Vin Gupta

Vin Gupta is an American public health physician and pulmonologist who is a prominent medical analyst for NBC News and MS NOW. He is also a Managing Director of Health Innovation at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP and was formerly a Chief Medical Officer at Amazon. He continues to serve as an 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. where he later was the company's chief medical officer across a range of efforts, including the lead for COVID-19 response and later their Devices and Services group Also in 2020, he left Swedish Medical and joined the Virginia Mason Medical Center; he remains an affiliate faculty member at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and Evans School; both organizations are part of the University of Washington in Seattle. as an NBC News and MSNBC medical contributor on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health issues.

Political speculation In July 2022, Politico first reported that Gupta was the leading candidate for a top role within the Biden administration, specifically as Principal Medical Advisor to the US Food and Drug Administration. In this role, Gupta would have been "charged primarily with improving the FDA's image and boosting public trust in the agency as a public health authority." It was later reported he declined the position due to family considerations. This follows prior speculation that Gupta was short-listed for United States Surgeon General

Other ventures and honors Gupta has delivered several major healthcare keynotes, including at South by Southwest as a featured speaker in 2024, where he discussed how the myriad ways technology is impacting the delivery of care to patients across the United States; as a recurring moderator at Aspen Ideas Health Festival; and as a headliner for major events. In January 2026, Gupta was announced as the recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award Recipient by the Rutgers University School of Public Health, given in recognition of his "extraordinary" contributions to the field. He will also serve as the school's 40th commencement speaker during its May 2026 ceremony. Gupta was also tapped as the 2026 commencement speaker for the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine, citing his role as a national public health leader, and was named as one of America's most influential healthcare leaders in 2026.

Gupta is on the board of directors of the American Lung Association, Center for Environmental Health and Climate Solutions. He is also a life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Awards and honors

America's Most Influential Healthcare Leaders of 2026, The Industry Leaders, 2026 Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health, 2026 Gold Medal - Video Series, Academy of Digital and Interactive Arts, 2025 Hero in Healthcare, VNA Care, 2024 Hero of the Deep, Seattle Kraken, 2023 Most Influential People, Seattle Magazine, 2021 Science Awareness Award: Communicating complex science topics in innovative, engaging ways, Novim, 2021 40 under 40 Leaders in Health Award: National Minority Quality Forum, 2017