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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline JUNE 28, 2024 | The Indian Eye 18

Dr. Kavita Gupta is Elected Chair

of AAPI Board of Trustees

OUR BUREAU development and strengthening our Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
professional relations.” New York and had participated in
New York, NY
With nearly three decades of ex- consulting and advisory roles with
r. Kavita Gupta made histo- cellence and dedicated service to the pharma, device companies and was
ry as the first-ever physician causes of physicians of Indian ori- mentoring biomedical engineering
Dwho was born and raised in gin in the United States, Dr. Kavita graduate students.”
the United States, a second-gener- Gupta is embarking on her new role, Dr. Gupta grew within AAPI na-
ation Indian American physician to bringing in a wealth of experiences tionally and locally while attending
hold a national leadership position and vision fortified with infectious national and local Chapter meet-
in the 44-year-old history of the zeal, and unwavering courage. ings. She was elected national Vice
American Association of Physicians A woman leader in a predomi- President of MSRF, Treasurer of
of Indian Origin (AAPI). Dr. Gup- nantly men’s club, Dr. Gupta’s mo- YPS, and later on as YPS president.
ta was elected Secretary of National tivation for joining AAPI was that She has been active in the Philadel-
AAPI in 2013. Now, a decade later, “AAPI needed young charismatic phia Indian Physician organization,
she has been elected as the Chair of leaders that had the service and serving as its Secretary and Vice
the Board of Trustees of AAPI. leadership qualities needed to unite President.
and bring Indian physicians to new She was elected and served as
Currently, Dr. Gupta is serving levels in American society.” the national Secretary of AAPI in
2013. In addition, Dr. Gupta has
Dr. Kavita Gupta is board-cer-
a 3-year term on the power- tified in pain management, phys- served on various national AAPI
ful Board of Trustees of AAPI. ical medicine, and rehabilitation. medical practice, Dr. Gupta says, Committees- from women’s forum/
A prominent practicing pain man- “I’ve been in practice as an interven- academic affairs /CME speaker/
She will assume charge as the agement physician from the south- tional pain management for over 20 convention committees and under
Chair of AAPI’s BOT during ern New Jersey Tri-state region, Dr. years, ranging from academic prac- several past presidents/convention
Gupta had started as an engineer tice and private practice.” Before teams.
the first-ever World Congress but pursued a medical degree “with becoming a physician, Dr. Gupta While working towards expand-
of AAPI in New York on July a mindset to help others.” had a Master’s degree in biomedi- ing AAPI’s mission statement to in-
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Describing her long years of
cal engineering from the prestigious
20th, 2024.
“I want to congratulate Dr.
Kavita Gupta for representing sec-
ond-generation Indian American
physicians in this very important
role as the BOT Chair of AAPI,” said
Dr. Anjana Samadder, current Pres-
ident of AAPI. “With her election to
the leadership role in AAPI, the sec-
ond and successive generations of
physicians of Indian Origin at AAPI
are poised to continue the tremen-
dous success of our prior leadership
and contribute our dynamic talents
towards AAPI’s mission.”
Recognizing the need to bring
in more second-generation Indian
American physicians to AAPI, Dr.
Gupta says, “We have to grow with
the next generation by its side. I see
myself as a true liaison with our
younger 2nd generation leaders.”
Stating that she brings “a new per-
spective and also a second-genera-
tion rationale to the issues we face
as Indian American physicians,” Dr.
Gupta would like to see “my efforts
go to slowly building a strong asso-
ciation focusing on younger leader

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