Dr. Kapil Gupta

Dr Kapil Gupta is an emergency medicine physician with 13 years of clinical experience currently serving as Head of Department and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka Delhi.

He is a member of ISCCM, Emergency Medicine Association, Association of Emergency Physicians of India (AEPI), and RCUK.

Whether a patient arrives with trauma, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, stroke, acute poisoning, paediatric emergency, or any time-critical medical condition, Dr Kapil Gupta provides rapid assessment and definitive life-saving emergency care.

He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Kapil Gupta offers comprehensive emergency medicine care with DNB-level training from Max Saket, MRCEM UK, FCCU, ATLS, ACLS, PALS, AUTLS certifications, International MRCEM Examiner status, POCUS Masterclass Course Director credentials, and leadership of India's first GEDA-accredited emergency department.

Trauma Resuscitation and Major Trauma

Patients with road traffic accidents, polytrauma, penetrating injuries, cervical spine injuries, or major traumatic emergencies receive structured rapid trauma management from Dr Kapil Gupta, who holds ATLS certification and presented on Cervical Spine Immobilization and Intubation at EMPact Emergency Medicine Summit 2025 Nagpur.

• Trauma Primary and Secondary Survey (ATLS-guided)
• Haemorrhage Control and damage control resuscitation
• Massive Transfusion Protocol activation
• Traumatic Brain Injury initial stabilisation
• Cervical Spine Immobilization and Intubation (faculty lecture at EMPact 2025)
• Penetrating and Blunt Trauma management
• Maxillofacial Trauma management

Cardiac Arrest and Advanced Life Support

Patients in cardiac arrest, pulseless electrical activity, or ventricular fibrillation requiring immediate resuscitation receive expert ALS from Dr Kapil Gupta, who is AHA-certified in ACLS, BLS, and PALS.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) team leadership
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for paediatric cardiac emergencies
• Post-cardiac arrest care and therapeutic cooling
• Defibrillation and cardioversion
• AED usage and training (community CPR training, GD Goenka Public School confirmed)

Airway Management and Rapid Sequence Intubation

Patients with acute respiratory failure, airway obstruction, or requiring emergency airway control receive structured airway management from Dr Kapil Gupta, who has published research on Rapid Sequence Intubation clinical outcomes.

• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) — published systematic review on RSI clinical outcomes (2025)
• Difficult Airway Management
• Video Laryngoscopy
• Surgical Airway (emergency cricothyrotomy)
• Cervical Spine protection during airway management (EMPact 2025 faculty)
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) initiation

Mechanical Ventilation and Critical Care

Patients with respiratory failure, ARDS, sepsis, or requiring ICU-level emergency support receive structured ventilation management from Dr Kapil Gupta, who organised a Ventilator Workshop at HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka on World Emergency Medicine Day 2026. He holds FCCU from ISCCM.

• Mechanical Ventilation initiation and management
• Ventilator Mode selection and settings optimisation
• ABG Interpretation and ventilator adjustment
• ARDS management with lung-protective ventilation
• Weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Ventilator Workshop faculty and training (confirmed: World Emergency Medicine Day 2026)

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Patients needing rapid bedside diagnostic imaging in the emergency department receive structured POCUS evaluation from Dr Kapil Gupta, an active POCUS educator who has led multiple masterclasses, including serving as Course Director for the inaugural POCUS Masterclass at SGT University.

• FAST and eFAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma)
• Cardiac POCUS for emergency echocardiography
• Lung Ultrasound for pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pulmonary oedema
• Vascular Access ultrasound-guided procedures
• Soft Tissue and Abdominal POCUS
• POCUS Masterclass Course Director (SGT University and HCMCT Manipal Hospital, AEPI-associated)

Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Elderly patients presenting to the emergency department with complex, multimorbid, or frailty-related conditions receive structured geriatric emergency care at HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka, which achieved India's first Level 3 GEDA (Bronze Standard) from the American College of Emergency Physicians under Dr Kapil Gupta's leadership.

• Geriatric Emergency Department evaluation and management
• Frailty and Dementia Screening in the ED
• Complex Multimorbid Elderly Patient management
• Age-friendly Emergency Department protocols
• GEDA-accredited care protocols (first in India, ACEP Level 3, Bronze Standard)

Acute Cardiovascular Emergencies

Patients presenting with acute chest pain, STEMI, heart failure, or haemodynamically unstable cardiac conditions receive structured emergency cardiac management from Dr Kapil Gupta.

• Acute STEMI recognition and primary PCI activation
• Acute Coronary Syndrome evaluation and management
• Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Oedema management
• Hypertensive Emergency management
• Acute Aortic Dissection recognition and stabilisation
• Cardiac Tamponade recognition and emergency management

Acute Respiratory Emergencies

Patients with acute severe asthma, COPD exacerbation, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, or respiratory failure receive structured emergency respiratory management from Dr Kapil Gupta.

• Acute Severe Asthma emergency management and NIV
• COPD Exacerbation emergency management
• Tension Pneumothorax needle decompression and ICD insertion
• Pulmonary Embolism diagnosis and thrombolysis initiation
• Respiratory Failure: NIV and invasive ventilation initiation

Neurological Emergencies

Patients with acute stroke, status epilepticus, meningitis, or altered consciousness receive structured emergency neurological management from Dr Kapil Gupta.

• Acute Ischaemic Stroke recognition and thrombolysis activation
• Status Epilepticus emergency management
• Meningitis emergency evaluation and antibiotic initiation
• Altered Consciousness evaluation

Paediatric Emergencies

Children presenting with acute emergencies receive structured paediatric emergency management from Dr Kapil Gupta, who is PALS certified.

• Paediatric Cardiac Arrest and PALS resuscitation
• Paediatric Trauma management
• Febrile Convulsions and Status Epilepticus in children
• Paediatric Respiratory Distress management
• Paediatric Septic Shock resuscitation

Poisoning and Toxicological Emergencies

Patients with acute poisoning, drug overdose, or toxic ingestions receive structured toxicological emergency management from Dr Kapil Gupta, who holds AUTLS (Acute Undifferentiated Toxidrome Life Support) certification.

• Acute Poisoning evaluation and antidote administration (AUTLS certified)
• Drug Overdose management
• Organophosphate Poisoning management
• Snakebite emergency management
• Corrosive Ingestion management

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University (2013)
• DNB (Emergency Medicine), Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket, NBE New Delhi (2017)
• MRCEM, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK (2021)
• FCCU (Fellow in Critical Care Ultrasound), ISCCM (2023)
• CCEBDM, PHFI (2024)
• ACLS, AHA (2014)

He has previously served as Junior Resident at Lok Nayak Hospital and MAMC (2012-2013), Emergency Physician at Rao Tula Ram Hospital (2013-2014).

DNB Resident in Emergency Medicine at Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket (2014-2017), Attending Consultant at Alchemist Hospital Panchkula (2017-2018), and Associate Consultant at Manipal Hospital Dwarka (2018-2020) before assuming the HOD role (April 2024).

He is registered with the Delhi Medical Council (DMC/R/8987, 2013).

Awards and Achievements

• International MRCEM Examiner, Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK (May 2024)
• NBE DNB Faculty in Emergency Medicine (October 2023)
• Co-recipient: India's First Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA), Bronze Standard, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka
• Course Director, Inaugural POCUS Masterclass, SGT University (in association with AEPI)
• Faculty, EMPact Emergency Medicine Summit 2025, KIMS-Kingsway Hospital Nagpur

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Kapil Gupta currently serves as Head of Department and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Kapil Gupta has contributed to emergency medicine through peer-reviewed publication, international examination and faculty roles, POCUS course directorship, ventilator workshops, community CPR training, and national conference faculty.

Key Publications

• Systematic Review on Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) Clinical Outcomes (published November 2025, confirmed LinkedIn post)

Educational and Workshop Activity

• Ventilator Workshop, HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka (World Emergency Medicine Day 2026)
• POCUS Masterclass (Course Director), SGT University in association with AEPI
• POCUS Masterclass, HCMCT Manipal Hospital Dwarka, in association with AEPI (April 2026 and May 2025)
• Faculty Lecture: Cervical Spine Immobilization and Intubation, EMPact Emergency Medicine Summit 2025, Nagpur
• First Aid and CPR Training, GD Goenka Public School Dwarka (community outreach)

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