Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a Professor and holds Carter Kissell Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology in the Department of Urology at Case Western Reserve University and the position of Research Director at the Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He also holds secondary appointments in the Departments of Nutrition, Pharmacology at CWRU and Division of General Medical Sciences at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Gupta has joint appointment as Research Scientist at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gupta obtained faculty position in 2002 at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.

Dr. Gupta’s research involves basic, translational and clinical areas of focus. In basic research his focus is to understand the risk factors and mechanisms of various human cancers including prostatic, breast, kidney and bladder diseases and develop appropriate biomarkers for early detection, prognosis, and predictive response to standard therapies. Translational research focus is to identify novel targets to monitor the efficacy of various synthetic and natural small molecules through drug repurposing and develop them as chemo preventatives/therapeutics. His clinical research interests are translation of bench research to its application in clinics.

Dr. Gupta has authored some 180 research publications, including book chapters, research articles editorials and reviews, and has spoken at several occasions in cancer prevention and therapy symposiums, seminars and meetings. Extensively cited with H-index > 60, he was awarded “American Asian Scientist Award” in 2014 and has won several awards from various professional societies. He has been serving in various study sections at National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Department of Defense (DOD), and other scientific research councils around the globe. He also serves on the Editorial board as well as reviewer for several prestigious scientific journals. His innovative research on basic and translational aspects has been featured on NBC‐5 news and highlighted in the Plain Dealer, and American Association for Cancer Research, and American Urological Association press release.