Dr. Nitin Gupta

Currently serves as Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases at Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, and Coordinator of the Centre for Tropical Febrile Illness. Provides clinical teaching and training to DM Infectious Diseases fellows, MBBS students, medical interns, and residents from Internal Medicine and related specialties through bedside teaching, seminars, journal clubs, case discussions, and structured academic sessions. Contributes to postgraduate and doctoral mentorship as PhD guide, medical registrar/resident thesis guide and co-guide, and doctoral committee member. Regularly supports academic activities such as seminar facilitation, case-based discussions, trainee assessment, and development of research and critical appraisal skills.

Actively involved in research in infectious diseases, tropical medicine, diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, and tropical febrile illnesses, and continues to update academic knowledge through conferences, workshops, CMEs, national and international collaborations, and invited teaching engagements. Serves as regular teacher for sessions on scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses for Master of Tropical Medicine students at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. Has contributed to the development and delivery of the Antimicrobial Life Support course and other academic training initiatives. Also participates in departmental and institutional academic activities, supports collaborative research, and contributes to capacity building in tropical medicine and infectious diseases.