Samir Gupta

Dr. Gupta is a Professor at the University of California San Diego, within the Division of Gastroenterology, and a Staff Physician at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. He is a board-certified gastroenterologist with specific expertise in colorectal cancer screening and prevention as well as the management of patients with hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes. His research focuses on reducing the burden of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal cancer, across all populations. He has led multiple large-scale comparative effectiveness randomized trials of strategies to boost colorectal cancer screening rates among the underserved, as well as numerous observational studies of the clinical and molecular epidemiology of digestive system cancers and neoplasia, including colorectal, hepatocellular, and pancreatic cancer. Additionally, Dr. Gupta serves as Vice Chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline committees for genetic/high risk familial assessment and screening for colorectal cancer and was a prior member of the US Multi-society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.