The IIHMR Board has also appointed him as the Trustee and Trustee Secretary of the IIHMR which has four campuses- Jaipur, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata
The IIHMR, the sponsoring body of the IIHMR University has appointed Dr SD Gupta as the Chairman from June 1, 2016. Dr Gupta, has been the First President of the IIHMR University. The IIHMR Board has also appointed him as the Trustee and Trustee Secretary of the IIHMR which has four campuses- Jaipur, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
Dr Gupta has been associated with the IIHMR Group since 1998. During his 18 years tenure, Dr Gupta was appointed as the President of IIHMR, Jaipur in the year 2014. Under his leadership the IIHMR, Jaipur was incorporated as the IIHMR University and was approved by the UGC in 2015 under his leadership. He was also appointed as the Corporate Director of IIHMR Group of institutions including IIHMR University, IIHMR Bangalore and IIHMR Delhi in the year 2014.
Dr Gupta has chaired several committees on scientific research and Health Management. He also served as advisor to WHO Scientific Working Group on Research Information Management.
He has been associated in various capacities with several national and international research and academic organisations. He is also the Secretary General of WHO’s South East Asia Public Health Education Network (SEAPHEIN). He has served as member of the Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund. He is member of several research advisory committees and boards in various institutions in India and other countries. Reportedly, he has completed more than 100 research studies and projects supported by various organisations/agencies and have more than 100 research publications to his credit. His areas of research, inter alia, include public health, epidemiology, demography, reproductive health and nutrition, health systems and management in the health sector. Dr Gupta is the recipient of QIMPRO Gold Standard Award 2009 for Healthcare.