Neel Mehta, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral
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Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- CIGNA
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- MVP Health Care
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Neel Mehta, M.D.
Dr. Neel Mehta is both board-certified in anesthesia, and fellowship trained, board-certified in interventional pain medicine.
He holds several positions including: Division Chief, Pain Management at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, overseeing outpatient and inpatient services together with a large team of dedicated pain and regional anesthesia physicians Co-Director, Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care Former Associate Program Director of the Tri-Institutional Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Former President, Eastern Pain Association Dean's Healthcare Leadership Fellow Quality Assurance Officer for Pain Medicine Weill Cornell Physician Organization Operations and Planning Committee Member Weill Cornell Medical School, Course Director in Pain Medicine
Dr. Mehta has been named "Top Doctor" by Super Doctors New York 'Rising Stars', New York Magazine, and Castle Connolly.
His training includes: Fellowship in managing health care delivery, Harvard Business School, 2014 Fellowship in interventional pain medicine in the Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2010. Anesthesia residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2009. Medicine internship at Caritas Carney Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts 2006 Medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, 2005. He is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA), American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), the North American Neuromodulation Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Eastern Pain Society, and the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA). He resides on the Executive Board of the New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the Eastern Pain Society. He has been featured in the New York Times, Prevention Magazine, NY One, ABC, and CBS News. He has published numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, and poster presentations and is a frequent invited speaker and educator at pain conferences across the world.
Expertise
Arthritis
Back Pain
Cancer Pain Management
Chronic Pain
Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Joint Pain
Kyphosis
Kyphosis Deformity of Spine
Neck and Back Pain
Neck Pain
Nerve Pain Due to Spinal Stenosis
Neuropathic Pain
Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
Non-Surgical Spine Treatments
Pediatric Pain Management
Radiofrequency
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Deformity of Spine
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants
Spinal Stenosis of Lumbar Region
Spinal Stenosis of Thoracic Region
Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Spine
Spine Deformity
Spine Pain
Spine Tumors
Stenosis of Lumbosacral Spine
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery
Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Associate Attending Anesthesiologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Hospital Affiliations
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian
Education
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery
- Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Anesthesiologist
- Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Languages Spoken
- English