Ashish Mehta MD, MSc
Overview
Dr. Mehta completed undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and received his MD in 2003. He then came to Emory University where he completed residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care. During fellowship he worked in Dr. David Guidots laboratory investigating mechanisms of alcohol-induced lung injury. When he finished fellowship, he remained at Emory and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2009 with a two year career development award from the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He has since received another five year career development award and serves as the medical director of the intensive care unit at the Atlanta VA. He also completed a masters degree in clinical research, which he received from the Laney Graduate School at Emory in 2013.
Dr. Mehtas research involves clinical translational projects evaluating the role of alcohol abuse in predisposing individuals to pneumonia and acute lung injury. Specifically, he investigates the role of zinc deficiency and oxidative stress on alveolar macrophage immune function. He is currently running a large 5 year randomized clinical trial evaluating the role of dietary antioxidants and zinc on lung immune function in alcoholic subjects. His clinical time is at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, and he is interested in the use of ultrasonography in critical care. He is very involved in ultrasound education and serves on the division ultrasound committee that is responsible for the training of fellows and faculty.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Missouri
- BA from University of Missouri
- MSCR from Emory University Laney Graduate School
Research
Focus
- My primary research interest involves alcohol-induced lung disease, with a particular focus on how alcohol abuse impairs lung immune function and predisposes individuals to pneumonia and acute lung injury. More specifically, my research involves mechanisms by which alcohol abuse interferes with zinc bioavailability in the lung, how this deficiency impacts alveolar macrophage immune function, and the potential role of dietary zinc and antioxidant supplements in reversing certain features of the alcoholic lung phenotype.
Publications
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A Data-driven Approach to Selecting Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows for Interviews.
ATS Sch Volume: 6 Page(s): 85 - 93
03/01/2025 Authors: Kempker JA; Mehta AJ; Allam JS -
Pioglitazone reverses alcohol-induced alterations in alveolar macrophage mitochondrial phenotype.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) Volume: 48 Page(s): 810 - 826
05/01/2024 Authors: Crotty KM; Kabir SA; Chang SS; Mehta AJ; Yeligar SM -
Chronic alcohol use primes bronchial cells for altered inflammatory response and barrier dysfunction during SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Volume: 325 Page(s): L647 - L661
11/01/2023 Authors: Easley KF; Edenfield RC; Lott MEJ; Reed RC; Das Sarma J; Mehta AJ; Staitieh BS; Lipp EK; Cho IK; Johnson SK -
Climate Change, Air Quality, and Pulmonary Health Disparities.
Clin Chest Med Volume: 44 Page(s): 489 - 499
09/01/2023 Authors: Smirnova N; Shaver AC; Mehta AJ; Philipsborn R; Scovronick N -
Pioglitazone Reverses Alcohol-Induced Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytic Dysfunction.
J Immunol Volume: 207 Page(s): 483 - 492
07/15/2021 Authors: Yeligar SM; Mehta AJ; Harris FL; Brown LAS; Hart CM -
Use of Baricitinib in Patients With Moderate to Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): 1247 - 1250
04/08/2021 Authors: Titanji BK; Farley MM; Mehta A; Connor-Schuler R; Moanna A; Cribbs SK; O'Shea J; DeSilva K; Chan B; Edwards A -
The historical perspective on pursed lip breathing exercises and its role in pulmonary rehabilitation programs
Medical research archives Volume: 6
08/16/2018 Authors: Zhang W; Mehta AJ -
Alcohol and the Lung.
Alcohol Res Volume: 38 Page(s): 243 - 254
01/01/2017 Authors: Mehta AJ; Guidot DM -
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Regulates Chronic Alcohol-Induced Alveolar Macrophage Dysfunction.
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Volume: 55 Page(s): 35 - 46
07/01/2016 Authors: Yeligar SM; Mehta AJ; Harris FL; Brown LAS; Hart CM -
Alcoholism and critical illness: A review.
World J Crit Care Med Volume: 5 Page(s): 27 - 35
02/04/2016 Authors: Mehta AJ