Simran Kaur Bhandari, MD

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Simran Bhandari is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group practitioner serving as a partner physician at the Downey Medical Center. Dr. Bhandari is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Hypertension, the National Kidney Foundation, and the American Society of Nephrology.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of Missouri at Kansas City
MD, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Residency: Intern and Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Fellowship: Nephrology Fellow, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Professional Positions

Per Diem Urgent Care: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2010-2012

Associate Physician: Department of Internal Medicine/Hospital Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2012-2015

Partner Physician: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2015-2018

Partner Physician: Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

First Place Prize: American Society of Hypertension Young Investigator In Training Oral Abstract Competition; 2009

Third Place Prize: Kaiser Permanente 10th Annual House Staff Research Day Award Luncheon; 2009

Top Oral Abstract by Trainee: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week; 2011

Third Place Prize: American Society of Hypertension Young Investigator In Training Oral Abstract Competition; 2012

First Place Featured Poster: American Society of Hypertension Spring Clinical Meeting and Exposition; 2015

MAAPS Honor Roll: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2017-2018

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Bhandari SK, Liu I, Kujubu D, Huynh T, Behayaa H, Kovesdy C, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Jacobsen S, Sim JJ. Use of phosphorus binders among non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients and mortality outcomes. American Journal of Nephrology. 2017;45(5):431-441.
Sim JJ, Bhandari SK, Batech M, Hever A, Harrison TN, Shu YH, Kujubu DA, Jonelis TY, Kanter MH, Jacobsen SJ. End-stage renal disease and mortality outcomes across different glomerulonephropathies in a large diverse US population. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2018;93(2):167-178.
Sim JJ, Zhou H, Bhandari S, Wei R, Brettler JW, Tran-Nguyen J, Handler J, Shimbo D, Jacobsen SJ, Reynolds K. Low systolic blood pressure from treatment and association with serious falls/syncope. American Journal of Preventative Medicine. 2018;55(4):488-496.
Zhou H, Sim JJ, Bhandari SK, Shaw S, Shi J, Rasgon S, Kovesdy C, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kanter M, Jacobsen S. Early mortality among peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients who transitioned with an optimal outpatient start. Kidney International. 2019;4(2):275-284.
Adams AL, Li BH, Bhandari SK, Kamat S, Sundar S, Krasa H, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Jacobsen SJ, Sim JJ. Chronic hyponatremia and association with osteoporosis among a large racially/ethnically diverse population. Osteoporosis International. 2019;30:853-861.
Bhandari SK, Adams AL, Li BH, Rhee CM, Sundar S, Krasa H, Danforth K, Kanter MH, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Jacobsen SJ, Sim JJ. Sub-acute more than chronic hyponatremia is associated with serious falls and hip fractures. Internal Medicine Journal. 2019;10.1111/imj.14684.

Oral presentations

Bhandari S, Sim JJ. “Comparative Outcomes in Resistant Hypertension vs Non-Resistant Hypertension: Kaiser Permanente Southern California Cohort.” 13th Annual House Staff Research Day Award Luncheon; Los Angeles, California, May 2012.
Bhandari S, Shi J, Liu IL, Calara F, Calhoun D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Sim JJ. “End Stage Renal Disease Outcomes in Resistant Hypertension: KP Southern California Cohort.” American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition; New York, New York, May 2012.
Bhandari S, Calara F, Reynolds K, Jacobsen S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Sim JJ. “Evaluating Blood Pressure Ranges and Risk of ESRD in a Large Ethnically Diverse Population.” American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2012; San Diego, California, November 2012.

Poster presentations

Bhandari SK, Shi J, Calhoun D, Sim JJ. “Comparative Outcomes in Sleep Apnea Among Resistant and Non-Resistant Hypertension.” Poster Presentation. American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition; New York, New York, May 2015.
Bhandari SK, Shi J, Calhoun D, Sim JJ. “Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blocker Usage Among Sleep Apnea Subjects with Hypertension.” Poster Presentation. American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition; New York, New York, May 2016.
Bhandari SK, Adams A, Li B, Sundar S, Krasa H, Kamat S, Sim JJ. “Chronic Hyponatremia and Association with Serious Falls and Hip Fractures.” Poster Presentation. American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week; Chicago, Illinois, November 2016.