Nicky Jayna Mehtani MD MPH
Addiction Medicine, HIV/AIDS Medicine
Assistant Professor
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555 Stevenson StSan Francisco, CA 94103
Phone+1 415-369-7969
Fax+1 541-532-1950
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Summary
- Dr. Nicky Mehtani is an internal medicine physician based in San Francisco, specializing in addiction medicine and HIV/AIDS medicine. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2016 and completed her internal medicine residency there in 2019. Additionally, she holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Since 2019, she has been practicing at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and is an assistant professor at UCSF. Dr. Mehtani has several publications focusing primarily on HIV treatment strategies, public health approaches for housing-insecure populations, and the intersection of psychedelics and addiction treatment.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Addiction Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2016
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Epidemiology, 2014 - 2015
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- On Minimizing Risk and Harm in the Use of Psychedelics.Jules Evans, Marc Aixalà, Brian T Anderson, William Brennan, Rebecka Bremler
Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice. 2025-01-01 - A Review of Implementation Strategies to Enhance PrEP Delivery for People Experiencing Housing Insecurity: Advancing a Multifaceted High-Touch, Low-Barrier Approach.Jennifer Velloza, Nicky J Mehtani, Matthew D Hickey, Elizabeth Imbert, Ayesha Appa
Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2024-11-22 - 2 citationsPsilocybin-assisted therapy and HIV-related shame.Nicky J Mehtani, Mallory O Johnson, Peter S Hendricks, Jennifer Mitchell, Brian T Anderson
Scientific Reports. 2024-08-02
Authored Content
- Healthy, Elderly Adults Should Think Twice Before Starting Aspirin: StudySeptember 2018
- Healthy, Elderly Adults Should Think Twice Before Starting Aspirin: StudySeptember 2018
Press Mentions
Infant Walkers Provide No Benefit, Cause Much Harm: StudySeptember 18th, 2018
5 Big Takeaways on Why Fewer People Are Physically Active Around the World: StudySeptember 5th, 2018
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