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Vin Gupta
Medical Analyst, NBC News and MSNBC
Vin Gupta is a medical analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and chief medical officer for Amazon Health Services. A practicing pulmonologist, Gupta has worked at the intersection of health and technology over the past decade, including with the Apple Health Clinical team on its Oxygen and 1-lead ECG features on the Apple Watch. He is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, serves as a commissioned officer (Major, O-4) in the United States Air Force Medical Reserve Corps, is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds board positions with the Center for Environmental Health and PNW-based Climate Solutions. Gupta has active board certification in internal medicine, pulmonology, and critical care medicine.
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