Overview
Dr. Mehta is a board-certified and fellowship-trained specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine. His clinical interests include pulmonary medicine, interstitial and occupational lung disease, lung diseases from rheumatologic disorders and sarcoidosis. Dr. Mehta earned his medical degree from K.J. Somaiya Medical College in India. He then moved to the United States, where he completed his residency and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Maimonides Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in critical care medicine, neurocritical care medicine and pulmonary medicine. Dr. Mehta serves as codirector of Critical Care Medicine. He speaks English and Hindi.
Dr. Mehta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 240 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Interstitial Lung Disease.
Insurance
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- PneumoniaDr. Mehta isDistinguished. Learn about Pneumonia.
- Advanced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- COVID-19Dr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Febrile NeutropeniaDr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about Febrile Neutropenia.
- Hypersensitivity PneumonitisDr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- AspergillosisDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Aspergillosis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Cholesterol PneumoniaDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Cholesterol Pneumonia.
- Chronic Eosinophilic PneumoniaDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia.