Snehal H. Bhatt, PharmD, AACC, BCPS, FASHP (snehal.bhatt@mcphs.edu) is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a Clinical Pharmacist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He teaches cardiology, anticoagulation, and clinical pharmacokinetics topics. His practice is inpatient cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Bhatt has practiced for over 20 years and has maintained his Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) credentials since 2003.
As an active member of ASHP, Dr. Bhatt is a content matter expert and faculty member in ASHP’s BCPS recertification and preparatory course, a position he has held since 2015. He represented ASHP on the Joint Commission Technical Advisory Panel for National Patient Safety Goal 03.05.01-Reducing Harm from Anticoagulant Therapy: Update to Include Direct Oral Anticoagulants. He also served on the ASHP Council on Therapeutics for 4 years, serving as Chair in 2019. Dr. Bhatt served on the ASHP Fellow recognition committee for 3 years, completing his role as chair in 2024. He was awarded Fellow of ASHP in 2017. Dr. Bhatt is also actively involved in the American College of Cardiology (ACC). His leadership roles include serving on the Cardiovascular Team (CVT) Leadership Council, serving as the only pharmacist as CV Team Regional Director, and currently serving as the only pharmacist on the ACC Curriculum Design Committee. He previously served as the CV Team Steering Committee Chair for the Northeast Region. He was awarded Associate of the ACC in 2018.
Starting as a pharmacy student at Northeastern University, professional involvement in ASHP has been a big part of my life. ASHP has been my professional home for over two decades. For two decades, I have had the privilege of serving ASHP in various ways. As a first-year faculty member at MCPHS, I revived our student chapter of ASHP. I founded an annual New England Regional Residency/Fellowship Showcase, which has now passed its 20th consecutive year. The most rewarding ASHP service opportunity was my time on the Council on Therapeutics, where I served for four years and was privileged to serve as chair. More recently, I have been honored to serve on the Meeting Planning Committee, the Committee on Nominations, and the ASHP Fellow Recognition Committee. ASHP and the SCSS have given me so much in my career, and service to ASHP and the section makes me a better practitioner and educator. I am truly humbled to be slated for Director-at-Large. My career in pharmacy, previous and current service within ASHP, and my role in educating students, residents, and colleagues provide me with unique perspectives on moving the section's and ASHP's mission forward. In the near future, the section can lead our profession by developing pharmacy-based AI models that improve pharmacy efficiency and workflow while simultaneously reducing burnout, championing provider status, and continuing to be a leader with inclusiveness and belonging initiatives.