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Neil Gupta, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Affiliate in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
617-887-8300

Dr. Gupta is an internist, pediatrician, and public health specialist, and currently serves as Clinical Director for the NCD Synergies Project and the Lancet Commission for Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest Billion. He has previously worked as Chief Medical Officer for Partners In Health in Rwanda, where he was responsible for the strategy, design, and implementation of clinical programs provided in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Dr. Gupta is Primary Investigator for the Simplifying Hepatitis C Antiviral Therapy for Elsewhere in the Developing World study, which aims to demonstrated safety and effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral treatment for Hepatitis C in Rwanda and develop treatment models for care. Previously, he served as Primary Investigator for the Population Health Implementation & Training grant, which implemented and then measured the impact of a comprehensive clinical and training program in rural Rwanda. Dr. Gupta is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health, and he completed his residency training at Brigham & Women’s and Boston Children’s Hospitals. He is currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Dr. Gupta’s research focus is on the treatment outcomes of chronic hepatitis C infection in Rwanda. Through the Simplifying Hepatitis C Antiviral Therapy for Elsewhere in the Developing World(SHARED) study, Dr. Gupta’s team is evaluating the safety and efficacy of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in Rwanda. The study will also evaluate the epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Rwanda, qualitatively explore the treatment experience of individual patients, and determine risk factors for treatment failure. The study will use outcomes of the study to develop simplified models for decentralized hepatitis C care delivery and promote greater access to DAAs in low-income countries. Dr. Gupta also studies the state of health service delivery for non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) in several countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia supporting national NCD policy, planning, and advocacy. Through the Program in Global Noncommunicable Disease and Social Change, he has led the establishment and coordination of national NCDI Poverty Commissions to research the links between NCDIs and poverty and to plan for health sector interventions to address these challenges. Dr. Gupta has previously led operational research of outcomes of a large community-based HIV care and treatment program in rural Rwanda.

Controlling hepatitis C in Rwanda: a framework for a national response.
Authors: Authors: Mbituyumuremyi A, Van Nuil JI, Umuhire J, Mugabo J, Mwumvaneza M, Makuza JD, Umutesi J, Nsanzimana S, Gupta N.
Bull World Health Organ
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The impact of "Option B" on HIV transmission from mother to child in Rwanda: An interrupted time series analysis.
Authors: Authors: Abimpaye M, Kirk CM, Iyer HS, Gupta N, Remera E, Mugwaneza P, Law MR.
PLoS One
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Care-seeking patterns among families that experienced under-five child mortality in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Kagabo DM, Kirk CM, Bakundukize B, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Gupta N, Hirschhorn LR, Ingabire WC, Rouleau D, Nkikabahizi F, Mugeni C, Sayinzoga F, Amoroso CL.
PLoS One
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Community-Based Accompaniment and the Impact of Distance for HIV Patients Newly Initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy: Early Outcomes and Clinic Visit Adherence in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Munyaneza F, Ntaganira J, Nyirazinyoye L, Birru E, Nisingizwe MP, Gupta N, Amoroso CL, Neza G, Hirschhorn LR, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
AIDS Behav
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High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Mutagoma M, Samuel MS, Kayitesi C, Gasasira AR, Chitou B, Boer K, Hedt-Gauthier B, Gupta N, Ntaganira J, Nsanzimana S.
Int J STD AIDS
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"Waiting for DAAs": A retrospective chart review of patients with untreated hepatitis C in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Gupta N, Kabahizi J, Mukabatsinda C, Walker TD, Musabeyezu E, Kiromera A, Van Nuil JI, Steiner K, Mukherjee J, Nsanzimana S, Mbituyumuremyi A.
PLoS One
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Ten-year trends of syphilis in sero-surveillance of pregnant women in Rwanda and correlates of syphilis-HIV co-infection.
Authors: Authors: Mutagoma M, Balisanga H, Remera E, Gupta N, Malamba SS, Riedel DJ, Nsanzimana S.
Int J STD AIDS
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A Novel Combined Mother-Infant Clinic to Optimize Post-Partum Maternal Retention, Service Utilization, and Linkage to Services in HIV Care in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Guillaine N, Mwizerwa W, Odhiambo J, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Hirschhorn LR, Mugwaneza P, Umugisha JP, Cyamatare FR, Mutaganzwa C, Gupta N.
Int J MCH AIDS
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Referral patterns and predictors of referral delays for patients with traumatic injuries in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Nkurunziza T, Toma G, Odhiambo J, Maine R, Riviello R, Gupta N, Habiyakare C, Mpunga T, Bonane A, Hedt-Gauthier B.
Surgery
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Five-year Outcomes Among Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Community-based Accompaniment Program in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Cyamatare Rwabukwisi F, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Ribakare M, Mukamana J, Gatesi Y, Stulac S, Drobac P, Amoroso CL, Gupta N.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
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