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Dr. Namita Bhardwaj is a native Houstonian. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin where she completed her undergraduate coursework in biology and earned her Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Arts. She went on to attend Ross University to complete her medical education and to earn her Doctor of Medicine.

Dr. Bhardwaj completed her family medicine residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health) in Houston, TX. She served as chief resident in her final year of training and was recognized as an outstanding PGY 3 resident and awarded the Scholarly Achievement Award. Dr. Bhardwaj then went on to pursue her fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in El Paso. There she served as team physician for several of the local teams including the El Paso Rhinos, University of Texas at El Paso Division I Sports teams, as well as area high schools covering a wide array of sports. Dr. Bhardwaj also received a Masters of Science in Biomedical Informatics and Masters of Public Health in Public Health from UT Health in Houston.

She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. She currently serves as an Associate Program Director for Family Medicine Residency Training Program. She has also served as Physician of the Day for the Texas Legislature. She is also actively involved in education efforts throughout UTMB. Dr. Bhardwaj's scholarly interests include pre-participation physicals and educational endeavors about primary care sports medicine topics. She currently serves as an Associate Program Director for Family Medicine Residency Training Program. She has also served as Physician of the Day for the Texas Legislature. She is also actively involved in education efforts throughout UTMB.

Dr. Bhardwaj enjoys attending sporting events, spending time with family and friends, reading and traveling in her spare time.