Chakshu Gupta

Professional Background

Dr. Gupta earned his medical degree from the Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and completed residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Ascension St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, and fellowships in Cytopathology at Henry Ford Hospital and in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine at the University of Louisville.

His clinical interests span surgical pathology, cytopathology, and transfusion medicine, with board certification in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. He also holds an MBA from Benedictine College.

He has served for several years as a Laboratory Medical Director, providing leadership in clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and laboratory operations. Dr. Gupta is recognized for his leadership in Missouri having recently led the revival of the previously dormant Missouri Society of Pathologists to record membership, and at the national level by the College of American Pathologists, where he has serves on the CAP State Pathology Society Steering Committee and the House of Delegates.

In addition to his academic and clinical role, Dr. Gupta is a senior physician executive and Market Chief Medical Officer for the University of Kansas Health System, where he holds enterprise accountability for clinical quality, physician performance, medical staff governance, and system integration across a high‑acuity community hospital within a major academic health system. With over 15 years of leadership experience, he is known for translating strategy into execution at scale by aligning more than 450 physicians during a complex health system merger while maintaining operational continuity, regulatory compliance, and quality outcomes.

As CMO, he partners directly with executive leadership and the Board to drive clinical integration, throughput optimization, medical staff accountability, and technology‑enabled performance improvement. His leadership has delivered measurable gains in mortality indices, access, direct admits, and referral growth, while strengthening physician engagement and governance frameworks.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Gupta built a strong foundation in physician enterprise leadership through more than a decade on the Board of Directors of a private pathology group, where he helped scale the organization from 12 to 38 physicians, expand laboratory capabilities, and significantly grow its client base. This experience continues to inform his system‑level approach to physician alignment and operational discipline.

• Residency, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI
• Clinical Fellowship, Cytopathology , Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

• Medical License, Kansas State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
• Medical License, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

• Missouri Society of Pathologists, President, 2020 - Present
• College of American Pathologists, CAP House of Delegates (HOD), Member, 2015 - 2100

---