Swechha Bhatt

Biography:

Dr. Swechha Bhatt studied medicine at Kathmandu University of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) and graduated with her MBBS degree in 2024. She then joined the Vascular Surgery Unit at Dhulikhel Hospital – Kathmandu University Hospital as a House Officer, where she has been actively involved in clinical care, surgical education, and research. Passionate about vascular surgery and medical education, she has organized multiple surgical skills workshops and contributed to the development of simulation-based training models for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). She has a keen interest in vascular malformations and is working on her pilot project on establishing Nepal’s first Vascular Malformation Support Group, an initiative aimed at raising awareness, improving patient support, and advocating for early diagnosis and treatment. She has been actively involved in research on gender bias in surgery and has worked on initiatives addressing unconscious bias against female surgeons.Her research works have been presented at various national and international conferences and has been published in peer-reviewed journals. Her long-term goal is to specialize in vascular surgery and contribute to advancing vascular care and education in Nepal.