Dr Amit Gupta

Dr Amit Gupta is a Consultant Neonatologist and expert witness at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, where he is based at William Harvey Hospital. His principal areas of clinical expertise include neonatal intensive care, extreme prematurity, birth injury, neonatal brain injury, congenital anomalies, congenital heart disease, respiratory disorders and the long-term care of high-risk newborn infants.

He provides specialist care for preterm and critically ill newborns requiring intensive neonatal support, managing complex conditions including birth asphyxia, hypoxic respiratory failure, neonatal infections, chronic lung disease and hypoglycaemia. His clinical practice encompasses neonatal resuscitation, advanced ventilation strategies, therapeutic hypothermia and comprehensive neurodevelopmental follow-up, alongside the assessment and management of newborns with congenital abnormalities and complex neonatal conditions. He also undertakes Newborn Infant Physical Examinations (NIPE) and has expertise in monitoring infant growth and development.

Alongside his clinical responsibilities, Dr Gupta is actively involved in medical education, quality improvement and neonatal research, contributing to the development of neonatal guidelines and protocols designed to improve patient outcomes. He works closely within multidisciplinary teams, supporting collaboration between neonatologists, obstetricians, midwives and allied health professionals while also training junior doctors and neonatal nurses. His commitment to evidence-based practice, innovation and continuous professional development underpins his reputation as a highly experienced clinician in modern neonatal care. 

Dr Amit Gupta has been undertaking medico-legal work since 2025, providing independent expert opinion in Clinical Negligence claims. He accepts claimant instructions and prepares Screening / Advisory, Breach of Duty, Causation, and Condition & Prognosis reports, offering clear and evidence-based opinions to support the resolution of neonatal disputes.

His medico-legal practice reflects his specialist expertise in neonatal medicine, with instructions relating to the care of preterm and critically ill newborns. He is well placed to advise on cases involving birth injury, neonatal brain injury, congenital anomalies, congenital heart disease, hypoxic respiratory failure, chronic lung disease, neonatal intensive care, neonatal resuscitation and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. His reports draw on current clinical practice to provide balanced, authoritative opinions that assist solicitors in evaluating complex neonatal clinical negligence claims. 

Dr Gupta's clinical practice is centred on the assessment and management of preterm and critically ill newborn infants requiring specialist neonatal intensive care. He spends the majority of his clinical time caring for babies with complex medical needs, including those affected by birth injury, neonatal brain injury, congenital anomalies, congenital heart disease, hypoxic respiratory failure, chronic lung disease and neonatal infections. His work also includes the diagnosis and management of hypoglycaemia, jaundice and other conditions encountered during the neonatal period.

A significant aspect of his practice involves delivering advanced neonatal interventions, including neonatal resuscitation, ventilation strategies and therapeutic hypothermia, while monitoring infants at high risk of long-term neurodevelopmental complications. He also undertakes Newborn Infant Physical Examinations (NIPE) and is involved in the ongoing assessment of infant growth and development, identifying abnormalities that require specialist investigation or intervention.

His clinical expertise is applied within a multidisciplinary neonatal environment, where he contributes to the management of complex cases requiring coordinated care between neonatal, obstetric and allied healthcare teams. Alongside direct patient care, he remains actively engaged in quality improvement, research and the development of clinical guidelines, ensuring his practice reflects current evidence and advances in neonatal medicine. 

Dr Gupta is actively involved in neonatal research, medical education and quality improvement, with particular interests in neonatal neuroprotection, infection control and advances in neonatal ventilation. He has contributed to multi-centre research studies, supports the training of junior doctors and neonatal nurses, and has helped develop neonatal guidelines and protocols to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.