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| Orthopedic Trauma, Adult Reconstruction (Hip and Knee joint replacements) |
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| | Common Conditions Treated |
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- Fractures Of The Tibia, Femur, Pelvis, and Upper Extremities
- Complex Periarticular Fractures
- Gustilo Type Iiib Open Fractures Requiring Soft Tissue Coverage
- Quadriceps and Patellar Tendon Ruptures
- Use Of Biologics and Regenerative Therapies For Fracture Healing and Nonunion
- Trauma-Related Joint Injuries of the Hip, Knee, and Shoulder
- Management of Systemic Factors Affecting Bone Healing, Including Effects of Medications Like SSRIs
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| | Education |
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Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
(08/24-07/25) | Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA |
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Orthopedic Surgery Residency
(07/18-07/24) | New York University Langone Health
New York, NY
Six-Year Clinician Scientist Training Track
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2020-2021) |
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Medical School
(08/14-05/18) | New York University Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY
Doctor of Medicine |
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Undergraduate Studies
(08/10-12/13) | University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Concentration in Neurobiology Minor in South Asian Studies |
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| | Grants, Honors and Awards |
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| Residency – New York University Langone Health
- Best Senior Basic Science Research Award (2024)
- NYSSH Resident and Fellows Meeting First Place Poster (2021)
- OREF Northeast Region Resident Research Symposium First Place Paper (2020)
- Plastic Surgery Research Council April 2020 Best Paper (2020)
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| Medical School – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research Award (2018)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association Research Grant (2018)
- Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting Best Paper (2017)
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| Undergraduate – University of Pennsylvania
- Distinction and Honors in Biology (2014)
- Graduation magna cum laude (2013)
- Nu Rho Psi Honor Society (2013)
- Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society (2013)
- Dean’s List (2011-2013)
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| | Publications |
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| - Dankert JF, Mehta DD, Rodrick TC, Kanshin E, Parola R, Ueberheide BM, Jones DR, Egol KA, Leucht P. Mass Spectrometry Characterization of the Human Ankle and Hindfoot Fracture Microenvironment in Young and Aged Subjects. Indian J Orthop. 2024 Nov 5;58(12):1871-1882. PMID: 39664353
- Collinge CA, Giga K, Roser T, Lebus GF, Beltran MJ, Crist B, Sems SA, Gardner MJ, Sagi HC, Archdeacon MT, Mir HR, Rodriguez-Buitrago A, Mitchell P, Tornetta P 3rd; Young Femoral Neck Fracture Working Group. Treatment Failure After Repair of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Patients Compared by “Decade of Life”: An Analysis of 565 Cases in Adults Less Than 60 years of Age. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Aug 1;38(8):418-425. PMID: 39007657.
- Rechter GR, Collinge CA, Rechter AJ, Gardner MJ, Sagi HC, Archdeacon MT, Mir HR, Rodriguez- Buitrago A, Mitchell P, Beltran MT; Young Femoral Neck Fracture Working Group. Femoral Neck Fractures With Associated Ipsilateral Femoral Shaft Fractures in Young Adults <50 Years Old: A Multicenter Comparison of 80 Cases Versus Isolated Femoral Neck Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Aug 1;38(8):410-417. PMID: 39007656.
- Roser T, Collinge CA, Giga K, Lebus GF, Beltran MJ, Crist B, Sems SA, Gardner MJ, Sagi HC, Archdeacon MT, Mir HR, Rodriguez-Buitrago A, Mitchell P, Tornetta P 3rd; Young Femoral Neck Fracture Working Group. Optimal Fixation Strategies for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Patients 18-59 Years of Age: An Analysis of 565 Cases Treated at 26 Level 1 Trauma Centers. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Aug 1;38(8):403-409. PMID: 39007655.
- Mehta DD, Leucht P. Prevention and treatment of osteomyelitis after open tibia fractures. OTA Int. 2024 Jun 5;7(4 Suppl):e309. PMID: 38840709
- Leucht P, Mehta DD. Technology Behind Cell Therapy Augmentation of Fracture Healing: Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 May 15;32(10):e476-e481. PMID: 38700858.
- Ihejirika-Lomedico R, Patel K, Buchalter DB, Kirby DJ, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Muiños-López E, Ihejirika Y, Leucht P. Non-psychoactive Cannabidiol Prevents Osteoporosis in an Animal Model and Increases Cell Viability, Proliferation, and Osteogenic Gene Expression in Human Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cells. Calcif Tissue Int. 2023 Jun;112(6):716-726. PMID: 37093268.
- Mehta DD, Ganta A, Bradaschia-Correa V, Konda SR, Egol KA, Leucht P. Clinical Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) on Fracture Healing. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2022 Sep;80(3):260-264. PMID: 36030445.
- Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Buchalter DB, Kirby DJ, Patel KS, Rocks M, Hacquebord JH, Leucht P. Iliac Crest and Distal Radius Autografts Exhibit Distinct Cell-Intrinsic Functional Differences. J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Aug 3:S0363-5023(22)00330-6. PMID: 35933254.
- Dankert JF, Mehta DD, Mahure SA, Mojica ES, Lowe DT, Leucht P, Jazrawi L. Primary Quadriceps Tendon Suture Anchor Repair: Case Presentation and Surgical Technique. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Aug 1;36(Suppl 3):S5-S6. PMID: 35838563.
- Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Remark LH, Leucht P. Transosseous tunnels versus suture anchors for the repair of acute quadriceps and patellar tendon ruptures: A systematic review and meta-analysis of biomechanical studies. J Orthop Sci. 2022 Apr 28:S0949-2658(22)00081-1. PMID: 35490080.
- Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Yim N, Leclerc K, Leucht P. Rosiglitazone induces adipogenesis of both marrow and periosteum derived mesenchymal stem cells during endochondral fracture healing. J Orthop Sci. 2021 Dec 6:S0949-2658(21)00370-5. PMID: 34879982.
- Boin MA, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Umeh UO, Zuckerman JD, Virk MS. Anesthesia in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JBJS Rev. 2021 Nov 10;9(11). PMID: 34757963.
- Lee S, Remark LH, Josephson AM, Leclerc K, Lopez EM, Kirby DJ, Mehta DD, Litwa HP, Wong MZ, Shin SY, Leucht P. Notch-Wnt signal crosstalk regulates proliferation and differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells during intramembranous bone healing. NPJ Regen Med. 2021 May 28;6(1):29. PMID: 34050174
- Abdou SA, Stranix JT, Daar DA, Mehta DD, McLaurin T, Tejwani N, Saadeh PB, Levine JP, Leucht P, Thanik VD. Free Tissue Transfer with Distraction Osteogenesis and Masquelet Technique Is Effective for Limb Salvage in Patients with Gustilo Type IIIB Open Fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Apr;145(4):1071-1076. PMID: 32221236.
- Mehta DD, Abdou SA, Stranix JT, Levine JP, McLaurin T, Tejwani N, Thanik V, Leucht P. Comparing Radiographic Progression of Bone Healing in Gustilo IIIB Open Tibia Fractures Treated With Muscle Versus Fasciocutaneous Flaps. J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Aug;32(8):381-385. PMID: 30035755.
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Josephson AM, Mehta DD, Mizrahi M, Neibart SS, Liu C, Kennedy OD, Castillo AB, Egol KA, Leucht P. The Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Fluoxetine Directly Inhibits Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization During Fracture Healing in Mice. J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Apr;32(4):821-833. PMID: 27869327
- Mehta DD, Jha HC, Lu J, El-Naccache D, Shukla SK, Kovacsics C, Kolson D, Robertson ES. Gammaherpesvirus Infection of Human Neuronal Cells. mBio. 2015 Dec 1;6(6):e01844-15. PMID: 26628726
- Jha HC, Lu J, Verma SC, Banerjee S, Mehta DD, Robertson ES. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus genome programming during the early stages of primary infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. mBio. 2014 Dec 16;5(6):e02261-14. PMID: 25516617
- Mehta DD, Nakhate V. Restoring Voice: The Promise of Laryngeal Transplantation, Synapse. 2011. 3:24-25
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| | Book Chapters |
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- Mehta DD, Leucht P. “Biology of Graft Substitutes.” Orthobiologics for Fractures and Nonunion Management. J Tracy Watson, ed. Wolters Kluwer Health. 2024. ISBN: 9781975182953
- Mehta DD, Kanakamedala AC, Leucht P. “Chapter 19: Biologics, Implants, and Patient Safety.” Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Orthopedic Surgery. Julie Samora and Kevin Shea, eds. Springer. 2022. ISBN: 978-3031071041
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| | Podium and Poster Presentations |
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| - Buchalter DB, Kirby DJ, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Egol KA, Konda SR, Leucht P. “Systemic Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Reduces Skeletal Muscle Injury, Kidney Injury, and Pain in a Murine Ischemia-Reperfusion Model” (Paper 20). 2021 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. October 20, 2021, Fort Worth, Texas.
- Kirby DJ, Buchalter DB, Luczkow C, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Leucht P. “A Short Course of Dehydroepiandrosterone is Associated with Accelerated Fracture Healing in a Translational Murine Fracture Model.” (Paper 6). 2021 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. October 20, 2021, Fort Worth, Texas.
- Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Lin CC, Abola MV, Mahure SA, Egol KA. “The Focus on Quality Has Driven Down Hospital Stay and Complications Despite No Change in Mortality Following Surgical Treatment of Hip Fractures” (Poster 55). 2021 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. October 20, 2021, Fort Worth, Texas.
- Kirby DJ, Buchalter DB, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Patel KS, Leucht P, Hacquebord JH. “In Vitro Osteogenic and Adipogenic Analysis of Common Bone Autograft Sites.” (Poster) 2021 New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Residents and Fellows Research Conference. May 11, 2021. Virtual
- Kirby DJ, Buchalter DB, Luczkow C, Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Leucht P. “A Short Course of Dehydroepiandrosterone is Associated with Accelerated Fracture Healing in a Translational Murine Fracture Model.” (Paper). 2020 Northeast Region Resident Research Symposium. October 22, 2020, Virtual.
- Abdou SA, Stranix JT, Darr DA, Mehta DD, Saadeh P, Levine J, Leucht P, Thanik V, Beyond the Fibula: Free Tissue Transfer Combined With Masquelet Technique And Distraction Osteogenesis Are Effective for Limb Salvage; (Poster P43). Plastic Surgery Research Council, May 28-31, Toronto, Ontario.
- Mehta DD, Abdou SA, Stranix JT, Thanik V, Leucht P., Comparing Radiographic Progression of BoneHealing in Gustilo IIIB Tibial Fractures Treated with Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Flaps; (Podium). Orthopaedic Trauma Association, October 17-20 2018, Orlando, Florida.
- Mehta DD, Bravo D, Abdou SA, Thanik V, Leucht P, Flapping Is Not Only For Plastics: How Soft Tissue Coverage Impacts Bone Healing; (Scientific Exhibit SE81). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 6-10 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Mehta DD, Abdou SA, Stranix JT, Thanik V, Leucht P, Comparing Radiographic Progression of BoneHealing in Gustilo IIIB Tibial Fractures Treated with Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Flaps; (Poster P1007). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 6-10 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Abdou SA, Mehta DD, Stranix JT, Leucht P, Thanik V, Comparing Radiographic Progression of BoneHealing in Gustilo IIIB Tibial Fractures Treated with Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Flaps; (Paper 25416). American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, January 13-16 2018, Phoenix, Arizona.
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Bravo D, Egol KA, Josephson AM, Leucht P, Mehta DD, Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors Impair Osteogenic Differentiation during Fracture Healing; (Paper 628). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, March 14-18, 2017, San Diego, California.
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Josephson AM, Mizrahi MM, Neibart SS, Liu C, Mehta DD, Kennedy O, Castillo AB, Leucht P. The Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor Fluoxetine Inhibits Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization during Fracture Healing in Mice; (Podium). Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, March 18-20, 2017, San Diego, CA
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Mehta DD, Josephson AM, Huo J, Mizrahi M, Egol K, Leucht P, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Impair Fracture Healing; (Paper 20). Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, October 5-8, 2016, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Josephson AM, Mizrahi M, Neibart S, Liu C, Mehta DD, Kennedy O, Castillo A, Leucht P, The Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitor Fluoxetine Directly Inhibits Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization During Fracture Healing in Mice; (Abstract 8) NYU Langone Postdoc Research Day 2016, September 21, 2016, New York, New York.
- Willacy R, Leucht P, Mehta DD, McLaurin T, Simpson-Mason B, Embolization Rates in Pelvic Fractures and Correlation to Postoperative Complications; Nth Dimensions, 2016
- Bradaschia-Correa V, Mehta DD, Josephson AM, Leucht P, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Impair Fracture Healing; (Poster 0771). Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, March 5-8, 2016, Orlando, Florida.
- Goch A, Konda SR, Yoeli G, Gyftopoulos S, Mehta DD, Egol KA, An Ultra Low Dose CT Protocol Generates Three Dimensional Reconstructed Images: A Pilot Study Demonstrating Proof of Concept;(Abstract 2282). Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, October 7-10, 2015, San Diego, California.
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| | Video and Multimedia |
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- Mehta DD, Dankert JF, Chen JS, Lowe D, Lenzo S. “Scaphoid ORIF: Dorsal Approach.” 2021
- AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater: https://www.aaos.org/videos/video-detail-page/25551_Videos
- VuMedi: https://www.vumedi.com/video/scaphoid-orif-dorsal-approach/
- NYU Langone Orthopedic Digital Library: https://www.ortholibrary.org/courses/scaphoid-fracture-orif-dorsal-approach/
- Dankert JF, Mehta DD, Mahure SA, Mojica E, Lowe D, Leucht P, Jazrawi L. “Primary Quadriceps Tendon Suture Anchor Repair.” 2021
- AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater: https://www.aaos.org/videos/video-detail- page/25538_Videos
- VuMedi: https://www.vumedi.com/video/primary-quadriceps-tendon-suture-anchor-repair-case- presentation-and-surgical-technique/OTA Video Library: https://otaonline.org/video-library/45036/procedures-and- techniques/multimedia/19056619/primary-quadriceps-tendon-suture-anchor-repair
- NYU Langone Orthopedic Digital Library: https://www.ortholibrary.org/courses/primary- quadriceps-tendon-suture-anchor-repair/
- Mehta DD, Owusu-Sarpong S, Egol KA. “Distal Locking of a Femoral Nail: The ‘Perfect Circles’ Technique.” 2021
- VuMedi: https://www.vumedi.com/video/distal-locking-of-a-femoral-nail-the-perfect-circles-technique/
- NYU Langone Orthopedic Digital Library: https://www.ortholibrary.org/courses/distal-locking-of-a-femoral-nail-the-perfect-circles-technique/
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| Professional Memberships |
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- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
- AO Trauma
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| Leadership, Service, and Activities |
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| Residency – New York University Langone Health
- NYULMC Occurrence Review Committee (2022- 2023)
- Resident Mentor for Virtual Medical Students (2020-2021)
- Volunteer Physician- Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital- Dharampur, India (2018-Present)
- Volunteer- SR Love and Care USA (Service Non-Profit) (2014-Present)
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| Medical School – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- Research Assistant- Leucht Lab (2014-2018)
- Founder and Co-Leader- New York Youth Group (Service Organization) (2014-2018v
- Drummer- “DeBunk Jazz Band” (2014-2018)
- Chair- South Asian Students Association (2014-2015)
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| Undergraduate – University of Pennsylvania
- Research Assistant- Robertson Lab (2009-2014)
- Founder and President- Global Health Education Outreach (2011-2014)
- Purchasing Director- Impex International Inc. USA (2011-2014)
- Treasurer- Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society (2012-2014)
- Service Chair- Penn Hindu Student Council/Young Jains of America (2011-2014)
- Promotions Manager- Penn Student Agencies (2011-2013)
- Percussionist- Penn Wind Ensemble (2013)
- Relations Committee- Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Club (2010-2012)
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