I believe every patient and parent deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Healing is multi-dimensional and requires a partnership between the physician and patient.
About Deepti P. Bhat, MD
Deepti P. Bhat, MD, is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist who specializes in using echocardiography (ultrasound) to diagnose and manage congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease. She serves as medical director of Echocardiography, assistant fellowship director of advanced imaging fellowship and as a medical director of multi-disciplinary Fontan Clinic at Phoenix Children's, treating children and adults born with single ventricular heart defects. She also serves as faculty in the University of Arizona and enjoys teaching learners in the field of cardiology and global health.
After earning a medical degree at Mysore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University in Karnataka, India, Dr. Bhat completed a doctoral degree in public health at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India, when she worked with international organizations such as WHO and UNICEF for improving care of children in underserved communities. She completed a pediatric residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
Dr. Bhat is certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography. In 2022, the Phoenix Children's Governance Council nominated her for the Physician of the Year Award.
Knowing the importance of research for discovering new treatments and improving lives, Dr. Bhat serves as the site principal investigator of the Fontan Outcomes Network, and a coinvestigator for the Fontan Udenafil Exercise Study, among others. She also has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and been an invited speaker at dozens of national and international conferences. She volunteers with several local and international agencies providing care to the underserved and educating physicians in resource-limited countries taking care of children with congenital heart disease.
In her free time, Dr. Bhat enjoys traveling with her family, watching movies and cricket and volunteering.
Medical School / Education
Mysore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University, Karnataka, India
Residency
(Pediatrics) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship
(Pediatric Cardiology) Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Pediatrics, Subspecialty-Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
Echocardiography
Trans-Thoracic Echo
Trans-Esophageal Echo
Physician of the Year Award nominee, Phoenix Children's Governance Council, 2022
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
Bates K, Franklin W, Bhat DP. Fontan Associated Liver Disease in Young Children and Adults: Do We Really Need a Liver Biopsy or Can We Just Rely on Non-Invasive Elastography? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13-Supplement) 1620.
Benjamin, Christina L. DO; Ellsworth, Erik G. MD; Bryant, Roosevelt III MD; Bhat, DP. MD. Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Preoperative Assessment of Newborn Coarctation: Limiting Risks Associated with Advanced Imaging Techniques. Pediatric Quality and Safety 8(5):p e682, September/October 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000682. PMID: 37780604
Bhat DP, Graziano JN, Garn BJ, Franklin WJ. Safety and Utility of CardioMEMS Device for RemotePulmonary Artery Monitoring in Paediatric Fontan Patients: A Case Series. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2023 Aug 30;7(9):ytad422. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad422. PMID: 37705945; PMCID: PMC10497180.
Maenchen M, Lindblade C, Bhat DP. The Pandemic Effect: Did Limited Access to Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect Newborns with Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease? J Am Soc Echocardiography 2023 May;36(5):557-558. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.02.002. PMID: 36764367, PMCID: PMC9908433DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.02.002.
Bhat DP, Gupta P, Aggarwal S. Elevated Aortic Augmentation Index in Children Following Fontan Palliation: Evidence of Stiffer Arteries? Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Aug;36(6):1232-8. PMID: 25832849
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Rating & Reviews
I cannot thank Children's hospital enough for all you do. The cardiologist was like a ray of sunshine in an area we had started to feel very bogged down in. Thank you!
We are very happy to have Dr. Bhat coordinating and monitoring our child's care.
Love the Dr would like her to be my main Dr for cardiology
Dr. Bhat is kind and caring. She listened to our concerns. She took the time to listen to and answer all of my daughters questions.
Best provider and nurses.
I appreciated that the doctor encouraged our son to think about his future and what he might want to work at that will provide good health insurance. It was nice to have that come from someone other than us. It's practical and really will determine the care he can continue to receive. Of course test results were discussed alone with all 'traditional ' conversation pertaining to his diagnosis.
Dr. Bhat is great.