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Office
912 S. Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-355-0510Fax+1 312-996-9018
Summary
- Dr. Ankit Mehta is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 9 years. He specializes in General Neurosurgery, Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery and is experienced in Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgical oncology, Neurosurgical spine surgery, Skull base surgery, Pediatric neurosurgery.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2013
- Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2007
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyB.S., Chemical Engineering, High Honors, 1999 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2012 - 2015
- NC State Medical License 2008 - 2013
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Honors College University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016
- Innovator Award Hydrocephalus Association, 2015
- Young Investigator Award AOSpine, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- PMCF Study to Evaluate the VERTICALE® Cervical System in Spine Surgery According to Its Intended Use. Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 13
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 127 citations2012 Young Investigator Award winner: The distribution of body mass as a significant risk factor for lumbar spinal fusion postoperative infections.Ankit I. Mehta, Ranjith Babu, Isaac O. Karikari, Betsy H. Grunch, Vijay Agarwal
Spine. 2012-09-01 - 71 citationsBispecific antibodies engage T cells for antitumor immunotherapyBryan D. Choi, Mingqing Cai, Darell D. Bigner, Ankit I. Mehta, Chien-Tsun Kuan
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 2011-06-02 - 19 citationsImpact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 PatientsAladine A. Elsamadicy, Owoicho Adogwa, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Cassie Hobbs, Shay Behrens
World Neurosurgery. 2017-03-01
Journal Articles
- Intramedullary Amputation Neuroma: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMcGuire LS, Behbahini M, Das S, Loeffler D, Burger P, Engelhard H, Valyi-Nagy T, Mehta AI, Clinical Neuropathology, 1/19/2017
- Image-Guidance Technology and the Surgical Resection of Spinal Column TumorsDesai B, Hobbs J, Hartung G, Xu G, Gokaslan ZL, Linninger A, Mehta AI, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 1/28/2016
- Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis A Study of 133 ACDF PatientsElsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Fialkoff J, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO, World Neurosurgery, 1/24/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "Does Radiographic Location Dictate Pathology of Intradural Extramedullary Spine Tumors?"Mehta, Ankit I., Isaac Karikari, Shahid Nimjee, Allan H. Friedman, Carlos A. Bagley, Robert E. Isaacs, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 1/1/2011
- "Location Dictates Major Surgical Complications for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors."Mehta, Ankit I., Isaac Karikari, Allan H. Friedman, Carlos A. Bagley, Robert E. Isaacs, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 1/1/2011
- "Stromal Fibroblasts Determine the Rate of Cancer Progression and Metastasis."Mehta, Ankit I., Malin Sund, Michael Zeisberg, Hikaru Sugimoto, Brian McDonald, and Raghu Kalluri, Soma Weiss Research Day, Health Sciences and Technology Forum-Harvard/MIT, 1/1/2005
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Lectures
- "Prophylactic Use of Intra-Operative Vancomycin Powder and Post-Operative Infection: An Analysis of Microbiological Patterns in 1200 Consecutive Surgical Cases."Hyderabad, India - 1/1/2017
- "IMED Innovation-A Journey towards Neurosurgery."1/1/2017
- "Chemical Engineering: A Unique Perspective on Glioblastoma Multiforme."Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
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Other
- A Right Posterior Tempor-occipital Mass in a Patient with a Generalized Seizure. Online Case Study.Mehta AI, Williams Z, Carter B, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1/1/2006 - The Bed.Mehta AI, Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine
1/5/2001 - A Surgeon's Burden.Mehta AI, Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine
1/1/2001
Authored Content
- 20 under 40October 2019
Press Mentions
- Graphene May One Day Be Used to Test for ALSDecember 5th, 2018
- Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal TumoursAugust 1st, 2018
- Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal TumorsJuly 30th, 2018
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