Curriculum Vitae

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Nishant “Nick” Bhatt, MD

 

PRESENT POSITIONS:
Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgeon
The Georgia Center
613 Ponder Place Drive
Evans, Georgia 30809
Phone: 706-210-2625 Fax: 706-210-9882
Web: www.thegeorgiacenter.net

Facial Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
Harmonie Medical Center for Skin Health
902 Ponder Place Court
Evans, Georgia 30809
Phone: 706-364-3223 Fax: 706-364-4918
Web: www.harmoniemedical.com 


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Doctor of Medicine (2003-2007)

Union College
Bachelor of Arts in English, Magna Cum Laude (1998-2002)

SURGICAL TRAINING:
Research Technician
Department of Microbiology/Immunology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY (2002-2003)

Resident, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA (2007-2012)  

Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY (2012-2015)

Fellow, Microvascular Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD (2015-2016)

CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Plastic Surgery

American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

LICENSURE:
State of North Carolina

State of Georgia

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY:
Director of Microsurgery (2018-2022)
University of North Carolina Division of Plastic Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor (2016-2022)
University of North Carolina Division of Plastic Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
University Health Care System, Piedmont Hospital formerly University Hospital, Augusta, GA

HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa (inducted April 2002 into the Alpha Chapter)

Reuben Sorkin Award-Award given to a Union College premedical student demonstrating outstanding academic standing and service to the community; received in Apr 2002.

Otolaryngology Training Examination Award (2009)-Awarded to the MCC Otolaryngology resident with the highest inservice examination score. 

MEDICAL SOCIETIES:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons

American Board of Plastic Surgery

ORAL PRESENTATIOPNS & TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
1. “Reconstruction of Maxillectomy Defects with Hybrid Autologous and Synthetic Modalities.” Presented at the Masters of Surgery at the Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY) on December 2, 2014.

2. “Medical Tourism and Plastic Surgery.” Presented at the Montefiore Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds (New York, NY) on November 17, 2014.

3. “Reconstruction of Complex Sternal and Chest Wall Defects.” Presented at the Masters of Surgery at the Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY) on September 9, 2013.

4. “Gender Reassignment Surgery.” Presented at the Montefiore Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds (New York, NY) on July 29, 2014.

5. “The Modified Component Separation Index as a Predictor of Mesh Use in Ventral Hernia Repair.” Presented at the Department of Surgery Resident Research Day at the Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY) on May 18, 2013.

6. “Reconstruction of Complex Metatarsal Defects.” Presented at the New York Regional Plastic Surgery Society's Residents' Night (New York, NY) on March 11, 2013.

7. “Facial Allotransplantation: Inception and Evolution.” Presented at the Montefiore Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds (New York, NY) on October 22, 2012.

8. “Reconstruction of Complex Metatarsal Defects.” Presented at the Masters of Surgery (Department of Surgery Grand Rounds) at the Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY) on October 8, 2012.

9. “Spontaneous Hearing Recovery in the Un-Implanted Ear: Impact on Cochlear Implant Performance.” Presented at the Tenth Annual Porubsky Symposium of the MCG Department of Otolaryngology (Augusta, GA) on June 8, 2012.  

10. “A comparison in tensile strength between barbed suture and conventional monofilament suture for SMAS imbrication during rhytidectomy.” Presented at the American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Boston, MA) in September 2011.

11. “Midface Rejuvenation with Implants.” Presented at the Ninth Annual Porubsky Symposium of the MCG Department of Otolaryngology (Augusta, GA) on June 10,2011.

12. "Low Hyoid and Obtuse Cervicomental Angle: Addressing the Difficult Neck During Rhytidectomy with Hyoid Release.” Presented at the American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Boston, MA) in September 2010.

13. “Trans-oral resection of the Submandibular Gland” Presented to the Caribbean Society of Otolaryngology (Oranjestad, Aruba) on May 8, 2010.

14. “Management of the Difficult Neck in Rhytidectomy:A Cadaver Study.” Presented at the Eight Annual Porubsky Symposium of the MCG Department of Otolaryngology (Augusta, GA) on June 10, 2010.

15. “Surgical Management of Dysphagia and Dysphonia.” Presented to Georgia SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (Atlanta,GA) on March 20, 2010.

16. “Benign Osteonecrosis of the Temporal Bone: A Rare Etiology.” Presented at the Seventh Annual Porubsky Symposium of the MCG Department of Otolaryngology (Augusta, GA) on June 9, 2008.

17. “Cochlear Implants and Medical Tourism.” Presented at the Sixth Annual Porubsky Symposium of the MCG Department of Otolaryngology (Augusta, GA) on June 6, 2008.

PRESENTATIONS:
1. Bhatt N. “Virtual Surgical Planning for Non-Osseous Reconstruction in a Microtia Model: A Preliminary Study.” Poster presentation at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Surgery Research Day in New York, NY. (June 2, 2014) Nishant Bhatt, MD Revised 9.8.2022

2. Bhatt N, Perakis H, Champagne JC, Diamond J, Chen A. "Midface Rejuvenation Using implants." Poster presentation at American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in San Francisco,CA. (Sept 9, 2011)

3. Champagne J, Bhatt N, Chen A. "Dimpleplasty:A Series of Twenty-Four Consecutive Procedures." Poster presentation at American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in San Francisco,CA.(Sept 9, 2011)

4. Iverson KC, Prosser JD, Bhatt N, Chen A."Mandible Fracture Repair Using Intermaxillary Fixation Screws.” Poster presentation at American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Boston,MA.(Sept 25, 2010)

5. Prosser JD, Bhatt N, Borders JC. “Endoscopic Resection of a Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Using Coblation Technique.” Poster Presentation at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology in Las Vegas, NV. (Apr 30, 2010)

6. Weinberger PM, Bhatt N, Woodard T, Postma GN. “Unsedated Endoscopic Management of an Aspirated Foreign Body in a Laryngectomee.” Poster Presentation at American Broncho-Esophagological Association in Las Vegas, NV. (Apr 30, 2010)

7. Prosser JD, Bhatt N, Jackson L, Coleman T. “Case Report ofPeriocular Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treated with Primary Concomitant Chemotherapy and Radiation, and Review of the Literature Regarding its Use.” Poster Presentation at the Triological Society Combined Meeting in Orlando, FL. (Feb 4, 2010)

8. Bhatt N, Brian J. McKinnon. “Benign Osteonecrosis of the Temporal Bone: A Rare Etiology.” Poster Presentation at the Triological Society Combined Meeting in Orlando, FL. (Feb 4, 2010)

9. Bhatt N, Perakis H, Jimmy J. Brown. “Transoral Resection of the Submandibular Gland.” Poster Presentation at the Triological Society Combined Meeting in Orlando, FL. (Feb 4, 2010)

10. Bhatt N, Brown JJ. Multifocal Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Entity.” Poster Presentation at the American Thyroid Association in Palm Beach, FL. (October 2, 2009)

PUBLICATIONS:
1. An Unusual Case of BIA-ALCL Associated with Prolonged/Complicated Biocell-Textured Expander, followed by Smooth Round Breast Implant Exposure, and Concurrent Use of Adalimumab. Akhavan AA, Wirtz EC, Olilla DW, Bhatt N. Plastic Reconstr Surg. 2021  Aug 1;148(2):299-303. PMID: 34133406

2. Manrique O, Jacobson J, Lalazarzadeh F, Doscher M, Bhatt N, Garfein E, Shin J. “Modified Component Separation Index (mCSI) as a Predictor of the Use of Mesh in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Synthetic versus Biologic Mesh.” Colombian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Revista Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica). 2014 Dec; 20 (2): 42-48.

3. McKinnon BJ, Savage N, Bhatt N. “Benign Osteonecrosis of the Temporal Bone.” Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. Pgs. 287-289.

4. Iverson KC, Prosser JD, Bhatt N, Chen A."Mandible Fracture Repair Using Intermaxillary Fixation Screws.” Poster presentation at American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Boston,MA.(Sept 25, 2010)

5. Bhatt N, Perakis H, Watts TL, Borders JC. "Traumatic Hemorrhage and Rapid Expansion of a Lymphatic Malformation." Ear Nose Throat J. 2011 Jan;90(1): 20-2.

6. Bhatt N, Khachi G, Yu JC. "Resorbable Suture Fixation of Neonatal Mandibular Fractures: A Novel Technique." Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Nov;126(5): 258e-260e.

7. McKinnon BJ, Bhatt N. “Cochlear Implants and Medical Tourism."Cochlear Implants Int. 2010 Sept; 1(3): 125-132.

8. Michtalik HJ, Narayan AV, Bhatt N, Lin HY, Mulligan MT, Zhang SL,Crawford DR. ” Multiple oxidative stress-response members of the Adapt78family.” Free Radic Biol Med. 2004 Aug 15;37(4): 454-62.

9. Lin HY, Michtalik HJ, Zhang S, Andersen TT, Van Riper DA, Davies KK, Ermak G, Petti LM, Nachod S, Narayan AV, Bhatt N, Crawford DR.“Oxidative and calcium stress regulate DSCR1 (Adapt78/MCIP1) protein.”Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Sep 1;35(5): 528-39.