Overview
Dr. Mehta is a board-certified and fellowship-trained specialist in hospice and palliative medicine. Her clinical interests include advance care planning, geriatric palliative care and teaching. Her research interests include opioids for chronic pain and POLST utilization and its efficiency. Dr. Mehta attended K.J. Somaiya Medical College in Mumbai, where she received her medical degree. She then moved to the United States, where she completed her residency at Maimonides Medical Center and also completed her fellowship in geriatric medicine at the same institute. Dr. Mehta completed a second fellowship in palliative and pain medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Mehta speaks Hindi and English.
Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
255 Route 220 Highway, Muncy, PA 17756
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
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- Chronic PainDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Stent PlacementDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- Transmyocardial RevascularizationDr. Mehta isExperienced. Learn about Transmyocardial Revascularization.