Niyati Mehta

Niyati Mehta, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). She also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Child Neurology Training Program. Her clinical and research focus centers on pediatric neurocritical care, traumatic brain injuries, and neurological emergencies in children.

• Education:
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Neurocritical Care, Children's National Medical Center (2015)
  • Residency in Child Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital (2014)
  • Internship/Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (2011)
  • MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School (2009)

Dr. Mehta's research interests include brain death evaluation, neuroprognostication in severe traumatic brain injury, and novel therapies for refractory epilepsy syndromes like FIRES. She has contributed to studies on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and immunological mechanisms underlying pediatric neurological emergencies.

Her recent publications highlight advancements in neurocritical care, including cytokine-based treatment response analysis and novel clinical-radiologic correlations in status epilepticus. Her work emphasizes improving outcomes for critically ill children through evidence-based neurointensive care protocols.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though her contributions to pediatric neurology are evident through her publication record. She has no listed advising/grants information in the provided text.