Body Imaging Fellowship 2018-2019 MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology Residency 2014-2018 LSU Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA
MBA
Executive MBA in Healthcare Management 2008-2014 UT Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency
Nuclear Medicine Residency 2001-2003 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
Internship in Internal Medicine (preliminary) 2000-2001 Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Graduate Education
Master of Science in Physiology (MS), 2000 Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Undergraduate Education
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), 1997 Armed Forces Medical College, India
Publications
Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT in a patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Jayasekera M, Sartin S, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jan 6;18(3):1046-1048.
Detection of Malpositioned VP Shunt Catheter by Radionuclide CSF Cisternography. Jo N, Edhayan G, Owji S, Villanueva-Meyer J, Bhargava P. Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Mar 1;48(3):e110-e111.
Primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a splenic abscess. Wadsworth PA, Miranda RN, Bhakta P, Bhargava P, Weaver D, Dong J, Ovechko V, Norman M, Muthukumarana PV, Bayes MG, Mallick J, Lyapichev KA. EJHaem. 2023 Jan 24;4(1):226-231.
Multimodality imaging approach in identifying invasive hepatocellular carcinoma. Shroff N, Choi W, Elshikh M, Wong B, Bhargava P. Clin Imaging. 2023 May;97:34-43.
Pathological fracture due to primary bone lymphoma in a patient with a history of prostate cancer: A case report and review of literature. Bhakta P, Hunzeker ZE, Garcia JD, Youssef A, Grant BJ, Alfattal R, Weaver D, Bhargava P, Rischall A, Musunuru T, Muthukumarana PV, Mallick J, Lyapichev KA. Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 16;13:1100559.
CT imaging of condyloma acuminata. Patel SR, Al-Jabbari E, Kelly B, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jun 16;18(9):2900-2902.
Paratesticular Ewing’s sarcoma. Koshevarova V, Kim A, Shagun, Wilhelm AB, Eyzaguirre EJ, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jul 6;18(9):3260-3263.
From the archives of MD Anderson Cancer Center: Plasmablastic lymphoma presenting as a kidney mass in an immunocompetent patient: Case report and literature review. Gietzen R, Muthukumarana V, Bhargava P, Vozniuk D, Thakral B, Medeiros LJ, Lyapichev KA. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2023 Jul 29:152186.
A Case of Radiologically Compatible Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation With Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids (CLIPPERS) With Demyelinating Lesions. Coggins JM, Harazeen A, Alfattal R, Corona K, Bhargava P, Felicella M, Li X. Cureus. 2023 Aug 5;15(8):e43000.
CT imaging features of bile duct stent complications. Nguyen NT, Khan HA, Abdul-Baki K, Choi W, Shroff NK, Akhtar Z, Bhargava P. Clin Imaging. 2023 Nov;103:109986.
Gradual normalization of superscan in prostate cancer: A case report and literature review. Ogu J, Jayasekera M, Villanueva-Meyer J, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Sep 26;18(12):4323-4326.
Synchronous Endometrial Cancer Detected on 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT. Mohammadinejad P, Kim A, Koshevarova V, Murphy M, Shagun F, Bhargava P. Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Jan 1;49(1):96-97.
Prostate cancer brain metastases: Monitoring response to treatment with PSMA PET/CT. Al-Zubaidi A, Bezold S, Bhargava P, Villanueva-Meyer J. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Mar 23;19(6):2367-2370.
Incidental endometrial cancer detected on FDG PET/CT imaging for melanoma. Shagun, Kim A, Koshevarova V, Mohammadinejad P, Murphy M, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Apr 24;19(7):2845-2848.
FDG Avid Intracholecystic Papillary Neoplasm Mimicking Hepatic Metastasis in a Patient with Head-and-neck Cancer. Norman J, Ellison E, Kendrick J, He J, Bhargava P. Indian J Nucl Med. 2024 Mar-Apr;39(2):153-154.
Ovarian neuroendocrine tumor metastasis on DOTATATE PET/CT. Rojas KN, Chelikani K, Villanueva-Meyer J, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Sep 10;19(12):5688-5691
Primary gastric T-cell lymphoma presenting with perforation: a case report and review of the literature. Hussain M, Doan C, Murga-Zamalloa C, Quesada AE, Miranda RN, Peterson JM, Ovechko V, Bhargava P, Perez-Silos V, Zevallos-Morales A, Musunuru T, Lyapichev KA. J Hematop. 2024 Dec 30;18(1):2.
Mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma recurrence: A case report and literature review. Sood R, Badjatia T, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Feb 1;20(4):2189-2193.
Pedunculated focal nodular hyperplasia: a case report, case series, and in-depth surgical, radiological, and histological analysis of a rare phenomenon. Strange T, Gosnell JM, Bhargava P, Al Harbi A, Cicalese L, Stevenson HL. Diagn Pathol. 2025 May
30;20(1):69.
Round ligament fibroid: A case report and literature review. Ezzeldin R, Murcia DK, Kumar S, Qayati M, Bhargava P. Radiol Case Rep. 2025 May 15;20(8):3806-3810.
The Influence of Region-of-interest Selection on Ejection Fraction Calculation in a Septate Gallbladder. Al-Zubaidi A, Radle T, Araujo M, Kumar R, Bhargava P. Indian J Nucl Med. 2025 May-Jun;40(3):174-175.
Honors and Awards
Selected for “Radiology Management Program” – AUR 2023 Annual Meeting
Honorable Mention award for the 2023 TPS E-Poster Contest: “Pediatric Ganglioneuroblastoma Mimicking Respiratory Infection.” Niharika Koka et al.
Clinician of the Month Award for December 2023 – UTMB
Invited Speaker for RadDiscord (Nuclear Medicine Review on 1/28 and 3/30)
eGEM Card (Going the Extra Mile) UTMB League City Campus (02/2024)
Scholar in Healing / Wellbeing Director – UTMB (08/24)
Invited Speaker for DR Interest Group UTMB – Abdominal Imaging CT Review – 12/12/2024, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Invited Speaker for RadDiscord (Nuclear Medicine Review on 1/25 and 4/19)
eGEM Card (Going the Extra Mile) UTMB League City Campus (05/2025)
Invited Speaker for PA students, UTMB: Burnout vs Resilience (7/14/2025)
eGEM Card (Going the Extra Mile) UTMB League City Campus (10/2025)
Fellow of the European Board of Nuclear Medicine (FEBNM), 2025
