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Abha Gupta, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics/ DBP); Associate Professor, Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Child Study Center

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Abha Gupta, MD, PhD

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Biography

Abha R. Gupta obtained her BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. She earned her MD and PhD (Neuroscience) degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a residency in general pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and a clinical fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at CHOP and Yale School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests are in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially regressive conditions such as childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD). She obtained postdoctoral research training in the genetic investigation of ASD. As a principal investigator, she is pursuing both the genetics and neurobiology (stem cell modeling) of ASD.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship
    Yale University School of Medicine (2007)
  • Fellowship
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2005)
  • Residency
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2004)
  • PhD
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Neuroscience (2001)
  • MD
    University of Pennsylvania Medical School (2001)

Activities

  • The Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders
    United States 2014
    Yale Child Study Center

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