Dr. Mehta is a neurosurgeon at the House Institute Neurosurgery Clinic and Clinical Scientist at the House Institute Foundation. He was the first graduate of the joint neurosurgery training program at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia. There he gained extensive experience with pituitary tumors, endoscopic surgery, peripheral nerve tumors and radiosurgery. He then completed additional training in skull base surgery and neurosurgical oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Mehta was recruited to the House Clinic in 2018. His clinical interests include skull base surgery, brain and spine tumors, peripheral nerve surgery, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Dr. Mehta’s research currently focuses on NF2, peripheral nerve disorders, and innovative surgical approaches. His work has been recognized by awards from the American Brain Tumor Association, the North American Skull Base Society, the American Association of Immunologists, the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed research articles and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. In his free time, Dr. Mehta enjoys spending time with his wife and family, running and travel.
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Santa Monica
- Burbank
Education
- UC Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology
- Georgetown University, Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, MD
Residency
- Neurosurgery, National Institutes of Health
Fellowship
- Skull base surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Research
- Clinical biomarkers of tumor growth in vestibular schwannoma
- Peripheral neuropathy in NF2, Endoscopic approaches to the lateral skull base
Organizations
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Skull Base Society, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
Awards
- 05/2018 American Brain Tumor Association Young Investigator Award
- 03/2015 American Association of Immunologists Trainee Abstract Award
- 07/2013 – 06/2017 General LRP Grant, Office of the Director, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
- 09/2011 Fellows Award for Research Excellence, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
- 05/2011 Young Scientist Award, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
- 07/2010 – 06/2013 ACGME LRP Grant, Office of the Director, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
- 05/2009 2nd place, Basic Science Award, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- 08/2006 Exceptional summer student research award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD
