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  • Samir Gupta, MD, MSCS, AGAF

    Samir Gupta, MD, MSCS, AGAF

    Professor of Medicine
    Moores Cancer Center

    Samir Gupta, MD, MSCS, AGAF, is a gastroenterologist in San Diego, California, and is affiliated with multiple hospitals and healthcare centers including VA San Diego Healthcare System and UC San Diego Health-Jacobs Medical Center. Dr. Gupta earned his degree from the University of Michigan. He completed his medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by fellowships in gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Gupta also holds a Master's of Science in Clinical Science from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
  • Noe C. Crespo, PhD

    Noe C. Crespo, PhD

    Associate Professor and Division Head
    Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
    San Diego State University

    Dr. Crespo’s research focuses on reducing health disparities and conducting multi-level community- and family-based interventions to prevent chronic disease among Latinos and underserved populations. He has experience conducting multi-level and large-scale interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating in schools, clinics and recreation centers. Dr. Crespo also studies the health consequences of sedentary behavior and conducts behavioral interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in worksites. More recently, he has conducted research to develop and test effective strategies to prevent COVID-19, increase testing for COVID-19 and increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among underserved communities.