Vin Gupta (pulmonologist)

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Vin Gupta
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Education
OccupationPulmonologist
Years active2011–present
Employer
Board member of
Military career
RankMajor
UnitUnited States Air Force Medical Reserve Corps

Vin Gupta is an American pulmonologist who is a medical analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He also serves as a senior principal scientist with Amazon, affiliate professor with the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, attending physician at Virginia Mason Medical Center, and lead officer of the Critical Care Air Transport Team for the United States Air Force Medical Service Reserves, based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

Career[]

Education and medical career[]

Gupta attended Princeton University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2011, and completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Washington.[1]

He did a fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston from 2014 to 2017. As part of the United States Air Force Medical Service Reserves, he completed commissioned officer training in 2015. He also got his Master of Studies in International Relations from the University of Cambridge in 2015, and a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard in 2017.[1][2]

In 2018, Gupta moved back to the Seattle area to work with the University of Washington Medical Center and the Swedish Medical Center.[1][3] In January 2020, Gupta joined Amazon as part of its Amazon Care group, which provides virtual medical care for its Seattle-based employees and dependents.[4][5] He later served as the company's chief medical officer for COVID-19 response[5][6] and is currently a senior principal in their Health group.[1] Also in 2020, he left Swedish Medical and joined the Virginia Mason Medical Center, and moved from the UW Medical Center to UW's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; both organizations in Seattle.[1][2]

Media contributor and other ventures[]

In 2020, Gupta worked as a part-time public health media analyst, making recurring television and media appearances for NBC media,[2][7][8] primarily serving as a NBC News and MSNBC medical contributor on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11] According to The Seattle Times, he made "hundreds" of appearances in 2020 alone to provide medical guidance to the public.[2] Prior to the pandemic, Gupta has spoken and written on a range of public health issues, including climate change, vaping, and gun violence.[12]

Gupta serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Environmental Health[13] and Northwest Harvest.[14] He is also a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[15]

Gupta has advised the Biden administration on COVID-19 issues. In 2020, U.S. House Representative Jim Clyburn recommended Gupta for United States Surgeon General[3] amid other reporting that he was under consideration.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Resumes and CV profiles:
    • "Vin Gupta MD MPA". Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via LinkedIn.
    • "Vin Gupta resume" (PDF). Vin Gupta official website. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Hanson, Scott (October 26, 2020). "'Passion and expertise': UW's Dr. Vin Gupta shares coronavirus insights with the nation". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Diamond, Dan; Cancryn, Adam (November 23, 2020). "Herd immunity by May?". Politico.
  4. ^ Farr, Christina (January 8, 2020). "Amazon's latest health hire is a high-profile public health expert and 'lung doc'". CNBC. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Brodwin, Erin (June 14, 2021). "Meet the unlikely veteran-turned-doctor shaping Amazon's health plans – The unlikely force shaping Amazon's health plans: A veteran, doctor, and TV persona with big ideas for tech". Stat.
  6. ^ Rosenbaum, Eric (October 22, 2021). "Amazon's top doctor on why air quality is the biggest workplace health challenge of this century". CNBC. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Zurawik, David (November 10, 2020). "As pandemic information from U.S. agencies became politicized, cable TV doctors stepped up in major way | Commentary". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Coronavirus: Vaccines & Variants with Vin Gupta, MD, and Peter Hotez, MD, PhD. Washingon Post Live. May 10, 2021. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Seattle magazine's Most Influential People of 2021". Seattle Magazine. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Maddow, Rachel (September 21, 2021). Mobile military ICU training for use with beleaguered U.S. hospitals. MSNBC (online video). Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Dr. Vin Gupta gets COVID-19 vaccine on-air: 'This is going to save lives'. Today.com (online video). December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Gupta's media correspondence on other issues:
  13. ^ "Board". Center for Environmental Health. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "Our People – Board of Directors". Northwest Harvest. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Latest Developments on COVID-19". Council on Foreign Relations. October 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "Who Would Biden Put in Charge of Healthcare?". MedPage Today. August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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