Kavitha Reddy Bhatia

MD, MMM, FAAP

Chair, Prime Healthcare Foundation

Vice President, Clinical Transformation

Kavitha Reddy Bhatia, MD, is the Chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity dedicated to improving healthcare. Fifteen of Prime Healthcare’s 45 hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation and provide millions of dollars annually in charitable care, philanthropy and community service. Prime Healthcare Foundation made a $60 million commitment to found the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM), a private, non-profit medical school that will be located in Southern California. Dr. Bhatia also serves as Vice Chair of the CUSM Board.

In addition to her leadership role with Prime Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Bhatia also serves as the Vice President of Clinical Transformation for Prime Healthcare, leading system-wide value and excellence initiatives and strategic innovation.

Committed to improving the health and lives of others, Dr. Bhatia is a dedicated philanthropist. Her experiences have been broad, caring for the sick and dying in the slums of Calcutta to teaching inner city youth. For her work with the Missionaries of Charity, Dr. Bhatia was awarded a Miraculous Medallion from Mother Teresa. She has served in advisory roles for national and global causes such as the World Children’s Initiative and Project Heart Uganda. Dr. Bhatia is also the Director of the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to increasing access to healthcare and educational opportunities.

Dr. Bhatia received her Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar. She earned her medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine graduating with Honors and Letters of Distinction in Doctoring, and also holds a Masters of Medical Management from the USC Marshall School of Business. Dr. Bhatia has been a scholar at world-renowned institutions such as Mass General, Boston Children’s Hospital and the All India Institute of Medicine. She continues to practice pediatrics and teach medical residents the art and science of medicine.