The role of precision medicine in liver transplantation: An interview with Dr. Mamatha Bhat

Dr. Mamatha Bhat is a Hepatologist and Clinician-Scientist affiliated with the Ajmera Transplant Centre at the University Health Network (UHN). She is also a scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bhat serves as Director of the Clinician-Scientist Training Program for the Department of Medicine, Partnership & Engagement Lead for the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), and past Chair of the International Liver Transplant Society Basic and Translational Science Research Committee. Dr. Bhat completed her medical training at McGill University. She then completed a Transplant Hepatology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. This was followed by a CIHR Fellowship for Health Professionals, through which she completed a PhD in Medical Biophysics. Dr. Bhat’s research program aims to improve long-term outcomes for patients undergoing liver transplantation by developing artificial intelligence tools that integrate clinical and omics data. Her vast contributions to the field of liver transplant research have been recognized internationally.