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Alexander Gupta, M.D.

Alexander Gupta, M.D.

  • Resident (PGY-4)
  • General Surgery

Contact Information

alexander.gupta@ucsf.edu
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Biography

Alexander (Alex) Gupta, MD is a general surgery resident in the University of California, San Francisco Department of Surgery. He completed his undergraduate training at Southern Methodist University studying Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Biomedical Sciences. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He is currently in his fourth clinical year of surgical residency.

His clinical interests include abdominal organ transplantation. His research interests are based in mechanisms of immune tolerance. He continues to work with Dr. James Gardner, a UCSF transplant surgeon and basic immunologist, studying the fundamental biology of extrathymic Aire-expressing cells as they relate to peripheral tolerance induction.

Education & Training

  Institution  
  Degree    
  Dept or School    
  End Date    
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • MD
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • 2016
  • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
  • BSE
  • Electrical Engineering with Biomedical Specialization
  • 2012
  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • Residency, General Surgery
  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • Internship, General Surgery
  • 2017

    • Awards & Honors

      Award  
      Confired By    
      Date    
  • Medical Student Teaching Award
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • 2020
  • Emergency Department Consultant of the Year - Runner Up
  • Zuckerburg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
  • 2019
  • Krevans Award for Clinical and Professional Excellence
  • Zuckerburg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
  • 2018

    • Interests

    • Immunology
    • Abdominal Transplant
    • Surgical Oncology
    • Tolerogenic Cells in Transplant
    • Tolerogenic Cells in the Tumor Immune Microenvironment

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 6
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    1. Tim?n-G?mez A, Scharr AL, Wong NY, Ni E, Roy A, Liu M, Chau J, Lampert JL, Hireed H, Kim NS, Jan M, Gupta AR, Day RW, Gardner JM, Wilson RJA, Barrientos A, Chang AJ. Tissue-specific mitochondrial HIGD1C promotes oxygen sensitivity in carotid body chemoreceptors. Elife. 2022 10 18; 11. View in PubMed
    2. Gupta AR, Kelly YM, Syed SM, Gardner JM. Internal hernia involving the transplant ureter after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant - and the atypical management of a consequent transplant ureteral injury. Clin Transplant. 2022 07; 36(7):e14675. View in PubMed
    3. Wang J, Lareau CA, Bautista JL, Gupta AR, Sandor K, Germino J, Yin Y, Arvedson MP, Reeder GC, Cramer NT, Xie F, Ntranos V, Satpathy AT, Anderson MS, Gardner JM. Single-cell multiomics defines tolerogenic extrathymic Aire-expressing populations with unique homology to thymic epithelium. Sci Immunol. 2021 Nov 12; 6(65):eabl5053. View in PubMed
    4. Gupta AR, Woodard GA, Jablons DM, Mann MJ, Kratz JR. Improved outcomes and staging in non-small-cell lung cancer guided by a molecular assay. Future Oncol. 2021 Dec; 17(34):4785-4795. View in PubMed
    5. Warshauer JT, Belk JA, Chan AY, Wang J, Gupta AR, Shi Q, Skartsis N, Peng Y, Phipps JD, Acenas D, Smith JA, Tamaki SJ, Tang Q, Gardner JM, Satpathy AT, Anderson MS. A human mutation in STAT3 promotes type 1 diabetes through a defect in CD8+ T cell tolerance. J Exp Med. 2021 08 02; 218(8). View in PubMed
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    In the News

    • Winners Announced for Presentations at 34th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium

      UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - Alexi Callen - April 19, 2021
      The UCSF Department of Surgery held the 34th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The program honors the life and accomplishments of J. Engelbert Dunphy, M.D., a legendary surgeon and former chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery, by showcasing the scholarly work of residents, fellows, and medical students in the Department of Surgery. This year's virtual symposium featured one plenary session and three concurrent sessions, where over 40 learners [...]

    • Department of Surgery 2020 Achievement and Education Awards Presented at Surgery Grand Rounds

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - July 10, 2020
      The Department of Surgery celebrated the many achievements of our UCSF Surgery trainees and educators at Surgery Grand Rounds on June 10, 2020, recognizing the tireless hard work and extraordinary talent displayed each and every day by these recipients. In addition, there was a tribute to the late Chief Resident Evan Werlin, MD, the inaugural "Evan Werlin Lodestar Award," accepted by his fiancée, Dr. Alyssa Perez. Junior Resident Faculty Teaching Award The award was presented by our interns [...]

     

     
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