Deepak Mehta, MD
Director, Pediatric Aerodigestive Center
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
Get to know Deepak Mehta, MD
Personal Statement
It's a privilege a parent lets me take care of their most precious asset--their child. It's my duty to provide them the best of care.
My clinical interests are complex airway surgery, pediatric swallowing disorders and head and neck masses,along with general otolaryngology.
My research interest includes outcomes of airway surgery, laryngeal cleft management and outcomes of sleep disorders.
Dr. Deepak Mehta has been recently board certified in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, a new board exam in which he was a part of the inaugural class along with 14 other Texas Children's Hospital ENT physicians.
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* 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.
Reviews
Thottam, P. J., Georg, M., Chi, D. Mehta, D. K. Outcomes and predictors of surgical management in type 1 laryngeal cleft swallowing dysfunction. The Laryngoscope 126: 2838–2843. doi:10.1002/lary.26069.
Anderson ME Jr, Brancazio B, Mehta D, Georg M, Choi SS, Jabbour N. Preferred parental method of post-operative tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy follow-up(phone call vs. clinic visit). Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Jan;92:181-185. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.11.025.
Thottam PJ, Govil N, Duvvuri U, Mehta D. Transoral robotic surgery for sleep apnea in children: Is it effective? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Dec;79(12):2234-7.
Yu YR, Espinoza J, Mehta D, Keswani SG, Lee T. Perinatal diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal fetus in feta: A case report. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound 2018 May;46(4):286-291.
Mehta D Outcome measures for pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction: international consensus statement. (Article ID: LARY27445, Article DOI: 10.1002/lary.27445, Internal Article ID: 15629304). The Laryngoscope Journal In Press 2018.
