Ajay K Gupta

Biography

After completing my basic medical education (MBBS), I did post graduate medical training (MD) from Delhi University in general internal medicine. Subsequently, I was awarded a prestigious World Bank Scholarship to do Master of Science (MSc) in epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London). I did my PhD in the field of cardiovascular and metabolic medicine, from Imperial College London. I have extensive experience in general internal medicine, with particular interest (and expertise) in field of preventive cardiovascular and metabolic medicine (in particular sub-specialities of hypertension and diabetes). Over last several years, I have been working as a clinical researcher, and epidemiologist in ICCH, National Heart and Lung institute, where I have gained an excellent experience of population health research, and clinical trials design and management. I have several high impact publications (see publications), and have developed an expertise in various aspects of clinical trial design & methodology, biostatistics, and analyses of large popublation- or clinical trial - based data-bases. In addition, I have been a member of several end-point and safety adjudication committees of variaous trials and studies.

Research Interest

hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia