# Dr Aayush Gupta

> Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology at Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, India. He heads dermatology at Dr. D.Y. Patil, engineers scaffolds for skin repair in his Bioprinting Laboratory, and founded Qtanea Solutions, which makes the Vybe pain device and the OpenScholar research platform.

Key facts, current as of October 2026:

- 102 published papers, 748 citations, h-index 12.
- Principal investigator on 7 industry clinical trials, with sponsors including Sun Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Ahammune Biosciences, Systopic Laboratories and Pfizer.
- 9 extramural research grants (CSIR-IGIB, Adiuvo Diagnostics, ICMR, IADVL, DBT, ANRF), ₹7.5 crore in total including a ₹50 lakh seed fund for Qtanea Solutions.
- 5 patents: Granted in India and the United States, and a device company built on one of them.
- Research: imaging and diagnostics, ichthyosis and genodermatoses, vitiligo and pigment biology, procedures and pain, leprosy and infection, wound healing and tissue engineering and quality of life.
- Fifteen faculty and forty-five residents staff the dermatology department at Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital in Pimpri, and they perform about 820 procedures a month.
- Outpatient clinic: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday and holidays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

## Pages

- [Home page](https://aayushgupta.co/): the full profile, with department, equipment, research, trials, grants, inventions, publications and record.
- [Curriculum vitae](https://aayushgupta.co/cv): positions, awards, memberships, and every trial, grant and patent.
- [Publications](https://aayushgupta.co/publications): all 102 papers with journal, year and DOI.
- [Clinical trials](https://aayushgupta.co/trials): 7 industry studies with sponsor, phase and status.
- [Research grants](https://aayushgupta.co/grants): 9 extramural grants with funder, amount and dates.
- [Patents](https://aayushgupta.co/patents): 5 patents in India and the United States.
- [Research programmes](https://aayushgupta.co/research): all seven programmes with their papers, trials and grants.
- [Imaging and diagnostics](https://aayushgupta.co/research/imaging-and-diagnostics): above the skin surface; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Ichthyosis and genodermatoses](https://aayushgupta.co/research/ichthyosis-and-genodermatoses): stratum corneum; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Vitiligo and pigment biology](https://aayushgupta.co/research/vitiligo-and-pigment-biology): basal layer and melanocytes; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Procedures and pain](https://aayushgupta.co/research/procedures-and-pain): epidermis and dermis; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Leprosy and infection](https://aayushgupta.co/research/leprosy-and-infection): dermal nerves; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Wound healing and tissue engineering](https://aayushgupta.co/research/wound-healing-and-tissue-engineering): dermis; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Quality of life](https://aayushgupta.co/research/quality-of-life): the whole patient; papers, trials and grants in this area.
- [Explainer films](https://aayushgupta.co/explainers): 4 short animated films on skin, in English and Hindi, checked and approved by Dr Aayush Gupta.
- [Full fact sheet](https://aayushgupta.co/llms-full.txt): every fact on the site in plain text.

## Markdown versions

- [Curriculum vitae](https://aayushgupta.co/cv.md): the /cv page as plain Markdown.
- [Publications](https://aayushgupta.co/publications.md): the /publications page as plain Markdown.
- [Clinical trials](https://aayushgupta.co/trials.md): the /trials page as plain Markdown.
- [Research grants](https://aayushgupta.co/grants.md): the /grants page as plain Markdown.
- [Patents](https://aayushgupta.co/patents.md): the /patents page as plain Markdown.
- [Research programmes and their papers](https://aayushgupta.co/research.md): the /research page as plain Markdown.

## Contact

- University: aayush.gupta@dpu.edu.in
- Advisory work: aayushggupta@gmail.com
- Qtanea Solutions: hello@qtanea.com

## Elsewhere

- [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Gupta+Aayush%5BAuthor%5D+AND+Pimpri)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YuP3aoIAAAAJ)
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-8086)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55491957200)
- [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aayush-Gupta-22)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-aayushgupta/)
- [Qtanea Solutions](https://qtanea.ai)
- [OpenScholar](https://openscholar.in)