Bharat Bhatt

Bharat Bhatt has specialized in transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME), an innovative surgical approach that accesses the distal rectal dissection plane from below through the anus, potentially improving visualization and dissection quality for low rectal cancers in patients with narrow pelves or obesity. His research has examined TaTME technique, learning curve considerations, and oncologic outcomes including circumferential resection margin positivity rates, completeness of mesorectal excision, and local recurrence in comparison with standard laparoscopic or robotic TME. He has characterized patient selection criteria for TaTME including pelvic anatomy, tumor location, and surgeon experience requirements, and developed structured training frameworks for safe implementation of the technique. His work on TaTME complications unique to the transanal approach including urethral injury risk has contributed to quality and safety benchmarking.