Dr. Mamatha Bhat is a Hepatologist and Clinician-Scientist at the University Health Network's Ajmera Transplant Centre, Scientist at TGHRI and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bhat is Director of the Clinician scientist training program for the Dept of Medicine, Partnership & Engagement Lead for the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), and past Chair of the International Liver Transplant Society Basic and Translational Science Research committee.

Dr. Bhat completed her medical school and residency training at McGill University. She then completed a Transplant Hepatology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, followed by a CIHR Fellowship for Health Professionals, through which she completed a PhD in Medical Biophysics. The goal of Dr. Bhat’s research program        is to improve long-term outcomes of liver transplantation by developing tools of Artificial Intelligence integrating     clinical and 'omics data, and has been funded by CIHR, Terry Fox research institute, Canadian Liver Foundation, American society of Transplant among others. She has published over 180 papers in journals such as Lancet         Digital Health, Journal of Hepatology, JAMA Surgery, Gut and Hepatology. Dr. Bhat has been the recipient of            recognitions such as the 2025 CST Research Excellence award, 2024 William Goldie Prize from the Department of Medicine, 2022 CASL Research Excellence award and the 2021 American Society of Transplantation Basic Science Career Development Award.