Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Aneesh Kautilya Mehta, MD
Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308About
In July 2009, Aneesh Mehta, MD joined the faculty of Emory University in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is currently a professor of medicine in infectious diseases and serves as the assistant director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program and as the chief of Infectious Diseases Services for Emory University Hospital and Emory University Orthopedic and Spine Hospital. Dr. Mehta's research and clinical paths have focused on treatment of and protection against infections in immunocompromised hosts, including patients with organ transplants, limb transplants, stem cell transplants, leukemia/lymphoma, cystic fibrosis and HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Mehta also serves as the consultant for occupational exposure at Emory University's National Primate Center. In this role, he supervises the care of employees at the Primate Center who have incurred a work related exposure or injury, including Herpes-B exposures. Dr. Mehta has served as member of the Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) since 2009 and a co-Principal Investigator of the National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC).
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2006
Locations
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta,
GA
30308
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Medical Office Tower, Fl 7, Atlanta, GA 30308Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2009
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2006
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2004
- Medical Education: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, MD, 2003
Board Certifications
- Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
Awards
- 2002 Podilarian Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
2003 Robert C. Lawson Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
2003 Leonard Tow Humanitarianism in Medicine Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
2005 Resident Achievement Award, Emory University Department of Medicine
2006 Ambulatory Clinic Physician Award, Spring. Emory University Department of Medicine
2006 Resident Achievement Award, Emory University Department of Medicine
2007 J. Willis Hurst Fellow Teaching Award, Emory University Department of Medicine
2012 Outstanding Attending Award, Emory University Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program, Emory School of Medicine
2014 Shanta S. Zimmer Mentorship Award, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
2015 The Daisy Team Award, Member of the Ebola Team, received at the National Patient Safety Foundation meeting
2015 Special Recognition, “Emory’s Ebola Team,” Celebration of Faculty Excellence Ceremony, Emory University School of Medicine
2016 4th Annual Staff Appreciation Award, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Emory College of Emory University
2016 Fellowship in the Infectious Diseases Society of America
2017 Fellowship in the American Society of Transplantation
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians
American Society of Transplantation
Infectious Diseases Society of America