Rutgers Recognizes Vin Gupta For Leadership, Combating Misinformation

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India-West News Desk

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Physician and health policy expert Vin Gupta has been named the 2026 recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health. The Rutgers School of Public Health announced that Gupta will receive its highest honor and serve as the keynote speaker for the school’s 40th graduation ceremony in May 2026.

The award, established in 2001, recognizes individuals who have significantly strengthened the public health profession through advocacy, sustained service, and program development. Gupta’s selection highlights his work in translating complex health policy into actionable information, particularly his efforts to counter misinformation and restore public trust in evidence-based guidance.

Gupta currently serves as a managing director at Manatt’s Health Care group, where he focuses on healthcare innovation and system transformation. He is also a well-known national health analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. His career has focused on bridging the gap between clinical science and public understanding to improve health equity and population outcomes nationwide.

Gupta noted, “I am deeply honored to be named the 2026 Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award recipient and to serve as graduation speaker for the Rutgers School of Public Health. Advancing health equity, strengthening systems, and restoring trust through clear, compassionate communication are among the most urgent challenges of our time as public health must evolve to meet the realities of a changing world.”

Dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, Perry N. Halkitis, praised Gupta’s selection, stating to the media: “Dr. Gupta joins a distinguished lineage of Lautenberg Award honorees and speakers who exemplify a bold and forward-looking vision of academic public health. This vision moves decisively beyond antiquated frameworks that have failed us in recent decades, embracing instead a holistic, humanistic, and multidisciplinary understanding of what public health truly is today.”