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Roma Bhatia
Rating: 4.8 of 5
( out of 42 reviews )

Roma Bhatia, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Roma Bhatia, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology. She is originally from Michigan and received her medical degree from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester, MN. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Pittsburgh, and her Medical Oncology Fellowship at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Michigan. She has additional training in ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ Outcomes Research from Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ. She is a board certified medical oncologist with a focus on treating breast cancer.

    Dr. Bhatia is passionate about improving health care delivery for patients with breast cancer. She is particularly interested in understanding how to leverage diet, exercise and nutrition in addition to cancer directed therapies to improve quality of life and cancer related outcomes. She is also interested in understanding how systemic factors such as geography, socioeconomic status, and access to oncology care impact receipt of guideline concordant care in all stages of breast cancer.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.8 out of 5
    4.8 /5
    ( out of 42 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    August 27, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Bhatia is kind, knowledgeable, and understanding.

    August 21, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Bhatia is extremely kind and explains everything in great detail that I could understand. She's very caring!

    August 14, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I really enjoy my visits with her. She is always professional and incudes me in the decision making. She is a very good Doctor.

    August 14, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Competent and compassionate

    August 06, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was very engaged in my personal welfare

    May 25, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Bhatia is a wonderful oncologist. She is smart, efficient and is not afraid to spend extra time with her patients.

    May 16, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 2 out of 5

    Her answers are very incongruous, look first at $$ him. Love of the certainty that the human being in front of her [TRANSLATED]

    May 08, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I would recommend her to others and I will be back to see her in a year.

    May 08, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is so sweet and really cares about my health

  • Roma Bhatia, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology. She is originally from Michigan and received her medical degree from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester, MN. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Pittsburgh, and her Medical Oncology Fellowship at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Michigan. She has additional training in ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ Outcomes Research from Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ. She is a board certified medical oncologist with a focus on treating breast cancer.

    Dr. Bhatia is passionate about improving health care delivery for patients with breast cancer. She is particularly interested in understanding how to leverage diet, exercise and nutrition in addition to cancer directed therapies to improve quality of life and cancer related outcomes. She is also interested in understanding how systemic factors such as geography, socioeconomic status, and access to oncology care impact receipt of guideline concordant care in all stages of breast cancer.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Oncology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Hematology/Oncology - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Michigan Medical School Fellow
    Fellowship General Internal Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Effectiveness - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ M.P.H.
    Residency Internal Medicine - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Pittsburgh Medical Center Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: Biology; Minor: Economics - Emory ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Cheng H, Hua L, Tang H, Bao Z, Xu X, Zhu H, Wang S, Jiapaer Z, Bhatia R, Dunn IF, Deng J, Wang D, Sun S, Luan S, Ji J, Xie Q, Yang X, Lei J, Li G, Wang X, Gong Y (2022). CBX7 reprograms metabolic flux to protect against meningioma progression by modulating the USP44/c-MYC/LDHA axis. J Mol Cell Biol, 15(10). ()
    2. Bhatia R, Hirsch C, Arnold AM, Newman AB, Mukamal KJ (2023). Social networks, social support, and life expectancy in older adults: the Cardiovascular ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ Study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 111, 104981. ()
    3. Lehmann HI, Sharma K, Bhatia R, Mills T, Lang J, Li G, Andrews C, Cullivan J, Singh J, Mela T (2023). Real-World Disparities in Remote Follow-Up of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Experience. J Am Heart Assoc, 12(3), e027500. ()
    4. Bhatia R, Gilliam E, Aliberti G, Pinheiro A, Karamourtopoulos M, Davis RB, DesRochers L, Schonberg MA (2022). Older adults' perspectives on primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(12), 3480-3492. ()
    5. Bhatia R, Holtan S, Jurdi NE, Prizment A, Blaes A (2022). Do Cancer and Cancer Treatments Accelerate Aging? Curr Oncol Rep, 24(11), 1401-1412. ()
    6. Aliberti GM, Bhatia R, Desrochers LB, Gilliam EA, Schonberg MA (2022). Perspectives of primary care clinicians in Massachusetts on use of telemedicine with adults aged 65 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prev Med Rep, 26, 101729. ()
    7. Bhatia R, Aliberti G, Gilliam E, DesRochers L, Brockmeyer D, Davis RB, Schonberg MA (2022). A survey of Massachusetts primary care physicians' experience with telemedicine in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(3), 683-687. ()
    8. Mitchell W, Bhatia R, Zebardast N (2020). Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the changes in marijuana use in the USA, 2005-2018. BMJ Open, 10(7), e037905. ()
    9. Najjar YG, Navrazhina K, Ding F, Bhatia R, Tsai K, Abbate K, Durden B, Eroglu Z, Bhatia S, Park S, Chowdhary A, Chandra S, Kennedy J, Puzanov I, Ernstoff M, Vachhani P, Drabick J, Singh A, Xu T, Yang J, Carvajal R, Manson D, Kirkwood JM, Cohen J, Sullivan R, Johnson D, Funchain P, Shoushtari A (2020). Ipilimumab plus nivolumab for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma: a multicenter, retrospective study. J Immunother Cancer, 8(1). ()
    10. Najjar YG, Menk AV, Sander C, Rao U, Karunamurthy A, Bhatia R, Zhai S, Kirkwood JM, Delgoffe GM (2019). Tumor cell oxidative metabolism as a barrier to PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in melanoma. JCI Insight, 4(5). ()
    11. Bhatia R, Kizilbash SJ, Ahrens SP, Killian JM, Kimmes SA, Knoebel EE, Muppa P, Weaver AL, Fischer PR (2016). Outcomes of Adolescent-Onset Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. J Pediatr, 173, 149-53. ()
    12. Meisel ZF, Shea JA, Peacock NJ, Dickinson ET, Paciotti B, Bhatia R, Buharin E, Cannuscio CC (2014). Optimizing the patient handoff between emergency medical services and the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med, 65(3), 310-317.e1. ()
    13. Fleisher J, Bhatia R, Margus C, Pruitt A, Dahodwala N (2014). ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓÆµ literacy and medication awareness in outpatient neurology. Neurol Clin Pract, 4(1), 71-81. ()

    Review

    1. Choa R, Panaroni C, Bhatia R, Raje N (2023). It is worth the weight: obesity and the transition from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma. [Review]. Blood Adv, 7(18), 5510-5523. ()