Kalpana Gupta, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases

MD, Stony Brook University
MPH, University of Washington School of Public Health
BA, Stony Brook University



Dr. Gupta is Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System, and Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her primary research focus over the past decade has been on optimizing treatment regimens and prevention strategies for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women. She is Chair of the IDSA UTI guideline update committee. She is currently PI of a multi-site NIH-funded randomized controlled trial of cranberry juice cocktail to prevent recurrent UTI in women and just completed a randomized trial of short course nitrofurantoin for treatment of acute cystitis in women. As a natural progression of her work on antimicrobial resistance in community-acquired UTIs, she is now embarking on a new research area, namely the evaluation of the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of MRSA infections in the veteran population.

VA Boston Healthcare System




A Rapid and Sensitive Antibiotic Susceptibility Test for Urinary Tract Infections
05/22/2018 - 04/30/2022 (Multi-PI)
PI: Kalpana Gupta, MD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R21AI133264-02

Cranberry and Prevention of UTI A Comprehensive Approach
02/01/2004 - 01/31/2010 (PI)
NIH/Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
7 R01 AT2105 04



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 De-Implementing Testing and Treating of Urine Cultures in Asymptomatic Patients 5I01HX002695-04
2023 De-Implementing Testing and Treating of Urine Cultures in Asymptomatic Patients 5I01HX002695-03
2022 De-Implementing Testing and Treating of Urine Cultures in Asymptomatic Patients 5I01HX002695-02
2020 De-Implementing Testing and Treating of Urine Cultures in Asymptomatic Patients 1I01HX002695-01A1
2016 Comparative Effectiveness and Cost of Surgical Prophylaxis Regimens 5I01HX000891-02
2014 Comparative Effectiveness and Cost of Surgical Prophylaxis Regimens 1I01HX000891-01A1
2007 Cranberry and Prevention of UTI A Comprehensive Approach 5R01AT002105-04 2
2007 Cranberry and Prevention of UTI A Comprehensive Approach 7R01AT002105-05 2
2006 Cranberry and Prevention of UTI A Comprehensive Approach 3R01AT002105-03S1 2
2006 Cranberry and Prevention of UTI A Comprehensive Approach 5R01AT002105-03 2
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  1. Dukes KC, Gupta K, Walhof JF, Brown ME, Strymish J, Suh D, O'Brien WJ, Chan J, Beck B, Au V, Reisinger HS, Schweizer ML. Acceptability of proposed stewardship interventions to reduce preoperative screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Nov; 53(11):1131-1136. PMID: 40803553
     
  2. Claeys KC, Brown CH, Pineles L, Evans CT, Cao L, Trautner BW, Crnich CJ, Balasubramanian P, Ewers T, Gupta K, Strymish JM, Cadena J, O'Neil S, Krein SL, Coffey KC, Morgan DJ. Implementation of Diagnostic Stewardship to Improve Urinary Tract Infection Antibiotic Use Across Three Medical Centers. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 26. PMID: 40720743
     
  3. Labban M, O'Brien WJ, Gupta K, Lerner LB. Does Routine Urine Culture Testing Before Endoscopic Prostate Surgery Decrease Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection? An Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Urol Pract. 2025 Nov; 12(6):700-708.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40536488
     
  4. Bigelow TA, Petersen AC, Chikhwaza DA, Wu H, Yu H, Gupta K, Itani KMF. Impact of low-amplitude pulse interspersed with histotripsy treatment of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms on surgical mesh. Ultrasonics. 2025 Dec; 156:107730.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40633167; PMCID: PMC12536434; DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2025.107730;
     
  5. Gupta K, Wagenlehner F, Wilcox M, Advani SD, Bilsen M, Bonkat G, Cantón R, Geerlings S, Grabein B, Horcajada JP, Kushner P, Narayanan N, Scheetz M. Urinary tract infection in adults: gaps in current guidelines - opinions from an international multidisciplinary panel and relevance to clinical practice. BMC Proc. 2025 Jul 03; 19(Suppl 16):18. PMID: 40604992; PMCID: PMC12224355; DOI: 10.1186/s12919-025-00333-5;
     
  6. Lodise TP, Das AF, Frimodt-Møller N, Gupta K, Rodvold KA, Santerre Henriksen A, Sommer MOA, Wagenlehner F, Kaye KS. Pivmecillinam for Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection: New Efficacy Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jun 26. PMID: 40567143
     
  7. Puttagunta S, Aronin SI, Gupta J, Das AF, Gupta K, Dunne MW. Sulopenem versus Amoxicillin/Clavulanate for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection. NEJM Evid. 2025 Jul; 4(7):EVIDoa2400414. PMID: 40552968
     
  8. Gupta K, O'Brien WJ, Strymish J, Chen A, Linsenmeyer K, Madjarov R, Charness ME. Incidence of COVID-19 Symptom Rebound After Treatment with Remdesivir. Infect Dis Rep. 2025 May 01; 17(3).View Related Profiles. PMID: 40407645; PMCID: PMC12101170; DOI: 10.3390/idr17030043;
     
  9. Walhof JEF, Schweizer ML, Gupta K, Brown M, Suh D, Strymish J, O'Brien WJ, Chan J, Miell K, Au V, Trautner BW, Dukes KC. Response to Mr. Babar's Letter to the Editor regarding "Healthcare worker attitudes on routine non-urological preoperative urine cultures: a qualitative assessment". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 19; 1. PMID: 40105776
     
  10. Friberg Walhof JE, Schweizer ML, Gupta K, Brown M, Suh D, Strymish J, O'Brien WJ, Chan J, Miell K, Au V, Trautner BW, Dukes KC. Healthcare worker attitudes on routine non-urological preoperative urine cultures: a qualitative assessment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 19; 45(10):1-6. PMID: 39297374; PMCID: PMC11611506; DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.85;
     
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Bar chart showing 159 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2019

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2015 Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America: Barry Farr Award
2012 Annals of Internal Medicine: Top Reviewer of the Year
2006 Yale School of Medicine: Didactic Teacher of the Year
1998 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC): Fellow Award
1997-1998 Infectious Diseases Society of America: Citation for Excellence of Abstracts
1993 New England Deaconess Hospital: Dr. James L. Tullis Housestaff Award
1991 American Medical Women’s Association: Memorial Achievement Award
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staphylocci
urinary tract infections

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