Eldrin L. Bhanat

Eldrin L. Bhanat

Assistant Professor-Research

Department:
SOM-Surgery

Email:
ebhanat@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-1568

Biography

Dr. Eldrin Bhanat currently serves as the Director of Research Operations in the Department of Surgery at UMMC. In his current role, he is responsible to manage the Research efforts of the Surgery Department.

Dr. Bhanat earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine-Angeles University Foundation in the Pampanga province of the Philippines in 2009. Additionally, at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, he earned a Master of Public Health in epidemiology and bio-statistics in 2016.

In March 2021, Dr. Bhanat became a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, the highest membership grade for the United Kingdom-based independent campaigning and educational charity.

Before becoming Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at UMMC, he worked as a medical officer at a variety of institutions in India, caring for obstetrics-gynecology patients, as well as patients being treated for cancer.

For about 15 months, he worked as a clinical research coordinator at UMMC, until January 2020, after working for more than two years as a cancer researcher at the Medical Center. His main area of Cancer Research was Racial Disparities in cancer.

Dr. Bhanat has co-authored more than 60 published manuscripts and around 30 research reports and abstracts. He is the past chair of the UMMC Clinical Research Professional Group Committee and also serves as a statistician for the Mississippi – National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

Education

The University of Southern Mississippi, MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics2016
Angeles University Foundation, School of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine2009

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery01/2025 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery07/2024 - Present
Graduate Faculty, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences04/2024 - Present
Director of Research Operations, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery05/2023 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Instructor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery07/2023 - 01/2025
Instructor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery05/2023 - 07/2024
Instructor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery10/2021 - 04/2023
Manager - Clinical Research, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery01/2020 - 10/2021
Clinical Research Coordinator, UMMC, School of Medicine10/2018 - 01/2020
Researcher II, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Cancer Institute06/2016 - 10/2018