Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Research Track Program, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC

Residency

Resident, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Advanced Fellow, Non-invasive Imaging and Clinical Research, Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA

Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Cardiologist

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2019

Narayan HK, Putt M, Kosaraju N, Paz A, Bhatt S, Plappert T, Mercer-Rosa L, Armenian SH, Desai A, Womer RB, Ky B: Dexrazoxane preferentially mitigates doxorubicin cardiotoxcity in female children with sacroma. Open Heart 6(19): e001025, Jun 2019 Notes: epub.

Bhatt SM, Wang Y, Elci OU, Goldmuntz E, McBride M, Paridon S, Mercer-Rosa L: Right ventricular contractile reserve is impaired in children and adolescents with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: An exercise strain imaging study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 32(1): 135-144, Jan 2019.

Bhatt SM, Elci OU, Wang Y, Goldmuntz E, McBride M, Paridon S, Mercer-Rosa L: Determinants of exercise performance in children and adolescents with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot using stress echocardiography. Pediatr Cardiol 40(1): 71-78, Jan 2019.

Abstracts

2019

Bhatt SM, McBride M, Paridon SM, Mercer-Rosa L: Evaluation of right atrioventricular function during exercise in healthy youth. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography 32(6): B29-30, Jun 2019.2

2018

Bhatt SM, Decost G, Wang Y, Kim JY, Goldberg DJ, McBride M, Paridon S, Mercer-Rosa L: Exercise stress echocardiography demonstrates impaired contractile reserve in youth with Fontan circulation and predicts exercise performance. Circulation 138(Suppl 1): A13093-A13093, Nov 2018.

Bhatt SM, Elci O, Paridon S, Goldmuntz E, Mercer-Rosa L: Chronotropic response predicts exercise performance in children and adolescents with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of American College of Cardiology 71(11): A620, Mar 2018.

Books

Bhatt SM and Donofrio M. Fetal Echocardiography to plan Postnatal Management in fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease. In: Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maulik D, editor, 3rd Ed. Springer [In submission]

Posters and Presentations

2018

Bhatt SM, Yang W, Faerber J, Mercer-Rosa L: Right atrioventricular function and exercise performance in youth and repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. American Society of Echocardiography 29th Annual Scientific Session, Nashville, TN 2018 Notes: Oral presentation.

Awards and Honors

2016, American College of Cardiology George L. Smith, Jr. and Nancy Doyle Smith Travel Award

2010, Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, The George Washington School of Medicine

2009-2010, George Washington University Hospital Women’s Board Scholarship Award

2009-2010, George Washington University Hospital Women’s Board Scholarship Award

2009, Goddard Award for highest scholastic achievement in Medical Pharmacology

2007-2010, George Washington Columbian Women Scholarship Award

2006-2010, William Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

2007-2008, Eleanor Van Horn Burda Medical Scholarship Award

2007, Dr. Harvey Ammerman Medical Student Scholarship

2007, W.T Gill Jr. Medical Research Fellowship Recipient

2003-2006, GW Columbian College Honors Student and Dean’s List Scholar

2003, George Washington Living and Learning Community Service Award

2003, Rotary International and Gift of Life International Humanitarian Award

2003, New Jersey State Senate Citation of Commendation and Praise for work with Gift of Life International and community service

2003, NJ State Legislature Resolution recognizing New Jersey Prudential Spirit of Community Honoree for community service

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2018-present, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2018-present, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Cardiology in the Young

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2013-present, American Society of Echocardiography
2013-present, American Heart Association
2013-present, American College of Cardiology