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Vikram Mehta

Vikram Mehta

MD

Vikram Mehta is a fourth-year resident in the department of neurosurgery. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine, master’s of public health degree from the University of Southern California, and medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. He will be doing an enfolded spine fellowship in his PGY-7 year. His operative interests include spine surgery such as spinal oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and spinal deformity surgery. His research interests involve improving the safety of spine surgery through preoperative optimization and novel surgical techniques as well as identifying outcomes associated with spinal procedures.

In his spare time, he enjoys following all aspects of basketball, traveling, and trying new foods and restaurants.

Awards

  1. Feagin leadership fellowship
  2. CNS Resident fellowship
  3. Obtained access to the National Institute of Health Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) database
  4. Obtained access to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database
  5. Obtained access to the NIH National Cancer Database (NCDB)
  6. AO Spine/Depuy Resident Grant
  7. Medtronic Spine leaders travel stipend
  8. Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Cadaveric Course Grant
  9. North Carolina Spine Society Residency Research Grant ($5000.00)
  10. NIH National Cancer Database Access granted
  11. Duke High-Value Care Quality Improvement Competition
  12. Research Travel Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine ($300.00)
  13. Neurological Institute Research Scholarship, Cleveland Clinic ($750.00)
  14. Medical Student Research Scholarship, Hospital for Special Surgery ($2400.00)
  15. Crile Surgical Research Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine ($2500.00)
  16. Undergraduate Research Grant, University of California, Irvine ($500.00)
  17. Best Poster Award, UC Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Research Day
  18. Undergraduate Research Grant, University of California, Irvine ($500.00)