Dr. Devinder Bhatia Appointed to the Texas Medical Board.

HOUSTON: Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced the appointment of eight new members to the Texas Medical Board – the state regulatory body that oversees and promotes public health, safety and welfare by setting and maintaining standards of care to be observed in the practice of medicine to ensure that Texans can expect and receive quality health care

Dr. Devinder Bhatia specializes in thoracic surgery, peripheral vascular disease, vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, cardiovascular disease in a Humble, Texas practice. Dr. Bhatia is also president of Southeast Texas Cardiovascular P.A, and a former clinical assistant professor in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society for Vascular Surgery, and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, a member of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, and Houston Northwest Medical Center Executive Committee.

Dr. Bhatia received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and completed his cardiothoracic and peripheral vascular surgery fellowships at Carolinas Medical Center. He is appointed to the Medical Board for a term to expire April 13, 2019.