Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC, FAHA

Deepak Bhatt is Chief of Cardiology for the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr Bhatt obtained his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while also serving as a research associate at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical doctorate from Cornell University. His internship and residency in internal medicine were performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His cardiovascular training was completed at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He also completed fellowships in interventional cardiology and cerebral and peripheral vascular intervention, as well as serving as chief interventional fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and interventional cardiology. Dr Bhatt is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, the American College of Physicians, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

Dr Bhatt’s research interests include the study of oral and intravenous antithrombotic medications, as well as the optimal management of patients with acute coronary syndromes, including myocardial infarction. He also has research interests in advanced techniques for cardiac, cerebral, and peripheral intervention. He has written numerous book chapters on these topics and has published several articles in such journals as the JAMA, Nature Reviews, and American Journal of Medicine. He is on the editorial board of Acute Coronary Syndromes, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, and is section editor of "Adjunctive Therapy" for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. He is the editor of Essential Concepts in Cardiovascular Intervention and co-editor of the Handbook of Acute Coronary Syndromes. He has presented major research findings at the annual meetings of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology, and he has been a visiting lecturer at a number of national and international institutions. Dr Bhatt is the international principal investigator for the CHARISMA trial.