Dr. Bhandari was born in Montreal, Canada. He was raised in Canada and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He earned his medical degree from the University of Ottawa Medical School. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in Bronx, New York. He subsequently completed a chief medical residency at the same hospital. He then completed a Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. During his fellowship he conducted several research studies which have been published.

Dr. Bhandari is one of the very few board certified nutrition specialists in the country and the only board certified nutrition specialist in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Bhandari is triple board Certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He is the Director of The GI Endoscopy Lab and is Vice Chief of Medicine at North Monroe Medical Center.

Dr. Bhandari has staff privileges at the
following hospitals and health centers:
  • Glenwood Regional Medical Center
  • Morehouse General Hospital
  • The Endoscopy Center of Munroe
  • West Carroll Memorial Hospital
  • Monroe Surgical Hospital
  • Sterlington Hospital
  • North Monroe Medical Center
  • The GI Endoscopy Lab