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Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

Associate Member, Faculty

Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH, is an associate faculty member of the Global Pediatric Medicine Department and director of the Sub-Saharan Africa region for St. Jude Global at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. View full bio.

Stories by Nickhill Bhakta

Nickhill Bhakta
Nickhill Bhakta
Investigator Insights

Co-designing access to global pediatric cancer care with Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

 Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

Discover how Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH, uses a philosophy rooted in trust-based partnerships to support pediatric cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A global resource to learn more about pediatric cancer patients and COVID-19
A global resource to learn more about pediatric cancer patients and COVID-19
Research

A global resource to learn more about pediatric cancer patients and COVID-19

 Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

Little is known about childhood cancer patients who are diagnosed with COVID-19, but a new registry is the first step to finding out.

Assessing global pediatric cancer: Finding out what we don’t know and reaching more children
Assessing global pediatric cancer: Finding out what we don’t know and reaching more children
Outreach

Assessing global pediatric cancer: Finding out what we don’t know and reaching more children

 Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH

To improve the survival rate of global pediatric cancer, we must first find out how to reach many children who aren't a part of a national or regional registry.