Neil Mehta

Dr. Neil Mehta is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, specializing in Transplant Hepatology and Gastroenterology. He practices at the UCSF Medical Center, focusing on liver disease and liver transplantation. Dr. Mehta supervises the training of residents and fellows in gastroenterology and liver transplant medicine, and delivers lectures on liver disease to UCSF medical students studying metabolism and nutrition.

Dr. Mehta's educational background includes:

• Medical degree from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (2006)
• Residency in Internal Medicine at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2009)
• Fellowship in Gastroenterology at UCSF (2012)
• Fellowship in Kidney Transplant at UCSF (2013)

Dr. Mehta's research primarily focuses on liver cancer treatment particularly as related to liver transplants. His extensive work examines outcomes for patients who undergo liver transplantation and investigates cardiac iron overload in patients with chronic liver disease. He has contributed significantly to the field of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with numerous publications addressing transplantation criteria, downstaging protocols, and biomarkers for cancer recurrence prediction.

His recent research has explored social determinants of health in liver transplant evaluation, patient-perceived risk of HCC, and validation of the RETREAT score for predicting post-transplantation HCC recurrence. Dr. Mehta's work often addresses healthcare disparities, particularly in safety-net settings, and has contributed to understanding geographic barriers to liver transplantation access.

Dr. Mehta has published extensively in high-impact journals including Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, and the American Journal of Gastroenterology. His research spans multiple disciplines including hepatology, oncology, transplantation medicine, and public health. Key trends in his publications reveal a strong focus on improving liver cancer outcomes through better transplant criteria, understanding social determinants of health in transplantation access, and developing more accurate prediction models for cancer recurrence after transplantation.

Dr. Mehta actively mentors medical trainees, supervising residents and fellows in gastroenterology and liver transplant medicine. His clinical work focuses on providing comprehensive care for patients with complex liver diseases requiring transplantation.