believe ░░░░░░░░ s still aftershocks going ░░░░░░░░ in Nepal You know ░░░░░░░░ this girl that we ░░░░░░░░ on it was reported ░░░░░░░░ an eight year old ░░░░░░░░ at that time that ░░░░░░░░ was asked to perform ░░░░░░░░ operation on She the ░░░░░░░░ was that she had ░░░░░░░░ blood clot on her ░░░░░░░░ that need to be ░░░░░░░░ because that can cause ░░░░░░░░ in the brain What ░░░░░░░░ been flagged for us ░░░░░░░░ Chris is in fact ░░░░░░░░ the patient that I ░░░░░░░░ on may not have ░░░░░░░░ this eight year old ░░░░░░░░ but rather separately a ░░░░░░░░ year old girl in ░░░░░░░░ same hospital during that ░░░░░░░░ aftermath of the earthquake ░░░░░░░░ know we haven t ░░░░░░░░ verified this Chris But ░░░░░░░░ know I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ this update and be ░░░░░░░░ transparent These these facts ░░░░░░░░ very important to us ░░░░░░░░ want to be 100 ░░░░░░░░ accurate in that And ░░░░░░░░ is what we re ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ verify exactly which child ░░░░░░░░ was They got the ░░░░░░░░ At that time there ░░░░░░░░ many children many people ░░░░░░░░ the hospital but we ░░░░░░░░ working to verify that ░░░░░░░░ Chris it was really ░░░░░░░░ that I speak today ░░░░░░░░ just offer this this ░░░░░░░░ as we know it ░░░░░░░░ now Cuomo Understood You ░░░░░░░░ no stranger to chaos ░░░░░░░░ ve been in the ░░░░░░░░ the world has to ░░░░░░░░ What do you say ░░░░░░░░ an explanation to the ░░░░░░░░ of how something like ░░░░░░░░ can happen GUPTA Well ░░░░░░░░ know it s it ░░░░░░░░ tough to say You ░░░░░░░░ the when you think ░░░░░░░░ reporting these types of ░░░░░░░░ it is a chaotic ░░░░░░░░ You you land in ░░░░░░░░ country you re there ░░░░░░░░ you re sort of ░░░░░░░░ to figure out exactly ░░░░░░░░ s going on in ░░░░░░░░ first few hours after ░░░░░░░░ get there In this ░░░░░░░░ we went immediately to ░░░░░░░░ this big city hospital ░░░░░░░░ you know was unlike ░░░░░░░░ I d really seen ░░░░░░░░ I ve covered a ░░░░░░░░ of these types of ░░░░░░░░ You have a lobby ░░░░░░░░ hospital lobby area that ░░░░░░░░ turned into this massive ░░░░░░░░ area We re talking ░░░░░░░░ doctors There s somewhat ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ language barrier as well ░░░░░░░░ am told that there ░░░░░░░░ six patients all of ░░░░░░░░ children that are needing ░░░░░░░░ on their brain We ░░░░░░░░ looking at their scans ░░░░░░░░ m being shown their ░░░░░░░░ So it s I ░░░░░░░░ just trying to paint ░░░░░░░░ little bit of a ░░░░░░░░ for you Chris You ░░░░░░░░ frankly again we want ░░░░░░░░ get these things 100 ░░░░░░░░ right It s important ░░░░░░░░ to to the viewers ░░░░░░░░ s important to the ░░░░░░░░ you know who are ░░░░░░░░ undergoing this suffering through ░░░░░░░░ aftermath of the earthquake ░░░░░░░░ but it s just ░░░░░░░░ s just a chaotic ░░░░░░░░ When you report on ░░░░░░░░ types of things you ░░░░░░░░ lots of different pieces ░░░░░░░░ information and consolidate it ░░░░░░░░ in the end you ░░░░░░░░ the story You know ░░░░░░░░ was still a girl ░░░░░░░░ needed an operation That ░░░░░░░░ was performed I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell you that ░░░░░░░░ on what we re ░░░░░░░░ both girls the eight ░░░░░░░░ old girl and the ░░░░░░░░ year old girl are ░░░░░░░░ well They both survived ░░░░░░░░ and are back home ░░░░░░░░ with their families So ░░░░░░░░ s a little bit ░░░░░░░░ good news here But ░░░░░░░░ wanted to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we could clarify exactly ░░░░░░░░ happened Cuomo Understood and ░░░░░░░░ s good to learn ░░░░░░░░ her condition as well ░░░░░░░░ right my colleague but ░░░░░░░░ as you know Sanjay ░░░░░░░░ are my friend and ░░░░░░░░ are all fans of ░░░░░░░░ The anchor then read ░░░░░░░░ network s statement on ░░░░░░░░ issue which anchor Michaela ░░░░░░░░ also responded to Cuomo ░░░░░░░░ CNN has released the ░░░░░░░░ statement on this story ░░░░░░░░ is not brain surgery ░░░░░░░░ brain surgery is brain ░░░░░░░░ We are so proud ░░░░░░░░ Sanjay was one of ░░░░░░░░ few reporters in Nepal ░░░░░░░░ covered the earthquake and ░░░░░░░░ there was asked to ░░░░░░░░ save a young victim ░░░░░░░░ life As we reported ░░░░░░░░ assisted the surgeons at ░░░░░░░░ Bir Hospital by performing ░░░░░░░░ craniotomy on a young ░░░░░░░░ Some reporting has suggested ░░░░░░░░ was not the young ░░░░░░░░ we at the time ░░░░░░░░ our own reporting in ░░░░░░░░ midst of crisis believed ░░░░░░░░ to be We will ░░░░░░░░ to verify that as ░░░░░░░░ Regardless Sanjay spent a ░░░░░░░░ in Nepal helped save ░░░░░░░░ young life in the ░░░░░░░░ room and we could ░░░░░░░░ be prouder of him ░░░░░░░░ has our full and ░░░░░░░░ support Mick MICHAELA PEREIRA ░░░░░░░░ Amen to that.