Director's Message
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research was founded with a spirit of serving society through research.
With our focus on health we have evolved into an organization that combines medical research with excellence in patient care. Our research focuses on collecting health-related information, translating evidence-based guidelines in clinical practice, developing cost-effective interventions for improving care, investigating factors influencing disease development, and analyzing medical literature for developing clinical guidelines.
Our medical care services strive to deliver care as per internationally accepted evidence-based guidelines. This often translates to a structured approach in which teams of health care professionals work together to comprehensively address needs of patients and their families. Outcomes measurement is also increasingly used to continuously monitor and improve the quality of our care.
In all our activities we maintain a commitment to integrity that has often led our patients to comment that we provide care that they can trust. We hope that your experience with us will be similar and look forward to associating with you.
– Abhishek Bhartia
Our Guiding Principles
Core Purpose
- To serve society as a well-spring of excellence in healthcare delivery, research and education
Core Ideology
- Putting the interest of the patient first
- Treating others as you would want to be treated yourself
- Continuous learning and improvement
- Institution building
Envisioned Future
We will be a prolific medical center that will be known for its commitment to practicing evidence-based medicine and providing world-class care. We will have well established research programs that will focus on gaining a better understanding of the health care needs in our communities and developing practical solutions for addressing those needs. We will be seen as pioneers who will have successfully taken up those health care challenges that may otherwise have remained poorly addressed. We will have collaborative arrangements with leading institutions from around the world and be in the forefront of providing training to health professionals. Donor agencies and individual philanthropists will recognize our work by generously supporting our initiatives. We will be widely acknowledged as an institution that serves as a symbol of excellence in our society.
Management Team
Abhishek Bhartia
Director
Abhishek Bhartia is the chief executive and is involved in setting direction, developing and executing strategy, engaging physicians, and building improvement capacity across the organization. He has been Director since 2003 and has an MBA degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Saru Bhartia
Executive Director
Saru Bhartia functions as a Chief Operating Officer with broad responsibilities for developing and executing the strategic plan of the organisation. She also directs and supervises all aspects of hospital operations. In 2010, Saru set up the quality department in the Institute which has since executed more than 70 projects spanning clinical and non-clinical departments. She is spearheading efforts to improve patient safety and financial health of the organisation. Saru has qualified as an Improvement Advisor from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and has Advanced Lean Certification from Virginia Mason Hospital.
Dr. Sneh Bhargava
Medical Director and Senior Consultant, Radiology
Professor Sneh Bhargava is the head of the radiology department and Medical Director. She is leading our effort for obtaining accreditation from the National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers and provides day-to-day medical leadership.
Professor Bhargava is one of India’s most distinguished medical professionals and had a long career at AIIMS serving in various capacities including Head of the Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Chairman of the Hospital Management Board, and Director. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri and many other prestigious awards.
Dr. Jitender Nagpal
Deputy Medical Director
Dr. Jitender Nagpal, Deputy Medical Director at Sitaram Bhartia, leads medical administration, governance, quality and clinical coordination and has practised for 20+ years. As Head and Senior Consultant, Paediatrics, he provides outpatient/inpatient care and leads clinical team.
His research spans maternal nutrition and infant development, childhood NCD prevention, heat exposure in pregnancy and digital tools for mothers/newborns. A public health researcher and PI/co-investigator for 20+ years, he has worked on NIHR, MRC, Wellcome Trust, ICMR and DBT-funded studies, including a vitamin B12 RCT with UCL and Paropakar Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu, and an ICMR diabetes self-management trial in Delhi.
He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and holds honorary visiting faculty roles at PHFI and Queen Mary University of London.
