Neil Gupta, MD, MPH, is the Senior Director of Policy for the NCDI Poverty Network, where he plays a lead role in facilitating and supporting National NCDI Poverty Commissions and the NCDI Poverty Network Steering Committee.

An internist and pediatrician by training, Dr. Gupta was previously the Chief Medical Officer for Partners In Health in Rwanda, where he was responsible for the strategy, design, and implementation of clinical programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. He later joined the NCD Synergies team of Partners In Health and supported the development of the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr. Gupta is also the Primary Investigator for the Simplifying Hepatitis C Antiviral Therapy for Elsewhere in the Developing World study, which aims to promote access and availability of hepatitis C treatment.

Dr. Gupta is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Harvard School of Public Health, and he completed his residency training at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.