Teresa Bhatt

Teresa Bhatt specializes in gallbladder cancer surgical management with particular expertise in the high-prevalence disease burden seen in South Asian populations. Her research has established optimal surgical approaches for early and advanced gallbladder cancer including extent of hepatic resection and lymph node dissection required for radical cholecystectomy. She has characterized the molecular features of gallbladder cancer in Indian patients including high rates of TP53 mutations and ERBB2/HER2 amplifications. Her clinical outcomes research has defined the prognostic significance of R0 resection margins and lymph node status in gallbladder cancer and identified molecular markers associated with improved outcomes after surgery.