ShikhaMehtaMD
Nephrology • Birmingham, ALAssociate Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816Fax+1 205-996-6555
Summary
- Dr. Shikha Mehta is a nephrologist in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Highlands Medical Center, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of Alabama Hospital. She received her medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College and has been in practice 13 years. She is experienced in general nephrology, nephrology, transplant medicine, and hiv transplant.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2008 - 2010- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2005 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Clinical Trials
- HOPE in Action Prospective Multicenter, Clinical Trial of Deceased HIVD+ Kidney Transplants for HIV+ Recipients Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 19
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsObesity as an isolated contraindication to kidney transplantation in the end-stage renal disease population: A cohort study.Babak J. Orandi, Cora E. Lewis, Paul A. MacLennan, Haiyan Qu, Shikha Mehta
Obesity. 2021-08-02 - 333 citationsCell-Free DNA and Active Rejection in Kidney AllograftsRoy D. Bloom, Jonathan S. Bromberg, Emilio D. Poggio, Suphamai Bunnapradist, Anthony Langone
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2017-07-01 - 62 citationsBiological Variation of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Renal Transplant Recipients: Clinical ImplicationsJonathan S. Bromberg, Daniel C. Brennan, Emilio D. Poggio, Suphamai Bunnapradist, Anthony Langone
The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 2017-11-01
Journal Articles
- Repeat Kidney Transplant Recipients with Active Rejection Have Elevated Donor‐Derived Cell‐Free DNARoslyn B Mannon, Jonathan S Bromberg, Shikha G Mehta, American journal of transplantation
- Organs from Deceased Donors with False‐Positive HIV Screening Tests: An Unexpected Benefit of the HOPE ActShirish Huprikar, Sander Florman, Shikha G Mehta, American journal of transplantation
Press Mentions
Kidney Transplantation Between Those with HIV Infections Shown Safe & EffectiveOctober 17th, 2024- Study Finds HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplants Are as Safe and Effective as Those Using Organs from Donors Without HIVOctober 16th, 2024
First National Kidney Graft Survival Study of HIV-Positive RecipientsMarch 19th, 2015
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