Dr. Pankaj Bhatia

Chief of Staff

Dr. Pankaj Bhatia is an award-winning physician with a keen interest in education, mentoring, and continuous quality improvement in health care delivery.

Dr. Bhatia been with HSN for 12 years where he has served as the Chief of Surgery & Division Head for General Surgery, the Endoscopy Site Lead, and Consultant General and Endocrine Surgeon/Trauma Team Leader. Dr. Bhatia has also worked with several HSN groups including the Medical Advisory Committee, the Medical Education Committee, the Academic Program Planning Committee, the EMR Physician Advisory Committee, and the HSN Board of Directors’ Long Range Planning Committee.

Dr. Bhatia is strongly committed to education and mentoring, having served most recently as Medical Director of the HSN Simulation Lab. He has held several key roles with NOSM University, including Associate Professor of the Division of Clinical Sciences, the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program, and the Clinical Fellowship Task Force. He was also recognized as Teacher of the Year for the General Surgery Residency Program.

Dr. Bhatia holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Western Ontario. He attended the OMA Physician Leadership Development Program at the Schulich School of Business.  He has worked as a Surveyor for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as the Trauma Team Leader for London Health Sciences Centre.