Speaker
Vin Gupta, MD
Vin Gupta is a practicing pulmonologist and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, where he has led large, multinational epidemiologic studies on the global burden of respiratory disease. In parallel, he is a commissioned officer (O-4, major) in the United States Air Force Medical Reserve Corps, serving as the officer-in-charge of the Critical Care Air Transport capability at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Outside of his civilian and military clinical responsibilities, Dr. Gupta serves as CMO of New Health Initiatives at Amazon and a part-time medical analyst for NBC News. He has held prior research roles at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Bank, focused on pandemic influenza preparedness, and at the Center for Global Health Engagement and Harvard Global Health Institute. Lastly, he serves as a medical adviser to several organizations, including the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Dr. Gupta received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, his medical doctorate from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, his master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and his master’s degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge. He has active board certification in internal medicine, pulmonology and critical care medicine and completed his clinical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.