Sacha Bhatia

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-323-6400 Ext. 7516

Biography

Contact Sacha Bhatia

Education

MBA, McGill University
MD, McGill University
BSc, Queen's University

Research Focus

Cardiovascular disorders
Health policy/reform

Other Affiliations

Director, Institute for Health System Solutions & Virtual Care, Women's College Hospital
Cardiologist, Women's College Hospital and University Health Network
F.M. Hill Chair in Health System Solutions, Women’s College Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Recent ICES Grants

A provincial implementation science laboratory

Principal investigator: Ivers N
Co-investigators: Anderson G, Bhatia S, Glazier R, Grimshaw J, Halla I, Mamdani M, Rochon P, Taljaar M, Zwarenstein M
Ontario SPOR Support Unit (OSSU), Operating Grant
2015-2018; $1,867,000
Vascular disease in Canada: risk factors and quality indicators

Principal investigator: Tu J
Co-investigators: Hogg W, Ko D, Johnston S, Stukel T, Bhatia S
Canadian Vascular Network, Theme 1 Grant
2014-2016; $174,600

Recent Awards & Recognition

The William Goldie Prize and Travel Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Sacha Bhatia by the University of Toronto Department of Medicine. This annual award recognizes a member of the Department of Medicine within ten years of appointment who has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge in internal medicine.
4/10/2017
2013 American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award

Awarded to Sacha Bhatia
6/1/2013
Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator's Award

2013: Awarded to Sacha Bhatia for "An educational intervention reduces the rate of inappropriate transthoracic echocardiograms in ambulatory care"
6/1/2013

Recent ICES Publications

1/12/2023

Characteristics and health care use of patients attending virtual walk-in clinics in Ontario, Canada: cross-sectional analysis

Lapointe-Shaw L, Salahub C, Bird C, Bhatia RS, Desveaux L, Glazier RH, Hedden L, Ivers NM, Martin D, Na Y, Spithoff S, Tadrous M, Kiran T. J Med Internet Res. 2023; 25:e40267. Epub 2023 Jan 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/40267

12/23/2022

Primary care clinical volumes, cholesterol testing, and cardiovascular outcomes

Udell JA, Brickman AR, Chu A, Ferreira-Legere LE, Sheth MS, Ko DT, Austin PC, Abdel-Qadir H, Ivers NM, Bhatia RS, Farkouh ME, Stukel TA, Tu JV. Can J Cardiol. 2022; Dec 23 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.016

7/22/2022

Comparison of healthcare utilization between telemedicine and standard care: a propensity-score matched cohort study among individuals with chronic psychotic disorders in Ontario, Canada

Shakeri A, Chu C, Stamenova V, Fang J, Barker LC, Vigod SN, Bhatia RS, Tadrous M. Schizophr Bull Open. 2022; Jul 22 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgac046

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