Alka Gupta, MD, FACLM

Dr. Alka Gupta is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at George Washington University. She is Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer at Bluerock Care, a comprehensive primary care group located in Southeast Washington, DC. She is also Chief Medical Officer of an Accountable Care Organization within CMMI’s ACO REACH Model.

Dr. Gupta believes that prevention and a healthy lifestyle should be at the forefront of health care, and she works to bring these principles into healthcare delivery. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. She is on the Board of Directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).

From 2015 – 2020, Dr. Gupta was Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She was Co-Founder & Medical Director of the Integrative Health & Wellbeing Program. During that time, she had the privilege of representing the new center to the CEO and executive staff at NYP Hospital and to the Dean’s Board of Trustees. In April 2020, she helped to launch the COVID-19 Recovery Unit at NYP – Weill Cornell in order to care for some of the most debilitated hospitalized patients, which helped to serve as a model as the pandemic continued to spread beyond New York City.

Dr. Gupta enjoys teaching medical students in her practice. She is also frequently an invited lecturer, and speaking engagements have included seminars at medical institutions, community events, and various corporations.