Gunisha Kaur is an anesthesiologist specializing in global health and human rights, particularly among displaced populations. She serves as medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights and as director of the Anesthesiology Global Health Initiative.

She co-led the Einaudi Center's Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge research team, focused on advancing the health of U.S. refugee and immigrant populations. The work is now part of the Migrations Program at the Einaudi Center.