Kavitha Bhatia | |
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| Born | India [1] |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Education | Master of Medical Management from the USC Marshall School of Business, Doctor of Medicine (MD) |
| Alma mater | UCLA School of Medicine |
| Known for | President and Chair of Prime Healthcare Foundation |
| Website | www |
Kavitha Bhatia is an Indian-American physician who is the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. [2] [3]
Dr. Bhatia, a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, earned her Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience from UC San Diego and her medical degree with honors from UCLA School of Medicine, [1] where she also received Letters of Distinction in Doctoring; she holds a Healthcare Strategy Certificate from Harvard Business School and a Master of Medical Management from USC Marshall, and has been a scholar at prestigious institutions, including Mass General and Boston Children’s Hospital, while also being a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. [4]
Bhatia currently serves as the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. [5] [6] [7] She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Strategy for Prime Healthcare [8] and an associate professor of Medical Education at the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM). [9]
Bhatia serves on the Board of Directors of the California Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals. [10] She is a Founding Vice Chair of the board of trustees at the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM). [11]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, [12] Bhatia served as the chair of Prime Healthcare's National COVID Committee and COVID 24/7 Command Center. [13]