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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
Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
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
Heart Health
Is a low heart rate worrisome?
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
"Stress" cardiomyopathy: A different kind of heart attack
Recent Blog Articles
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
Concussion in children: What to know and do
What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?
Your amazing parathyroid glands
When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer?