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Neel Mehta is Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and serves as Division Chief of Pain Management at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is also Co-Director of Och Spine at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care. His clinical and academic work focuses on interventional pain management, chronic pain, and neuromodulation therapies.
His educational background includes:
- M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine (2005)
- Medicine internship at Caritas Carney Hospital (2006)
- Anesthesia residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2009)
- Fellowship in interventional pain medicine at Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship (2010)
- Fellowship in healthcare delivery at Harvard Business School (2014)
Dr. Mehta's research focuses on spinal cord stimulation, opioid-induced constipation, digital health tools for chronic pain, and interventional therapies for neuropathic and cancer pain. He has published extensively in high-impact journals and authored numerous book chapters. His recent work emphasizes long-term outcomes of 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation for diabetic neuropathy, AI-powered digital pain self-management tools, and virtual reality applications in procedural planning. His research is supported by the Commonwealth Fund through a principal investigator subaward.
His scientific honors include:
- Super Doctors New York 'Rising Stars' (2015)
- Dean's Healthcare Leadership Fellow (2015)
- Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Research Award (2012)
- Teacher of the Year, Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship (2011, 2010)
- Recognition as a 'Top Doctor' by Castle Connolly and New York Magazine
Dr. Mehta has held key leadership roles in medical education and quality assurance, including former Associate Program Director of the Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship and Course Director in Pain Medicine at Weill Cornell. He is actively involved in training future pain specialists and has identified unmet needs in neuromodulation education. He has served on executive boards of the Eastern Pain Society and New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. His clinical practice includes spinal cord stimulator implants, intrathecal pumps, and minimally invasive procedures for spine and joint pain. He also consults for industry leaders such as Boston Scientific Corporation and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., contributing expert advice on medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
He is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the American Society of Anesthesiology, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, North American Neuromodulation Society, and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
