Rahul Gupta
Rahul Gupta | |
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| Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Regina LaBelle (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970/1971 (age 53–54) India |
| Education | Delhi University (MD) University of Alabama, Birmingham (MPH) London School of Business and Finance (MBA) |
Rahul Gupta (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American physician from the state of West Virginia. He is President Joe Biden's nominee for director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.[2]
Early life[edit]
Gupta was born in India and raised in a suburb of Washington, D.C. His father is a diplomat.[3] Gupta earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University College of Medical Sciences of Delhi University. He earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He worked as an assistant professor of medicine at Meharry Medical College and at UAB.[4]
Medical career[edit]
Gupta ran the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department from 2009 to 2014.[5] He became the director of the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health in 2015, and focused on reducing overdose deaths from the opioid epidemic.[3] He left the role in 2018 to become the chief medical officer of the March of Dimes.[6]
Biden administration[edit]
He was the lead member of the 2020 presidential transition of Joe Biden for the Office of National Drug Control Policy.[7] Biden nominated him to be director of the ONDCP on July 13, 2021.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ehley, Brianna (May 2, 2018). "The Immigrant Doctor Who's Solving West Virginia's Opioids Crisis". Politico. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Biden chooses Rahul Gupta as director of Office of National Drug Control Policy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ehley, Brianna. "The Immigrant Doctor Who's Solving West Virginia's Opioids Crisis". POLITICO Magazine.
- ↑ https://wvmetronews.com/2014/12/15/gupta-ready-for-chief-health-officer-role/
- ↑ Staff, WSAZ News. "Former Kanawha-Charleston Health Dept. director, W.Va. Health Officer named to Biden transition team". https://www.wsaz.com. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ McElhinny, Brad (2018-09-18). "Gupta leaving state Bureau of Public Health". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ LIEU, SARAH (November 11, 2020). "Dr. Rahul Gupta, former top W.Va. health official, part of presidential transition team". WCHS.
- ↑ "Biden picks former West Virginia health official as drug czar". POLITICO.
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| Preceded by Regina LaBelle Acting |
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominee |
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