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Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter
Dr. Deepak Bhatt is a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He serves as the Chief of Cardiology at VA Boston Healthcare and is the Director of the Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare. Dr. Bhatt’s research focuses on preventive cardiology and best practices for managing heart attack and other acute coronary syndromes. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 publications. Dr. Bhatt earned his medical degree from Cornell University and a masters of public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a fellow in interventional cardiology and cerebral and peripheral vascular intervention at the Cleveland Clinic.
Posts by Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

Heart Health
The new cholesterol guidelines: What you need to know

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, part 2

Heart Health
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?

Heart Health
Low levels of HDL (the “good” cholesterol) appear connected to many health risks, not just heart disease

Heart Health
Many ways to lower cholesterol will reduce heart disease risk

Heart Health
Silent heart attacks: Much more common than we thought in both men and women

Heart Health
Update on the SPRINT trial: Preliminary results pan out

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
The SPRINT trial: A major advance in treating high blood pressure

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH