Vijaya Raj Bhatt, MBBS, MS

Professor, Division of Oncology & Hematology
Medical Director, Leukemia Program
Section Leader, Malignant Hematology
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Dr. Bhatt is a Professor, Section Leader of the Malignant Hematology Section, and Medical Director of the Leukemia Program in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology. He has also completed a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research. He manages patients with acute leukemia, myeloid malignancies and other hematologic disorders and those who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplant. He finds great joy in interacting with his patients and working in a multidisciplinary team to support patients through the course of their treatment.

Dr. Bhatt has authored or co-authored more than 240 articles and he has presented widely at several national meetings of professional societies. He has served or serves as a member of several professional societies including the National Cancer Clinical Network (NCCN) Acute Myeloid Leukemia Guidelines Panel, NCCN Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Guidelines Panel, Alliance’s Cancer in the Older Adults Committee, and Leukemia Committee, and Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Steering Committee. He has led multicenter studies including a NIH/NCI R37-funded study in acute myeloid leukemia. He has received several awards during his residency and fellowship for excellence in patient care, education and research. He received the Internal Medicine Clinical Research Award in 2019 and was named a Distinguished Scientist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2020.