Sonal Bhakta

Sonal Bhakta, MD, MPH, FACP, currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Hospitalist at Mercy since September 2011, with additional responsibilities as Hospitalist Medical Director. Concurrently, Sonal Bhakta holds a position as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) since June 2016, after completing a residency at UAMS from July 2008 to June 2011. Sonal Bhakta earned a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) from UAMS, both completed in 2008. Earlier academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biology from Southern Methodist University.