Dr. Rashim Gupta is a board-certified endocrinologist at MettaH and serves as Medical Director for North Carolina's managed Medicaid plan, where she champions healthcare equity for the state's most vulnerable populations. Dr. Gupta completed her internal medicine/pediatrics residency at Baystate Medical Center in western Massachusetts, followed by an endocrinology fellowship at Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan.
As a clinician, Dr. Gupta is passionate about empowering patients with the tools and knowledge to effectively manage chronic conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disorders. She takes an innovative, collaborative approach to care—partnering with community food resources, digital health platforms, and interdisciplinary teams to address the social determinants of health that impact patient outcomes.
In her role as Medical Director, she bridges clinical expertise with population health strategy to improve care delivery and health outcomes for underserved communities. She is committed to transforming healthcare systems to be more accessible, equitable, and responsive to patient needs.
Finding out you’re pregnant can be a whirlwind of emotion—joy, nerves, and even uncertainty about what comes next. Between the flurry of appointments, prenatal screenings, and prepping for a newborn, the "to-do" list can feel a little overwhelming. For many families, financial uncertainty may be one more stressor.
With April being Medicaid Awareness Month, it’s the perfect time to highlight how Medicaid can support pregnant and postpartum mothers and their babies during this critical time.
Standard obstetric care does a remarkable job of monitoring clinical safety: labs, ultrasounds, weight, blood pressure. But it doesn't always ask: How are you eating? How is your stress? Are you sleeping? How is your mood, really?
