Kendi Neff-Parvin, WMJ Managing Editor
WMJ. 2025;124(3):204.
The Publishing Board for the Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) has named two new deputy editors: Sanjay Bhandari, MD, MS, and Shanthi Narla, MD. They will serve three-year terms, effective immediately.
Dr Bhandari is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is an academic hospitalist and also serves as director of the hospital medicine fellowship. He has extensive editorial experience, having published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, authored two book chapters, and served as a peer reviewer for 10 academic journals.
Dr Bhandari earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Kathmandu University in Nepal and completed his residency in internal medicine at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical and translational science from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a member the Society of Hospital Medicine, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr Narla is an assistant professor of dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she also serves as director of dermatology medical student research and director of adult clinical trials in the Department of Dermatology. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and has also served as a manuscript reviewer.
Dr Narla is a graduate of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a fellowship in dermatology clinical trials at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, prior to completing her residency in dermatology at St. Luke’s University Health System in Easton, Pennsylvania. She is board certified in dermatology and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Wisconsin Dermatological Society, and Women’s Dermatological Society.
“Our previous deputy editor, Robert Treat, was a vital member of our editorial team. When he announced his decision to step down, we knew we had big shoes to fill. Fortunately, we had not one, but two exceptional candidates,” said WMJ Editor-in-Chief Fahad Aziz, MD, MBA, CPE, FASN. “We were very impressed with their experience, commitment, and enthusiasm and are excited to welcome both of them to the WMJ team.”
Dr Bhandari and Dr Narla succeed Robert Treat, PhD, who stepped down after completing two three-year terms as deputy editor. Dr Treat is an associate professor of emergency medicine and the director of measurement and evaluation in the Office of Academic Affairs at the Medical College of Wisconsin.