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Ankit Mehta, MD, Neurosurgery, Chicago, IL

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Neurosurgery Chicago, IL

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Associate Professor/ Director of Spinal Oncology

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  • Office

    912 S. Wood Street
    Chicago, IL 60612
    Phone+1 312-355-0510
    Fax+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.
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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2013 - 2014
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2014
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2013
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
  • Brigham and Womens Hospital
    Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2007
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
    Illinois Institute of TechnologyB.S., Chemical Engineering, High Honors, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2012 - 2015
  • NC State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Intramedullary Amputation Neuroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature  
    McGuire 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 Tumors  
    Desai 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 Patients  
    Elsamadicy 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

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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 ALS
    Graphene May One Day Be Used to Test for ALSDecember 5th, 2018
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumours
    Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal TumoursAugust 1st, 2018
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors
    Magnetic Nanoparticles Deliver Chemotherapy to Difficult-to-Reach Spinal TumorsJuly 30th, 2018
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