Dr Shivani Bhat is an Academic Foundation Doctor with the NHS South Thames focusing on Medical Education. She is a graduate of King’s College London where she earned her Masters in Public Health and has a BSc Physiology from McGill University, Canada. Her research interest primarily lies in medical nutrition education and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease through education, quality improvement and immersive learning.

She started her career with MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge UK with her Master's thesis on the 'Association of Dietary Patterns and Carotid Intima Media Thickness' (link) which qualified as a finalist among thousands of candidates for the Emerging Young Leaders in Nutrition Science Competition at Experimental Biology Conference 2016 in San Diego, USA and was recently published in Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease Journal (link) Shivani has been a key player in NNEdPro’s establishment as a Global Centre for Nutrition and Health since 2015. She currently plays a pivotal role in the development of NNEdPro’s organisational structure as well as provides strategic advice to the Global Innovation Panel and Membership Programme. She is currently a Faculty and Mentor at NNEdPro’s Summer School and has served as a Speaker at NNEdPro’s Summit. Shivani recently led the development of the NNEdPro Canada and US Network and continues to develop its activities in collaboration with several North American institutions.

Shivani also collaborates with the Primary Care Research Unit at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Hospital, University of Toronto and Mallow Primary Health Care Centre, Ireland where she initiated and managed patient education programmes and quality improvement audits in improving cardiovascular health management. Shivani hopes to pursue a career in academic medicine where she can better understand prevention methods and improve cardiovascular outcomes.

Having lived in 4 countries across 3 continents, Shivani holds her global identity close to heart. She is an avid musician and Indian classical dancer and enjoys performing at various cultural events.

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