Biographical summary
Dr. Bright Thilagar is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine and Perioperative Care. He is a Fellow at the American College of Physicians and a Senior Fellow at the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is a Senior Associate Consultant in Executive Medicine taking care of Senior Executives in some of the major U.S. based companies and also practices Consultative Medicine where he manages complex patients with multiple medical co-morbidities coming from within the U.S. and Internationally.
Dr. Thilagar is an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He is involved in resident education in the Internal Medicine Clinic and Perioperative Clinics. He is a reviewer for the Medical Knowledge and Self Assessment Program and judges regional and national resident presentations and posters.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Arthrocentesis
- Paracentesis
- Point of care ultrasound
Interests
- Internal Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Perioperative Medical Care
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Medical Informatics
- Consultative Medicine
- Executive Medicine
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 2020
Master of Management - Master of Medical ManagementCarnegie Mellon University
- 2013
MD - Internal MedicineJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2013
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2020
Executive Program on Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2019
Certified Physician LeaderAmerican College of Physicians
- 2013
Rakesh Bidani Memorial AwardUniversity at Buffalo School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberSociety of General Internal Medicine
- 2023 - present
MemberSociety of General Internal Medicine
- 2022 - present
Commiittee MemberGeneral Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Planning Committee
- 2022 - present
Co-DirectorDivision of General Internal Medicine Ultrasound Workgroup
- 2020 - present
Senior FellowSociety of Hospital Medicine
- 2019 - 2022
Practice Advisory PanelSociety of Hospital Medicine
- 2018 - present
FellowAmerican College of Physicians
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Physician Leadership
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
- 2016 - 2021
Site DirectorHenry Ford Health Systems
- 2014 - 2015
Physician AdvisorKaleida Health System