Sebasticook Valley Health (SVH) is proud to announce that urologist and SVH Board Trustee Krishna M. Bhatta, MD, FRCS, has been named the Lead Physician for Urology at Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor.
“We are very proud that Dr. Bhatta has been chosen for this leadership role,” said Terri Vieira, SVH President and CEO/Senior Vice President of EMHS. “Dr. Bhatta is a valued urologist as well as a highly effective leader at SVH, and we are confident that he will lead EMMC’s urology staff with the same passion and commitment to patient care that he has provided our patients for many years.”
An expert in minimally invasive urologic procedures, Dr. Bhatta received his medical training in Patna, Bihar, India and the United Kingdom, where he trained in urology and general surgery. He obtained FRCS from Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Dr. Bhatta specializes in prostate surgery and has written numerous urologic publications, performed clinical laser research for the treatment of stones, and also received numerous device patents. Most recently, Dr. Bhatta and other physicians from EMMC partnered with researchers from the University of Maine to develop Magnetic Artificial Sphincter or MARS that provides a minimally invasive option for men suffering with bladder control or urinary incontinence. Early studies with prototypes of this device have shown promising results.
Dr. Bhatta is past president of the Maine Medical Association and is currently a board trustee for Sebasticook Valley Health, where he and his wife, gynecologist Nayantara “Lekha” Bhatta, care for patients. Both SVH and EMMC are members of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS).
Accredited by the Joint Commission, SVH comprises a progressive 25-bed, critical access hospital with a wide range of outpatient services throughout the region.