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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
Former Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter
Dr. Deepak Bhatt is a cardiologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He is now director of Mount Sinai Heart at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Bhatt formerly served 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. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 publications. Dr. Bhatt earned his medical degree from Cornell University, and a master of public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan 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, M.D., M.P.H

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

Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
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, M.D., M.P.H
The SPRINT trial: A major advance in treating high blood pressure

Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H