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Bhatt
Neel S. Bhatt, MBBS, MPH

Neel S. Bhatt, MBBS, MPH

Hematology-Oncology

  • Physician, Fred Hutch
  • Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
  • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Attending Physician, Seattle Children's Hospital

About

Dr. Neel Bhatt is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and researcher at Fred Hutch and Seattle Children’s. He cares for children and young adults undergoing blood and marrow transplant and leads research focused on improving long-term health outcomes.


Background

Dr. Bhatt specializes in treating patients with leukemias, lymphomas and nonmalignant blood disorders who receive stem cell transplants. He provides inpatient care to those undergoing stem cell transplants and outpatient follow-up care to long-term survivors of transplant. As an expert in cancer survivorship, Dr. Bhatt is deeply focused on the long-term health and wellbeing of his patients. Prior to joining Fred Hutch and Seattle Children’s, he completed a fellowship in cancer survivorship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Dr. Bhatt’s research is dedicated to improving health outcomes and quality of life for pediatric and young adult cancer survivors. His work includes studying patient-reported outcomes, which capture patients’ own experiences with symptoms and daily functioning, as well as analyzing multi-institutional national and international databases to identify problems long-term survivors may face. By identifying common challenges faced by long-term survivors of childhood cancer and stem cell transplantation, his research helps inform clinical decision-making and improve care for patients across the country. 

Area of Clinical Practice
Pediatric blood and marrow transplantation, leukemias, lymphomas and non‑malignant blood disorders


“The biggest reason I practice this type of medicine is the connections I make with patients and families.”

— Dr. Bhatt


What makes this work meaningful for you?

When I was a trainee, I cared for a teenager with leukemia. He was a dedicated, high-achieving student when cancer struck, but he underwent treatment and recovered pretty quickly. Around the same time, my fellowship ended and I moved on to Fred Hutch and Seattle Children’s. He reached out to me through social media and we were able to reconnect; he shared how well he was doing and that he already had three college acceptance letters. I keep in touch with several of the patients I treat, and it’s so gratifying to see them thriving. The biggest reason I practice this type of medicine is the connections I make with patients and families.

What do you want patients to know about working with you?

Patients always come first in my practice, and while I enjoy celebrating with you when things are going well, I make sure to stand side by side with you when they aren’t. I like to know about you as a person — who you are outside of your disease, what issues you’re facing and what your support system is like — and I’m always open to hearing what I can do to take better care of you and your family. One of my particular interests is whether patients are able to return to school or work after cancer therapy ends. I want to support you in working toward your life goals and helping you succeed.

Diseases Treated

Acute Lymphocyitc Leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Aplastic Anemia

Bone Marrow Failure Diseases

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Common Variable Immune Deficiency

Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia

Diamond-Blackfan anemia

Dyskeratosis congenita

Fanconi anemia

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hyper-IgE syndrome

Hyper-IgM syndrome

Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia

Leukemia

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Severe combined immunodeficiency

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome


Research Interests

Long-term complications of blood and marrow transplantation

Patient-reported outcomes to assess symptoms and quality of life in cancer survivors

Languages

English

Education and Experience

Fellowship, Cancer Survivorship, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Residency, Pediatrics, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

MPH, Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center

MBBS, B. J. Medical College

Board Certification

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2019, American Board of Pediatrics; Pediatrics, 2015, American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

We make promising new treatments available to you through studies called clinical trials led by Fred Hutch physicians. Many of these trials at Fred Hutch have led to FDA-approved treatments and have improved standards of care globally. Together, you and your physician can decide if a study is right for you. 

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Publications

Many of our Fred Hutch physicians conduct ongoing research to improve standards of patient care. Their work is evaluated by other physicians and selected for publication to the United States National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library in the world. See scientific papers this Fred Hutch physician has written. 

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Your Care Team

At Fred Hutch, you receive care from a team of providers with extensive experience in your disease. Your team includes physicians, a patient care coordinator, a registered nurse, an advanced practice provider and others, based on your needs. You also have access to experts like registered dietitians, social workers, acupuncturists, psychiatrists and more who specialize in supporting people with cancer or blood disorders. 

Insurance

Fred Hutch accepts most national private health insurance plans as well as Medicare. We also accept Medicaid for people from Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. We are working to ensure that everyone, no matter what their financial situation, has access to the care they need.

Stories

All news
Latest Fred Hutch research on COVID-19 How Hutch scientists have been tackling coronavirus in lab and clinic June 30, 2022
Q&A: Returning to school, post-transplant As schools reopen for in-person learning, what should bone marrow transplant recipients do? September 30, 2021

Contact Information

206.667.4937