Akanksha
Gupta, MD
FCAP · FASCP
Advancing pathology.
Empowering the people behind it.
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital
Board-certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
and Hematopathology
Grounded in medicine. Driven by purpose.
A body of work.
A global reach.
Building Ace My Path into a collaborative platform for pathology education, with resources that reach across institutions and borders.
Pathology books
In the Ace My Path collection
Contributing pathologists
A collaborative faculty and author network
Books sold
Supporting learning around the world
Trainees helped
Through Ace My Path resources
Countries reached
A worldwide educational footprint
Platform-wide figures reported by Ace My Path, September 2026.
Clinical expertise.
A wider purpose.
Akanksha Gupta, MD, FCAP, FASCP is a physician, author, educator and entrepreneur whose work spans diagnostic medicine, educational publishing and community service.
She is Senior Staff Pathologist at Henry Ford Health System, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, and Founder and CEO of Ace My Path.
Board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and hematopathology, she trained through pathology residencies in India and the United States, a renal pathology fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill, and a hematopathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Alongside clinical practice, she has built educational resources, brought expert collaborators together, and founded initiatives that support trainees and communities beyond her own institution.
A foundation across institutions & continents
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center
New York, United States
Hartford Hospital
Residency · Connecticut, United States
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
North Carolina, United States
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Pathology residency · Wardha
Medical degree: Government Medical College, Nagpur
Milestones of achievement.
Selected recognition across pathology, research, educational leadership and academic training.
The Power List
Named to the 2024 Power List in the “Destined for Excellence” category.
View the published list ↗40 Under Forty
Named an ASCP 40 Under Forty honoree.
View professional honors ↗London Book of
World Records
London, United Kingdom
Leadership Award
Ace My Path
Presented at its USCAP 2023 booth
Asia Icon Award
International Peace Corps Association, India
Young Researcher Award
European Pathology Congress
Paris, France
Morphologic Proteomics Award
Hartford Hospital
Connecticut, United States
Gold Medal in
Pathology Residency
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Wardha, India
Additional honors are listed in the professional CV ↗.
Not just sharing knowledge.
Building ways to share it.
Dr. Gupta’s educational work connects authorship, digital pathology and faculty collaboration. Through Ace My Path, she has helped turn a shared commitment to learning into a substantial body of books, courses and practical resources.
Explore Ace My Path ↗Pathology publishing
Author and editor across the Ace My Path collection, including surgical pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology and practical reporting handbooks.
Connecting books with the microscope
QR-linked whole-slide learning and editorial work on the Virtual Slide Hub connect written concepts with annotated diagnostic morphology.
Bringing expertise together
Directed AP/Heme and flow cytometry courses, developed learning resources with subspecialty faculty, and expanded access through live and recorded teaching.
The Hemepath
WHO Book Club
During the pandemic, Dr. Gupta organized an international reading group of more than 1,000 participants. Sixty discussion sessions and shared notes helped lay the foundation for the first Ace My Path book.
Read the story ↗100 days of daily learning. Continuing the commitment through Ace My Path’s daily pathology coaching.
Knowledge made tangible.
Surgical Pathology
Reimagined
A visual approach to surgical pathology, connecting focused text and photomicrographs with digital whole-slide learning.
Neoplastic
Hematopathology
A focused reference for organizing and reviewing the complex world of hematolymphoid neoplasms.
Ace the Boards:
Cytopathology
An illustrated resource connecting cytologic morphology with structured, high-yield review.
Additional work spans subspecialty pathology, flow cytometry, autopsy reporting and practical dictation handbooks. View the bibliography ↗
The work, in their words.
“a novel tool for pathology education.”
“this book is solid gold!”
“an exceptional resource for residents and fellows”
Brief excerpts about the educational resources; affiliations reflect the published testimonials. Read the full testimonials ↗
Knowledge shared.
People supported.
Creating opportunities to help—whether the need is educational guidance, a professional connection or support during a crisis.
MD Help Online
Co-founded a volunteer network of 70 physicians, primarily based in the United States, to provide free guidance to patients and families in India during the COVID-19 crisis.
Explore the initiative ↗Path Helpline
Created a support initiative connecting medical students, residents, fellows and practicing pathologists with guidance on training, learning challenges and professional development.
Read about Path Helpline ↗Professional connection
Editorial work for the Association of Indian Pathologists in North America, sharing colleagues’ stories and contributing to the exchange of ideas within the pathology community.
Visit AIPNA ↗People. Purpose.
Moments that matter.
Beyond the titles and milestones are the colleagues, collaborators and shared experiences that give the work its meaning.
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Pathology learning in South Africa
Pathologists in South Africa with Ace My Path books.
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Connections along the way
A selected moment from the Ace My Path journey.
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A moment of appreciation
Ace My Path’s Leadership Award ceremony at its USCAP 2023 booth.
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The people behind the work
Members of the Ace My Path team together at the conference booth.
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Ideas shared with the profession
A poster presentation from the digital pathology journey.
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A collection of accomplishments
An award display shared in Dr. Gupta’s professional gallery.
Conversations beyond the microscope.
Selected discussions and coverage of hematopathology, educational publishing and the story behind Ace My Path.
Beyond the Scope:
Ace My Path / Ace the Boards
A conversation with Dr. Gupta and the team about the books, collaboration and the origins of Ace My Path.
Listen to the conversation ↗The Pathology Grand Tour:
Hematopathology
Dr. Gupta and Dr. Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna discuss the science of blood and their work in the specialty.
Explore the media feature ↗Practical tools for
pathology education
Coverage of the Ace My Path Gross Dictation Handbook and its practical approach to specimen descriptions.
Read the coverage ↗Clinical questions.
Scientific contributions.
A selection of publications and published abstracts.
Explore scholarly work ↗Good ideas grow
through collaboration.
Speaking & teaching · Educational collaboration · Media & interviews
For speaking invitations, educational collaborations, media interviews and professional connections, get in touch.
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