Dr Somesh Gupta

Dr. Somesh Gupta is currently the Professor of Dermatology & Venereology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. In his career spanning over twenty-five years, Dr. Gupta has provided clinical care services to STI patients and supervised several research projects related to sexual health and sexual medicine. He has also authored the reference textbook Sexually Transmitted Infections (1st and 2nd Edition, Elsevier) and has published over 250 research articles in indexed journals. He is currently serving as the Joint Editor for Sexual Health (CSIRO, Australia) and actively involved with the Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS as President (2018-2019) and the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) as Regional Direction for Asia Pacific Region (2013-2021). While serving as Member Secretary (2003-2013) for IUSTI-World, Dr. Gupta has also hosted the STI & HIV World Congress (2011) in New Delhi, India. He has been instrumental in formulating evidence-based treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis, anogenital HPV, and genital herpes for Asia-Pacific Region in an attempt to strengthen sexual health care and management and create an environment free of stigma associated with STIs while encouraging positive sexuality, free of coercion.