Vin Gupta (pulmonologist)
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. 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. In 2018, Gupta moved  back to the Seattle area to work with the University of Washington Medical Center and the Swedish Medical Center. 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. He later served as the company's chief medical officer for COVID-19 response and is currently a senior principal in their Health group. 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. 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, primarily serving as a NBC News and MSNBC medical contributor on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to "The Seattle Times", he made "hundreds" of appearances in 2020 alone to provide medical guidance to the public. Prior to the pandemic, Gupta has spoken and written on a range of public health issues, including climate change, vaping, and gun violence. Gupta serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Environmental Health  and Northwest Harvest. He is also a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. 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 amid other reporting that he was under consideration.