Rahul Bhatia, MD, MPH, FAAP

Rahul Bhatia, MD, MPH, FAAP,  is a board-certified physician in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care. He has been in practice for over 20 years and is proud to serve children and their families at Caring Pediatrics in Tempe, Arizona. 

Dr. Bhatia completed his residency at the University of Tennessee, followed by a fellowship in pediatric critical care from Thomas Jefferson University. He then obtained a master's degree in public health from the University of Arizona. 

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Society for Pediatric Sedation. Dr. Bhatia is also a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance. He also has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and presented at national and international scientific societies.

Dr. Bhatia is affiliated with some of the best hospitals in the Valley, including Banner Health and HonorHealth . He continues to work in pediatric emergency departments and pediatric intensive care units in the Valley.

Dr. Bhatia is passionate about delivering family-centered, high-quality care. His public health and preventive medicine training help provide care that fosters disease prevention and health maintenance. He promises to treat every child and their family as a part of the Caring Pediatrics family.

Research/ Publications

• Bhatia R. Critical Appraisal of: Kreymann KG, de Heer G, Nierhaus Z, Kluge S. Use of Polyclonal Immunoglobulin’s as Adjunctive Therapy for Sepsis or Septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2007 35:2677-2685. In the PedsCCM Evidence Based Journal Club, November 3, 2008. 
• Bhatia R, Cox T, Hertzog J. Surfactant Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury/ARDS. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. Volume 5, Number 3, Aug 2009
• Bhatia R, Shaffer T, Theroux M. Surfactant Administration Prior to One Lung Ventilation: Physiological and Inflammatory Correlates in a Piglet Model. Pediatric Pulmonology. Volume 46, Nov 2011; 1069–1078.
• Bhatia R, Mosher J, Patel N. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatric Emergency Care. Jan 2013;29(1):93-7.
• Bhatia R, Penfil S. Calfactant: Is there a potential role in lung injury? Pediatr Crit Care Med. May 2014 ;15(4):385.
  
• Bhatia R, Muraskas J, Mathews HL. Glucocorticoid receptor in Critical illness: Potential Relevance in Diagnosis of Critical Illness related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Children. J Crit Care. Aug 2014;29(4):691.
  
• Gunnala V, Guo R, Minutti C, Bhatia R. Measurement of salivary cortisol for diagnosis of CIRCI in children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. May 2015;16(4): e101-6
• Bhatia R. Role of Biomarkers in Predicting Significant Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploratory Study. Pediatric Emergency Care. PCARE-D-19-00446R1
  
• Bhatia R, Theroux M, Penfil S, Shaffer T. Prophylactic Calfactant administration prior to One Lung Ventilation to minimize injury. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Conference 2009, Nashville, TN
• Rodriguez M, Bhatia R, Olivant Fisher A, Theroux M, Shaffer T. Effects of an Exogenous Surfactant (Calfactant) in an
  Animal Model of One–Lung Ventilation. Neonatal Pulmonology Publish Only. E-Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting May. 2009: 619.
• Rodriguez M, Bhatia R, Olivant Fisher A, Theroux M, Shaffer T. Changes in Pulmonary Function and Inflammatory Profile Secondary to Surfactant Treatment in a Translational Model of One-Lung Ventilation Strategy. American
  Thoracic Society International Conference 2010, New Orleans, LA (Am. J Respir. Crit. Care Med. 181; 2010).
  
• Bhatia R, Boriosi J, Patel N. Extensive Dural Venous Hemorrhagic Stroke during Induction therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 6th World Congress on Pediatric Critical Care, March 2011, Sydney, Australia.
• Bhatia R, Shahid R, Durazo-Arvizu R. Resident anxiety level prior to a Pediatric ICU rotation- Are we listening?
  Central Graduate Education Authority (CGEA) meeting, St Louis, Missouri March 2012.
• Gunnala V, Malone M, Minutti C, Bhatia R. Salivary Cortisol and Serum Free Cortisol Levels in Critically Ill Children:
  An Observational Study. Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Annual Congress, Puerto Rico, January 2013.
• Dumin M, Bhatia R, Minutti C. Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a hispanic teenager. 9th Joint Meeting
  of Pediatric Endocrinology, September 19-22, 2013, Milan, Italy.
• Fajardo V, Chang E, Bhatia R. Relationship of the initial adrenal stress response to mortality risk and hospital stay in
  critically ill children- World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul, Turkey, 2014
• Yeung C, Bhatia R, Sinha M. Salivary biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, 2016