G. Satyanarayan Bhat, Ph.D.

G. Satyanarayan Bhat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Research Interests:

• Burn sepsis and antimicrobial peptides
• The role of sleep in  thermal injury, antidotes to chemical warfare agents
• Fluid resuscitation in  thermal injury 

Clinical Interests:

• Burn and wound research

Education:

• Undergraduate:
• • B.Sc in Chemistry, May 1983
    Karnataka University, India
    Minor: Biology and Physics
  • M.Sc in Biochemistry, May 1985
    Karnataka University, India
    Minor: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Research Fellow, 1985-1987
    Molecular Biology Unit, Banarus Hindu University, India
    Projects: Science and Technology molecular biology program and the mechanism of translocation in protein synthesis. Director: Dr. D.P. Burma
• Doctoral/Graduate:
• • Ph.D. in Microbiology, May 1994
    University of Poona, India
    Dissertation Title: "Polyphenoloxidase from Solanum Tuberosum L."
    Director: Dr. M.V. Hegde and Dr. V.B. Rale.
    Areas of Concentration: Affinity matrix synthesis and purification, enzyme kinetics, isolation and antimicrobial activity of phenols
• Postdoctoral:
• • Postdoctoral fellow: Projects - The role of adenosine receptors cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity. NIH and Excellence in Academic Medicine (EAM) funded projects.1996-2000
    Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
    Director: Dr. Vickram Ramkumar
  • Postdoctoral Fellow/laboratory coordinator: Projects -Endogenous activators of Vanilloid receptor and the role of Vanilloid receptor in Diabetes (NIH and EAM funded projects). 2001-2002. Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
    Director: Dr. L. Premkumar

Recent Publications:

Singh V, Devgan L, Bhat, S, Milner SM. The pathogenesis of burn wound conversion. A review. Annals of Plastic Surgery (Accepted).

Bhat S, and Milner SM. The Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in the burn Wound. Invited review. Current Protein and Peptide Science. (Accepted).

Parihar A, Milner SM, and Bhat S. Oxidative stress and anti-oxidative mobilization in thermal injury. Journal of Burn and Wounds (Submitted).

Bick RJ, Poindexter BJ, Buja LM, Bhat S, Lawyer CH and Milner SM. Nuclear localization of HBD-1 in human skin: comparison with HBD-2 and HBD3. J. Microscopy (ready for submission)

Poindexter BJ, Bhat S, Buja M, Bick RJ, Milner SM. Localization of Antimicrobial Peptides in normal and burned skin. Burns. 32 (4): 402-407, 2006.

Devgan L, Bhat S, Aylward S, ,Spence RJ, Modalities for the assessment of burn wound depth Journal of Burns and Wounds 5 (2): 1-9, 2006.

Milner SM, Bhat S, Gulati S, Gherardini G, Smith CE, Bick RJ. Observations on the microcirculation of the human burn wound using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging. Burns. 31:316-9, 2005

Crain VA, Gulati S, Bhat S, Milner SM. Marjolin's ulcer in chronic hidradenitis suppurativa. Am Fam Physician 71:1652, 1657. 2005

Van Buren JJ, Bhat S, Rotello R, Pauza ME, Premkumar LS. Sensitization and translocation of TRPV1 by insulin and IGF-I. Mol Pain. 1:17. 2005

Pingle SC, Mishra S, Marcuzzi A, Bhat SG, Sekino Y, Rybak LP, Ramkumar V. Osmotic diuretics induce adenosine A1 receptor expression and protect renal proximal tubular epithelial cells against cisplatin-mediated apoptosis. J Biol Chem. 279(41):43157-67 2004.

Societies:

• 2004-present Member, American Burn Association
• 2004-present Member, Wound Healing Society
• 2002-present Member, Society for Neuroscience
• 2005-present Member, Society for Leukocyte Biology
• 2005-present Member, American Society for Microbiology
• 1990-present Member, Indian Association for Environmental Management
• 1990-present Member, Association of Clinical Biochemists
• 1989-present Member, Indian Pranic Healing Foundation
• 2005 Participant, Leadership Development in Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Contact Information:
     Phone: 410-550-2643 
     Fax: 410-550-4601 
     Email: sbhat3@jhmi.edu

G. Satyanarayan Bhat, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, earned a master degree in biochemistry at Karnataka University in India as well as a doctorate in biochemistry and microbiology at Poona University, also located in India. He completed a post-doctoral Fellowship in endogenous modulation of cochlear injury at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Before joining the division of surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview, Bhat took part in several worldwide research projects. He has lent his expertise to research studies in biochemistry, microbiology, chemical burn disease and pain management.