Prof Purnima Bhat

A/Prof Purnima Bhat is a Senior Specialist in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at the Canberra Hospital and the Australian National University. Her interest covers translational research including cancer immune biology, sarcopenia in liver disease and HCC development in HBV-infected patients.

Dr Bhat is Chair of the World Endoscopy Organisation African Outreach Committee where she coordinates teaching and service development of endoscopy in resource-limited regions. She serves on the European Society for Gastroenterology International Committee, the World Gastroenterology Organisation Climate Change Committee and the Australian Society of Hepatitis and HIV. She is on the Editorial Board of the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology.