Sanjeev Padam Bhavnani MD

Summary

• Sanjeev Bhavnani is a senior cardiologist, digital health and AI trialist, and policy strategist at Scripps Clinic. He is a nationally recognized leader who has developed smartphone-connected devices, wearable technologies, and AI algorithms for use in cardiology. He has led more than 100 innovation programs across health systems, government agencies, and industry, and has deployed new technologies in resource-limited settings of low and middle income areas in the US and globally.
  
  At Scripps Clinic, Dr. Bhavnani has built new clinical programs integrating cardiology and primary care, developed coronary calcium CT and ASCVD risk programs, and led regional transitions-of-care, hospital-at-home, and chronic disease management virtual care programs across California. His leadership has advanced clinical outcomes, improved quality performance metrics, and established new real world and health economic requirements to strengthen population health and access to care.
  
  Dr. Bhavnani has served as Senior Medical Officer at the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence, where he led national policy on AI, digital therapeutics, and equity in medical devices, and contributed to reforms in regulatory strategy, payment, and the design of new models of care delivery. Notable recognition for his work includes being named among the "40 under 40" by San Diego.