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Bella Mehta, MD, Rheumatology, New York, NY, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

BellaMehtaMD

Rheumatology New York, NY

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

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Summary

  • 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.

Education & Training

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2020 - 2021
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates2011

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 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
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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Books/Book Chapters

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Press Mentions

  • Pregnancy May Be Riskier for Women with Lupus
    Pregnancy May Be Riskier for Women with LupusApril 27th, 2023
  • HSS Presents New Research at the ACR Convergence 2022
    HSS Presents New Research at the ACR Convergence 2022November 12th, 2022
  • Study Examines Total Knee Replacement in Patients Under 21
    Study Examines Total Knee Replacement in Patients Under 21November 12th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • 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

Committees

  • 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

Research History

  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York, USAResearch Fellowship2010 - 2012

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • Emerging EULAR Network (EMEUNET)
    Member
  • International Federation of Medical Student Association (IFMSA)
    Founding Member
  • Indian Public Health Association
    Member

Other Languages

  • Hindi, Gujarati

Hospital Affiliations