Dr. Anita Gupta, a nationally recognized leader in anesthesiology and pain medicine, has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award by the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA). With two decades of dedication to advancing patient care, Dr. Gupta has pioneered efforts in the fields of anesthesiology, pain management, opioid crisis intervention, and global healthcare policy.

New data shows that the future of health innovation will need to be equitable. As a physician innovation representative to the AMA Physician Innovation Network, I recently attended the HLTH 2022 meeting. There, I learned that 19% of digital tools are inaccessible by Americans with disabilities. Moreover, health disparities amount to over $90 billion a year in excess of medical costs and 24% of the lowest income bracket in America does not have access to a smart phone.