
Ankit Mehta MD FAANS, FACS
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Associate Professor/ Director of Spinal Oncology
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912 S. Wood StreetChicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-355-0510
Fax+1 312-996-9018
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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
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
IN State Medical License 2014 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
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
- Young Investigator Award AOSpine, 2015
- Innovator Award Hydrocephalus Association, 2015
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
- Impact of prediabetes on postoperative outcomes following short-segment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions.Syed I Khalid, Ryan Wang, Jakov Tiefenbach, Tatiana Abou-Mrad, Elie Massaad
North American Spine Society Journal. 2025-12-01 - Comparative outcomes of gram-positive and gram-negative intraoperative infections in degenerative scoliosis: a 10-year propensity score-matched analysis.Yousaf B Ilyas, Tania M Aguilar, Hadeel M Mansour, Kristina P Kurker, Kaho Adachi
Spine Deformity. 2025-11-25 - Endovascular thrombectomy for acute stroke in anticoagulated patients: systematic review and Meta-Analysis.Kaho Adachi, Allison Raymundo, Anthony Sanchez, Youssef Soliman, Jason Fernando
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2025-11-02
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
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
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
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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- Fellow
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