Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD Facc
About Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD Facc
Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD Facc, is a Senior Cardiologist and Principal Investigator in Digital Health and AI Clinical Trials at Scripps Health, with extensive experience in digital health, AI, and clinical trials across various organizations.
Current Role at Scripps Health
Dr. Sanjeev Bhavnani is currently serving as a Senior Cardiologist and Principal Investigator of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence clinical trials at Scripps Health, located in La Jolla, CA. His work includes deploying virtual care, telehealth, and hospital-at-home programs at Scripps Clinic in East County, San Diego. He is actively involved in designing and executing digital health clinical trials, particularly focusing on enrolling participants from resource-limited communities both in the United States and internationally.
Former FDA Senior Medical Officer
Dr. Bhavnani held the position of Senior Medical Officer at the FDA's Digital Health Center of Excellence from 2021 to 2023. During his tenure, he contributed to critical advancements in the field of digital health. His involvement at the FDA emphasized his role in shaping the future of healthcare through digital technologies.
Board and Advisory Roles
Throughout his career, Dr. Bhavnani has taken on various board and advisory roles in the digital health and AI sector. These include positions at Infineon Technologies, MindMics, CTSNet, CorVista® Health, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Pfizer. His responsibilities ranged from overseeing radar technology in healthcare to advising on digital health and patient-physician interface programs. He played a pivotal role in steering digital health trials and product development initiatives at these organizations.
Education and Specialized Training
Dr. Bhavnani completed his medical education and specialized training at prestigious institutions. He studied Digital Health and Decentralized Clinical Trials at Scripps Research, where he was recognized as a Qualcomm Wireless Scholar from 2013 to 2015. His extensive training at The University of Connecticut Health Center included an Adult Cardiology Fellowship, Remote Patient Monitoring, and an Internal Medicine Residency Program. Additionally, he completed post-doctoral work in Heart Failure Clinical Trials at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.
Pioneering Digital Health Initiatives
Dr. Bhavnani has developed and implemented various groundbreaking digital health initiatives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he integrated MyChart-HealthKit for remote monitoring of patients with heart failure, hypertension, and arrhythmias into EPIC. He also established the first smartphone-connected digital health clinics in resource-limited areas such as Uganda, India, Kenya, and Mexico. Beyond these, he has executed technology-based patient care programs across the United States, Canada, and rural communities in Southeastern California.