About Me

Dr. Ankit Indravadan Mehta specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spinal conditions including tumors, degenerative and spine diseases.

Dr. Mehta received M.D. from Harvard Medical School and MIT in the Health Sciences and Technology pathway. He completed an internship in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a residency in neurological surgery at Duke University. During his residency training, Dr. Mehta completed an enfolded stereotactic radiosurgery fellowship. After his residency, Dr. Mehta completed a complex spine and spinal oncology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Mehta's research efforts focus on patients with complex spinal conditions, most notably spinal tumors and spinal deformity. He is the Director of Spinal Oncology and directs a laboratory specifically examining animal models of spinal tumors, both primary and metastatic, with the goal of applying his findings to new treatments for patients. His involvement with national and international study groups examining outcomes for patients with such conditions reflects his focus on patient care, and his clinical concentration on treating patients with spinal tumors.

Dr. Mehta's contributions have earned him numerous awards, including a research grant from the National Institutes of Health, the journal Spine's Young Investigator of the Year Award, and others. He has published more than 45 peer-reviewed articles, 4 book chapters, and has presented his research at national conferences.