Parth S. Mehta, MD
- Cancer and Blood Disorders
Director, International Center, Global Oncology Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Email: psmehta@texaschildrens.org
Phone:
832-824-4598
Main Campus Office
Fax:
832-227-1096
West Campus
Languages: English
Office locations:
1102 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Parth S. Mehta, MD
Dr. Parth Mehta is the Director of the Global Oncology Program. Before relocating back to the United States, Dr. Mehta lived in Africa from 2007 to 2011. Dr. Mehta served as the Director of the Haemophilia and Oncology Clinic of Botswana at the Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana.
He is a faculty member at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center in Houston and provides clinical care to patients at Texas Children's Hospital West Campus. His clinical special interests include neuroblastoma, disorders of coagulation, international oncology, and HIV-related hematological and oncological problems.
In 2007, Dr. Mehta started the Botswana Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program as a Global Health Corps doctor, while also serving as a consultant for HIV-infected children at several centers in Africa, throughout the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) network. Given the lack of trained professionals in pediatric hematology/oncology in sub-Saharan Africa, he and other faculty at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center created a training workshop for capacity building. In 2011, he returned to Houston and became Director of the Global Oncology Program.
Dr. Mehta has led the development of a Global Consult System to provide pediatric hematology/oncology consults to the BIPAI Network serving over 300,000 children with HIV infection. He has been involved in detailed assessments of the healthcare systems of Botswana, Malawi, and Uganda in preparation for the development and continuation of our pediatric oncology projects in these countries.
Dr. Mehta graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Simon’s Rock College. He completed medical school and pediatrics residency at SUNY Stony Brook and pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Texas Children’s Cancer Center/Baylor College of Medicine.
He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | 2006 |
| State University of New York-Stony Brook | Residency | Pediatrics | 2003 |
| State University of New York at Brooklyn College of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2000 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | Member |
| Children’s Oncology Group (COG) | Member |
| Children’s Oncology Group (COG) - Internal Affairs Committee | Member, Steering Committee |
| Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) | Member |
| International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) | Member |
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Mechanisms of tumorigenesis and apoptosis in neuroblastoma, Development of international oncology programs in low-resource settings, Educating professionals in low-resource settings
Mehta PS. Hematologic Manifestations of HIV. HIV Curriculum, 4th Edition, 2009.
Mehta PS. HIV-Associated Malignancies. HIV Curriculum, 4th Edition, 2009.
Mehta PS & Mueller BU. HIV-related Malignancies. TXCH International E-Journal 5th Edition, 2008
Barbieri E & Mehta P et al. MDM2 inhibition sensitizes neuroblastoma to chemotherapy-induced apoptotic cell death. Molecular Cancer Therapy 2006 Sept; 5(9)2358-65. (co-first author).
Barr R, Antillion F, Agarwal B, Mehta P, Ribiero R. Pediatric Oncology in Countries with Limited Resources. Principles & Practices of Pediatric Oncology, 6th Edition, Pizzo & Poplack, 2011.
