Dr.Hemlata Wadhwani Bhatia is a Senior Consultant and Unit Head in Institute of Medical Genetics at Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi and has 9+ years of experience in this field.
Board Member (Core Committee Of Genetic Experts) - Genetic & Rare Diseases – Indian Academy Of Paediatrics
She has expertise in Management of genetic disorders in children (single gene and chromosomal both) Intellectual disability / autism/ mental retardation, Dysmorphology and malformations, Metabolic disorders in children – work up and their treatment.
Management of pregnant ladies with positive biochemical screening (double marker, triple marker, and quadruple marker test) during pregnancy and ultrasound abnormalities in the fetus.
Recurrent abortions – workup and management
Prenatal diagnosis for various disorders including genetic, metabolic, fetal abnormalities, congenital infections, skeletal dysplasias, etc.
Workup, predictive testing and counseling of genetic disorders in adults like deafness, blindness, movement disorders, muscular dystrophies, skin diseases, Huntington’s disease, cancers, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, etc.
Education & Training
M.B.B.S (MAMC), D.C.H. (SJH),
Fellowship in Medical Genetics (SGRH)
ICMR Certificate Course in Clinical Genetics (SGPGI, Lucknow)
Fellowship in Rare Disorders (Care for Rare Foundation, Germany)
Speciality Interest
Genetic disorders in Children like Thalassemia/ hemoglobinopathies
Muscular dystrophy
Mental Retardation
Seizures
Autism
Growth problems in children (genetic causes of failure to gain weight or short height or obesity)
Developmental delay
Speech delay
Metabolic disorders in children
Dysmorphism
In utero foetal anomalies like structural abnormalities in the foetus or Intrauterine growth restriction etc
High risk of Trisomy 21/13/18 in Double marker
Triple marker or Quadruple marker tests
Recurrent abortions
Adult onset genetic disorders like movement disorders
Myopathies
Cancer Genetics
Awards Information
International Travel Merit Fellowship Award by Care for Rare Foundation, Europe for exceptional work in the field of Genetics (Awarded in Germany) in 2014