Biographical summary
Navin Gupta, M.D., is an American physician-scientist and faculty member in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Gupta specializes in the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other forms of genetic kidney disease, as well as acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, kidney stones, and electrolyte abnormalities. He is certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Prior to joining the faculty at Mayo Clinic in 2023, he spent 8 years at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and affiliated major teaching hospitals, ultimately serving as an Associate Physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a faculty member at HMS. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, of the internal medicine and chief medical residency at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston, MA), and the Harvard combined Nephrology fellowship.
Dr. Gupta leads a basic science research program using kidney tissue derived from human stem cells, termed kidney organoids. Kidney organoids permit experimentation in human kidney tissue-in-a-dish, enabling translational research in disease modeling, drug discovery, and regenerative medicine. His research has garnered awards from the Brigham Research Institute of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Stem Cell Research Institute (HSCI). His research has been supported by the National Institute of Health and HSCI.
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        Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2011MD - MedicineUniversity of Massachusetts 
- 2006BS - Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Massachusetts 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019NephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2014Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 2025Best Poster Award - ‘Defining the role of MDM2 in the transition from AKI to CKD in kidney organoids’3rd Annual Minnesota Organoid Symposium (2025) 
- 2017Kidney Interlab Fellowship AwardHarvard Stem Cell Institute 
- 2016Research Excellence AwardBrigham Research Institute 
- 2013Best Resident AwardSaint Elizabeth's Medical Center 
Professional memberships
- 2025Specialist ReviewerCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) Discovery Program Review Meeting 
- 2025ReviewerCCATS Endocrinology Career Development Awards 
- 2024 - presentMemberMasters Thesis Review Committee 
- 2024 - presentMemberOral Qualifying Examination Committee 
- 2024 - presentMemberPKD Executive Committee 
- 2024 - presentSteering Committee MemberPKD Center  
- 2024 - presentMemberNephrology and Hypertension Research Committee (NHRC) 
- 2023 - presentMemberMayo Clinic Nephrology Educational Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees 
- 2019 - presentMemberAmerican Heart Association 
- 2014 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Nephrology 
- 2007 - 2023MemberMassachusetts Medical Society 
- 2007 - presentMemberAmerican Medical Association 
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Research activities