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Roma Mehta, M.D.

Roma Mehta, M.D.

Medical Director MICU C APP group Clements Hospital, Assistant MICU Director Clements Hospital

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Roma Mehta, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

    Originally from Tampa, FL, Dr. Mehta holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she graduated summa cum laude, and completed her medical degree at the University of Miami. She completed internal medicine residency training at UTSW Medical Center and completed advanced training through a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UTSW Medical Center. 

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in pulmonary and critical care medicine, Dr. Mehta joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

    At UT Southwestern, Dr. Mehta is the cochair of the Lung Ladies Advocacy Group. She is also the Medical Director of the MICU APP group and Assistant MICU Director at Clements University Hospital. 

    Personal Note

    Dr. Mehta’s interests outside of medicine include Bollywood dancing as a BollyX Instructor, traveling, reading, and listening to true crime and finance podcasts.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Miami School of Medicine (2013)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • Advanced COPD Treatment
    • Airway Centric Interstitial Lung Diseases
    • Biologics in Asthma Treatment
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    A call to action for female front-line healthcare workers
    Roma M. Mehta, Carol S., North Hetal J. Patel, Rosechelle M. Ruggiero,Traci N. Adams SV 2024
    Disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a Patient With Lupus Nephritis
    Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh, Melanie Holtrop, Andrea Amaro Andrea. Amaro, Niraj Madhani, Roma Mehta, and James Lyons AIMCC 2023
    Severe Mpox Infections in People With Uncontrolled Human Immunodeficiency Virus
    Anusha Govind, Susana M Lazarte, Ellen Kitchell, Jeremy Y Chow, Carolee D Estelle, Emma Fixsen , Caitlin Helm , Mamta K Jain, Roma Mehta , Trish M Perl , Jaini M Sutaria , Cristina Thomas , Arturo R Dominguez , Netanya S Utay CID 2023
    Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
    Margaret Kypreos, Roma Mehta Case Rep Nephrol 2023
  • Honors & Awards
    • House Officer of Excellent Nominee
      UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Residency Program (2014-2015)
    • Intern Teaching Award Honorable Mention
      UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Residency Program (2013-2014)
    • Alpha Epsilon Lambda: Graduate Student's Honor Society
      University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2012-2013)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Medicine (2019)
    • American College of Chest Physicians (2018)
    • American Thoracic Society (2019)