Kavitha Bhatia


Kavitha Bhatia is an Indian-American physician who is the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation.

Education

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, 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.

Career

Bhatia currently serves as the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Strategy for Prime Healthcare and an associate professor of Medical Education at the California University of Science and Medicine.
Bhatia serves on the Board of Directors of the California Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals. She is a Founding Vice Chair of the board of trustees at the California University of Science and Medicine.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhatia served as the chair of Prime Healthcare's National COVID Committee and COVID 24/7 Command Center.

Awards and recognition