Inside Precision Medicine November 12, 2025
After battling the U.S. opioid epidemic, the former drug czar heads to biotech—betting innovation in AI can accelerate medicine more than legislation
Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, North American Editor of Inside Precision Medicine, hosts a new series called Behind the Breakthroughs that features the people shaping the future of medicine. With each episode, Jonathan gives listeners access to his guests’ motivational tales and visions for this emerging, game-changing field.
Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, stepped down in January 2025 as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy—the nation’s “drug czar”—he closed a historic chapter in American drug policy. As the first physician and the first immigrant to lead the office, Gupta pushed the U.S. toward...







