Ariz R Mehta MD

Ariz R. Mehta, M.D.

2 River Terrace, Unit 7L; New York, NY 10282 [Home]

191 Palisade Avenue; Jersey City, NJ 07306 [Office]

917-843-9228 Cell ; 201-656-4324 Office; 201-656-4019 Fax; drarizmehta@yahoo.com

TRAINING

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore / Orthopaedic Spine Specialists, York, PA 1/2008-12/2008

Fellowship, Pain Medicine

UMDNJ-NJMS/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Newark, NJ 7/2004-6/2007

Residency, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Chief Resident for 2006-2007

UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ 7/2003-6/2004

Internship, Department of Medicine

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Newark, NJ
• JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, Jersey City, NJ
• CHRIST HOSPITAL, Jersey City, NJ
• HOBOKEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Hoboken, NJ

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

RUTGERS-NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL, Newark, NJ

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE, Valhalla, NY

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pain Disability Institute, P.C., President, Jersey City, NJ 7/2007-Present

Physical Medicine Rehabilitation / Pain Medicine / Sports Medicine

University Physician Associates, Newark, NJ 2008-Present (as needed)

Department of Veterans Affairs, East Orange, NJ 7/2007-2012

Department of Ambulatory Care, Orthopedic Compensation and Pension

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Board certified, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)

Board certified, Pain Medicine (ACGME)

Board certified, Sports Medicine (ACGME)

Board certified, American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)

LICENSURE

New Jersey, New York, and District of Columbia (inactive), Pennsylvania (inactive)

EDUCATION

New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 8/1999-5/2003

• Doctor of Medicine

Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY 8/1995-5/1999

• Bachelor of Arts, majored in Biology and Society with a concentration in Health Management

RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS

Articles

Furman M, Butler S, Kim R, Mehta A, Simon J, Patel R, Lee T, Reeves R (2012). Injectate volumes needed to reach specific landmarks in S1 transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Pain Medicine, 13(10), 1265-1274.

Furman M, Mehta A, Kim R, Simon J, Patel R, Lee T, Reeves R (2010). Injectate volumes to reach specific landmarks in lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections. PMR, 2(7), 625-635.

Furman MB, Lee TS, Mehta A, Simon JI, Cano WG (2008). Contrast flow selectivity during transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Pain Physician, 11(6), 855-861.

[acknowledgement to Mehta, A] (2003) Complications from therapeutic modalities: results of a national survey of athletic trainers. Archives of

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(6), 849-853.

Healthy Drinking Water Alternatives (2001). Mehta, A. Cornell University: Human Ecology Magazine.

Abstracts

Furman MB, Mehta A. (2008). Contrast flow distribution during S1 transforaminal epidural steroid injections. To be published in upcoming issue of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Altschuler E, Mehta A. (2007). Replication of a Novel Technique for Motor

Conduction of the Serratus Anterior Muscle and Long Thoracic Nerve in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report”. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88(9), e27.

Mehta A, Elovic E. (2007). Functional quantification of the benefit of chemoneurolytic

intervention in the management of acquired brain injury related spasticity: results of an open label, pre-post design study. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86(4 supp), S93.

Mehta A, Cole J. (2007). Percutaneous fluoroscopic and EMG guided botulinum toxin

treatment for cricopharyngeal dysfunction. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86(4 supp), S136.

Mehta A, Stitik T. (2006). Partial tear of the biceps tendon at the proximal

musculotendinous junction: A case report. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87(11), e27-e29.

Mehta A, Stitik T. (2006). Blood pressure cuff compression injury of the radial nerve:

A case report. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87(11), e28.

Mehta A. (2006). Acquired Brain Injury: Heading and Soccer. Medicine and Science in

Sports and Exercise, 38(5supp), S133.

Mehta A. (2006). Thoracic hematoma as a complication of spinal cord stimulator

placement”. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(3), 258.

Mehta A, Quershi A, Kong Y. (2006). Vertebral artery stenting as a component to acute

medical rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(3), 258

Mehta A. (2004). Rehabilitation as a first line treatment for symptomatic spinal

epidural lipomatosis: a case report. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,

85(9), 48-49

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• Hoboken University Medical Center Dept.of Family Medicine lecture, 5/7/14 (Non-surgical Orthopedics and Sports Medicine)
• UMDNJ-NJMS Dept of Neurology lecture, 12/2010 (MSK exam)
• UMDNJ-NJMS Dept of PMR lecture, Pain Medicine
• Kessler board review lectures (Osteoarthritis, Spinal Injections)
• Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Metropolitan Hospital: 9/5/05-Grand Rounds: “Spinal Interventions”
• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, York Hospital: 5/2/08- “Cervical facet joint pain: case presentation”
• Speaker for course at AAPMR 2007 Annual Assembly: 9/27/2007- “Musculoskeletal Medicine: Lumbar Spine Clinical Pearls”
• Featured presenter at 2007 NJ Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Research Night: 5/21/2007- “Functional quantification of the benefit of chemoneurolytic intervention in the management of acquired brain injury related spasticity: results of an open label, pre-post design study”.
• Numerous lectures to residents during academic chief residency tenure (March 2006-March 2007)
• Platform presentation at American College of Sports Medicine 53^rd Annual Meeting: 5/31/2006- “Acquired Brain Injury – Heading and Soccer”
• Poster presentation at 53^rd American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Annual Meeting: 10/12/2006- “Blood pressure cuff compression injury of the radial nerve: A case report.”
• Session director and speaker for course at AAPMR 2005 Annual Assembly: 10/27/2005- “Physiatry and Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Models and Future Prospects”
• Panel presenter at UMDNJ Health Disparities Symposium 2005: 6/17/2005- “Health Disparities in Cardiac Rehabilitation”

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Spinal Intervention Society

American Association of Pain Management in Ultrasound

New Jersey Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation