Seema Bhatt

Seema R. Bhatt, MD


  • Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
I have expertise in managing acutely ill and injured children and adolescents. I provide high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care to make kids better.
Seema R. Bhatt, MD

About

Biography

As a pediatric emergency physician, I have expertise in managing acutely ill and injured children and adolescents. I provide high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care to make kids better.

When I’m not working, I like spending time with my family, traveling and practicing yoga.

MD: University of Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

Residency: Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2009.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2005; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2011.

Services and Specialties

Emergency Medicine, Kidney Stones

Research Areas

Emergency Medicine

Publications

Adherence to NHLBI guidelines for the emergent management of vaso-occlusive episodes in children with sickle cell disease: A multicenter perspective. Rees, CA; Brousseau, DC; Ahmad, FA; Bennett, J; Bhatt, S; Bogie, A; Brown, KM; Casper, TC; Chapman, LL; Chumpitazi, CE; Sarnaik, S; Weiner, DL; Morris, CR; SCD Arginine Study Group and PECARN, . American Journal of Hematology. 2022; 97:E412-E415.

Response to Concerns Raised About the New American Academy of Pediatrics Febrile Infant Guideline-Reply. Murtagh Kurowski, E; Bhatt, S; Reeves, S. JAMA pediatrics. 2022; 176:1046-1047.

Pathogen-Specific Effects of Probiotics in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Seeking Emergency Care: A Randomized Trial. Freedman, SB; Finkelstein, Y; Pang, XL; Chui, L; Tarr, PI; Vanburen, JM; Olsen, C; Lee, BE; Hall-Moore, CA; Sapien, R; Hurley, K; Powell, EC; Farion, KJ; Schnadower, D. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022; 75:55-64.

Clinical Guideline Synopsis of Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants Aged 8 to 60 Days. Murtagh Kurowski, E; Bhatt, S; Reeves, S. JAMA pediatrics. 2022; 176:602-603.

Lack of Association of Household Income and Acute Gastroenteritis Disease Severity in Young Children: A Cohort Study. Chun, TH; Schnadower, D; Casper, TC; Sapién, R; Tarr, PI; O'Connell, K; Roskind, C; Rogers, A; Bhatt, S; Mahajan, P; Vance, C; Olsen, CS; Powell, EC; Freedman, SB. Academic Pediatrics. 2022; 22:581-591.

Derivation of the Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis Risk Score to Predict Moderate-to-Severe Acute Gastroenteritis. Levine, AC; O'Connell, KJ; Schnadower, D; VanBuren, TJ M; Mahajan, P; Hurley, KF; Tarr, P; Olsen, CS; Poonai, N; Schuh, S; Bhatt, S; Gouin, S; Vance, C; Freedman, SB. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 74:446-453.

Oral Ondansetron Administration in Children Seeking Emergency Department Care for Acute Gastroenteritis: A Patient-Level Propensity-Matched Analysis. Powell, EC; Roskind, CG; Schnadower, D; Olsen, CS; Casper, TC; Tarr, PI; O'Connell, KJ; Levine, AC; Poonai, N; Schuh, S; Hurley, K; Farion, KJ; Sapien, RE; Freedman, SB. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022; 79:66-74.

Association Between Diarrhea Duration and Severity and Probiotic Efficacy in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis. Schnadower, D; O'Connell, KJ; Vanburen, JM; Vance, C; Tarr, PI; Schuh, S; Hurley, K; Rogers, AJ; Poonai, N; Roskind, CG; Farion, K; Sapien, RE; Chun, TH; Freedman, SB. The American Journal of Gastroenterology (Elsevier). 2021; 116:1523-1532.

Comparing Pediatric Gastroenteritis Emergency Department Care in Canada and the United States. Freedman, SB; Roskind, CG; Schuh, S; VanBuren, JM; Norris, JG; Tarr, PI; Hurley, K; Levine, AC; Rogers, A; Bhatt, S; Sapien, R; O'Connell, K; Poonai, N; Schnadower, D. Pediatrics. 2021; 147.

Variables Associated With Intravenous Rehydration and Hospitalization in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis: A Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials. Poonai, N; Powell, EC; Schnadower, D; Casper, TC; Roskind, CG; Olsen, CS; Tarr, P; Mahajan, P; Rogers, AJ; Schuh, S; O'Connell, KJ; Levine, AC; Bhatt, S; Freedman, SB. JAMA network open. 2021; 4:e216433.

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