Kavitha Bhatia

Kavitha Bhatia is an Indian-American physician who is the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation.

Education
Bhatia holds a master's degree in Healthcare Administration/Management from USC Marshall School of Business and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is board-certified in pediatrics.

Career
Bhatia currently serves as the president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Strategy for Prime Healthcare and an associate professor of Medical Education at the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM).

Bhatia serves on the Board of Directors of the California Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals. She is a Founding Vice Chair of the board of trustees at the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhatia served as the chair of Prime Healthcare's National COVID Committee and COVID 24/7 Command Center.

Awards and recognition

 * 1996 - received a Miraculous Medallion from Mother Teresa for her work with the Missionaries of Charity
 * 2020 and 2021 - finalist for the Inspirational Woman by the Los Angeles Times
 * 2022 - Inspirational Leadership Award from the Beauty Bus Foundation for leadership of Prime Healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
 * 2022 - Ranked 170th in Los Angeles Business Journal 's 2022 "LA500" list of 500 most influential leaders in Los Angeles