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Roles and Affiliations: Dr. Nilesh Mehta is the Chief of Critical Care Medicine and Chair of Critical Care Nutrition & Metabolism at Boston Children's Hospital, and a Professor of Anaesthesia (Critical Care) at Harvard Medical School. He leads the multidisciplinary Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition program and directs the PC-CORE research group.
Education:
- Medical School: T. N. Medical College, Bombay, India
- Residencies: Pediatric Medicine (North Thames Deanery, London) and Pediatrics (Boston Combined Residency Program)
- Fellowships: Critical Care Medicine (Boston Children's Hospital) and Pediatric Critical Care (St. Mary's Hospital)
Research Interests: His work focuses on optimizing nutrition therapy and metabolic support in critically ill children. Key areas include:
- Energy and protein requirements during critical illness
- Bedside nutrition assessment tools (e.g., bioimpedance spectroscopy, ultrasound)
- Multicenter trials on enteral/parenteral nutrition practices
- Impact of nutrition on clinical outcomes (mortality, infections, muscle wasting)
Publications: Over 200 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Nutrition, emphasizing translational research with themes in metabolic monitoring, PICU protocols, and guideline development.
Awards:
- Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award (ASPEN, 2014)
- Young Investigator Award (ASCCA, 2006)
- Leadership roles in ASPEN and SCCM
Grants and Teams: Principal investigator on NIH-funded studies and collaborator in international PICU networks (e.g., PICU-ScREEN, SUPPRESS-CHD trial). Leads the PICU CLOUD consortium analyzing outcomes data across 24 global centers.
