BellaMehtaMD

Assistant Attending at the Hospital for Special Surgery | Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine

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535 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021
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Dr. Bella Mehta specializes in the care of patients with various rheumatic conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis and has a particular interest in adult-onset Still's disease. Dr. Mehta is actively involved as an investigator in numerous clinical studies focusing on disparities in rheumatologic diseases and has been the recipient of several awards for her research studies.

Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthMasters of Science, Patient Oriented Research, 2016 - 2019
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 2015 - 2019
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResearch Fellowship, Rheumatology , 2010 - 2012
Terna Medical CollegeClass of 2010

Invited speaker University of Alabama Birmingham: Inaugural Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Health Disparities Symposium, 2021
Invited speaker ACR Rheumatology Research Workshop, 2021
Invited speaker Systemic JIA Foundation Family Conference, 2021
Scholarship, Rheumatology Research Workshop American College of Rheumatology, 2019
Distinguished Fellow Award American College of Rheumatology, 2018
Travel stipend award for top 10 abstracts to attend Clinical Congress of Rheumatology Meeting Clinical Congress of Rheumatology, 2015, 2018
Elected as a GME (Graduate Medical Education) representative during residency American Medical Association, 2012-2015
Elected as a Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) Delegate by 400 co-residents Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), 2014
Best teaching resident Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, 2013
J.R.D. Tata Outstanding Performance Award with 90% tuition waiver in medical school J.R.D. Tata Association, 2006-2007, 2009
Top 1% in state among 42,000 medical aspirants Medical Council of India; NEET exam, 2004
Stood third in the annual national table tennis tournament in Chennai, India International Table Tennis Federation, 2001
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PubMed

Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Comparison of High-Poverty and Low-Poverty Communities.
J Alex B Gibbons, Insa Mannstadt, Troy B Amen, Mangala Rajan, Sarah R Young
Arthritis Care & Research. 2024-11-14
2 citations
Temporal Trends in the Rate of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Prosthetic Joint Infection.
Anne R Bass, Bella Mehta, Peter K Sculco, Yi Zhang, Huong T Do
Arthroplasty Today. 2024-08-01
1 citations
A Novel Approach for Mixed-Methods Research Using Large Language Models: A Report Using Patients' Perspectives on Barriers to Arthroplasty.
Insa Mannstadt, Susan M Goodman, Mangala Rajan, Sarah R Young, Fei Wang
ACR Open Rheumatology. 2024-06-01

Journal Articles

Sjögren’s Syndrome-associated Interstitial Lung Disease Treated with Immunosuppression
Lakin, K., Gordon, J.K., Mehta, B., Gd. Rounds HSS Manag. Complex Cases, 11/2/2020
Potential Shortages of Hydroxychloroquine for Patients with Lupus During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Mehta, B., Salmon, J., Ibrahim, S., JAMA Health Forum, 4/10/2020
CNS Vasculitis: A Protean Manifestation of HIV/AIDS
Mehta, B., Wolfgang, M., Efthimiou, P., J Musculoskel Med, 11/2011
Latent Tuberculosis Infection in RA: The Disease and the Diagnosis
Mehta, B., Efthimiou, P., J Musculoskel Med, 7/2011
Latent Tuberculosis Infection in RA: Current Diagnostic Techniques and Treatment
Mehta, B., Efthimiou, P., J Musculoskel Med, 7/2011
Occupational and Environmental Exposures in Lupus and Systemic Sclerosis.
Petryna, O., Yavari, N., Mehta, B., Efthimiou, P., J Musculoskel Med, 10/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

In Case Studies in Autoinflammatory Diseases
Chapter: Adult Onset Stills Disease
Moezinia C, Mehta B
Autoinflammatory Syndromes
Chapter: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Mehta B, Efthimiou PEditors: Efthimiou P..Springer-Nature publication2019
In Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient
Chapter: The Rheumatic Diseases: A Primer
Mehta B, MacKenzie R, Paget S.Springer publication2019
Absolute Rheumatology Review
Chapter: Clinical Epidemiology in rheumatology
Mehta, BEditors: Efthimiou P..Springer-Nature publication2019
Systemic Disease Manifestations in the foot, ankle and lower extremity
Chapter: Laboratory evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic diseases in the lower extremity
Mehta B, Magid SEditors: Positano R, Borer J, DiGiovanni C, Trepal M..Wolters Kluver Publication2017
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Is Frequent Lab Monitoring Necessary? Dr. Bella Mehta Discusses Abstract 2619, Safety Outcomes of Routine Blood TestsNovember 27th, 2024
Is Frequent Lab Monitoring Necessary?November 21st, 2024
Surprising Study Finds No Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Transfusion Risk After Knee ReplacementNovember 17th, 2024
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OA Phenotypes and Patient Outcomes following Total Knee ArthroplastyLeon Lowenstein Foundation ($100,000)2020–2021
Machine Learning to define knee osteoarthritis subtypes clinically: A pathway to precision medicineLeon Lowenstein Foundation ($100,000)2019–2020
Phenotyping knee osteoarthritis subtypes using machine learningC. Ronald MacKenzie Young Scientist Endowment Award ($50,000)2018–2019

Member, Planning Committee Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality in Orthopedics Symposium, Stavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center 2022 - Present
Member, Center for Analytics, Modeling and Performance (CAMP), Hospital for Special Surgery 2022 - Present
Member, Department of Medicine, Research Work Group 2021 - Present
Member, Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Research Advisory Committee 2021 - Present
Research Director, Hospital for Special Surgery Osteoarthritis Program 2021 - Present
Member, Rheumatology Search Committee 2021 - 2022
Member, Program Evaluation Committee, Rheumatology Fellowship 2015 - 2018
Elected Delegate, Committee of Interns and Residents, New York, USA 2014 - 2015
Visiting International Resident (Rheumatology), Dos De Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru 2013 - 2013
Founding Member, International Federation of Medical Students Association, India 2010 - 2012