Bharath Chakravarthy
· Clinical Professor of Emergency MedicineUniversity of California, Irvine · Population Health & Disease Prevention
Active 1985–2026
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About
Bharath Chakravarthy is a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine, serving as Vice Chair of Research and Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine within the School of Medicine. He holds an M.D. from Boston University (2002), an M.P.H. from UCLA (2012), and a B.A. in Molecular Biology from UC Berkeley (1995). His research interests encompass population health, mental health, and substance abuse, with a focus on emergency medicine and public health issues. Dr. Chakravarthy has contributed extensively to the understanding of various emergency medicine topics, including alcohol consumption patterns, mental health, pediatric and geriatric injuries, and substance abuse. His work involves analyzing disparities in health outcomes, injury prevention, and the social determinants of health related to emergency department utilization. He has been recognized with teaching awards such as the Michael Burns Emergency Medicine Faculty of the Year in 2008 and 2012, and 2015. Additionally, he has secured multiple grants for research and program evaluation, including projects funded by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, UC Irvine, and the California Health Care Foundation.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Emergency medicine
- Psychiatry
- Internal medicine
- Family medicine
- Cardiology
- Psychology
- Virology
- Pathology
Selected publications
Electroencephalography Might Improve Diagnosis of Acute Stroke and Large Vessel Occlusion
Stroke · 2020 · 57 citations
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clinical methods have incomplete diagnostic value for early diagnosis of acute stroke and large vessel occlusion (LVO). Electroencephalography is rapidly sensitive to brain ischemia. This study examined the diagnostic utility of electroencephalography for acute stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) and for LVO. METHODS: Patients (n=100) with suspected acute stroke in an emergency department underwent clinical exam then electroencephalography using a dry-electrode system.…
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health · 2021 · 55 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingAccording to the reviewed literature, incorporation of telehealth technology with medication-assisted treatment for OUD is associated with higher patient satisfaction, comparable rates of retention, an overall reduction in health care costs, and an increase in both access to and usage of buprenorphine. This has been made possible through the expansion of telehealth technologies and a substantial push toward relaxed federal guidelines, both of which were quickly escalated in response to the COVID…
BMC Emergency Medicine · 2021 · 16 citations
BACKGROUND: The Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA) trial is a large, multicenter, parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial in emergency department (ED) patients comparing two models of palliative care: nurse-led telephonic case management and specialty, outpatient palliative care. This report aims to: 1) report baseline demographic and quality of life (QOL) data for the EMPallA cohort, 2) identify the association between illness type and baseline QOL while controlling for o…
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal · 2024-04-03 · 7 citations
articleOpen accessBackground: Universal standards for emergency physician professionalism (EPP) amongst different groups of healthcare workers do not exist. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of EPP among attending physicians (APs), emergency medicine (EM) residents, first- and fourth-year medical students (MS1s and MS4s, respectively), EM nurses and emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study conducted at seven university-based EDs in Thailand and th…
Journal of Substance Use · 2023-01-08 · 3 citations
articleOpen accessObjectives: This study sought to explore the potential role of peer-led online communities to increase use of medications for opioid use disorder. Methods: From January through March 2020, participants with opioid use disorder and their family members/friends were recruited from paid Facebook ads; public health key stakeholders were recruited from referrals from the study team and opioid experts. Thirty participants from California were interviewed; 23 persons reporting opioid misuse, 3 family m…
Frequent coauthors
- 140 shared
Shahram Lotfipour
University of California, Irvine
- 54 shared
Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont
Eisenhower Medical Center
- 41 shared
Tim A. Bruckner
UC Irvine Health
- 40 shared
Craig L. Anderson
- 37 shared
Faried Banimahd
University of California, Irvine
- 36 shared
Omeed Ahadiat
Southern California University for Professional Studies
- 36 shared
Tricia Loo
University of California, San Francisco
- 36 shared
Manish Amin
Kern Medical Center
Education
- 1995
B.A., Molecular Biology
UC Berkeley
- 2002
M.D.
Boston University
- 2012
Other
UCLA
Awards & honors
- Michael Burns Emergency Medicine Faculty of the Year 2015
- Teaching Faculty of the Year Emergency Medicine Student Cler…
- Programmatic Evaluation of ‘Drug Use is Life Abuse’ program…
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