Overview
Neil Mehta, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician who specializes in cardiology. He provides heart care for men and women including treatment for coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure and arrhythmias. “I enjoy being able to make a difference in patients’ cardiovascular health,” he says.|Dr. Mehta has a clinical interest in preventive cardiology and heart imaging and performs and interprets echocardiograms, heart stress tests and cardiac CT scans.|Dr. Mehta earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. He followed this with a residency in internal medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.|Dr. Mehta is an experienced academic researcher and has authored numerous papers and abstracts. He’s also served as a question writer for medical board exams and as a teaching assistant, working with interns and residents. “I’m passionate about medical education and enjoy working with trainees,” he says.|In his spare time, Dr. Mehta enjoys cooking, hiking, running and spending time with his family.
Dr. Mehta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, COVID-19, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Liver Embolization.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 338 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Myocarditis.
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Locations
1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
50 Roosevelt Terrace, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
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.
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- Advanced
- COVID-19Dr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Liver FailureDr. Mehta isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.