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Harris CM, Higgins C, Mehta AK. Trends in Specialty Palliative Care Service Utilization and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. J Palliat Med. 2024 Feb 6;. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0444. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38324041.
Ramanathan U, Besbris JM, Kramer NM, Yu AW, Solomon AJ, Jones CA, Mehta AK. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know about Multiple Sclerosis. J Palliat Med. 2023 Nov;26(11):1555-1561. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0179. Epub 2023 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 37074065.
Mehta AK, Sarmet M, Maiser S, Meyer JA, Kolodziejczak S, Washington K, Simmons Z. Quality-of-life assessment instruments used across ALS clinics. Muscle Nerve. 2023 Nov;68(6):865-872. doi: 10.1002/mus.27985. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PubMed PMID: 37823580.
Martin Schaff C, Kurent JE, Kolodziejczak S, Milic M, Foster LA, Mehta AK. Neuroprognostication for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Updated, Evidence-Based Review. Semin Neurol. 2023 Oct;43(5):776-790. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1775595. Epub 2023 Sep 26. Review. PubMed PMID: 37751856.
Kuchinad K, Nadeem M, Mehta AK, Wu DS, Harris CM, Albayda J. Palliative Care Utilization for Hospitalized Patients With Inclusion Body Myositis: A Nationwide Study. J Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Sep 1;29(6):e130-e133. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001997. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PubMed PMID: 37370210.
Yeh JC, Ambady L, Lewis R, Mehta AK, Asher A, Raj VS, Engle JP. Palliative Care Education in US Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Programs: Current Practices, Perceived Needs, and Barriers. J Palliat Med. 2023 Aug;26(8):1128-1132. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0606. Epub 2023 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 37335750.
Sarmet M, Kabani A, Coelho L, Dos Reis SS, Zeredo JL, Mehta AK. The use of natural language processing in palliative care research: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2023 Feb;37(2):275-290. doi: 10.1177/02692163221141969. Epub 2022 Dec 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 36495082.
Wu DS, Mehta AK, Brewer CB, Sloan D, Dy SM, McPherson ML, Dahlin C. Defining Clinical Excellence for Palliative Care Specialists: A Concept Whose Time Has Come. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Dec;39(12):1377-1382. doi: 10.1177/10499091211073968. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 35044876.
Sarmet M, Kabani A, Maragakis NJ, Mehta AK. Appetite and quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A scoping review. Muscle Nerve. 2022 Dec;66(6):653-660. doi: 10.1002/mus.27694. Epub 2022 Aug 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 35986916.
McWhirter M, Heikkinen P, Dérissé G, Mehta AK. Specialty Palliative Care in a Code Blue: An Unexpected Role. J Palliat Med. 2022 Nov;25(11):1747-1750. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0617. Epub 2022 Apr 18. PubMed PMID: 35442807.
Steinberg A, Hudoba C, Hwang DY, Kramer NM, Mehta AK, Muehlschlegel S, Jones CA, Besbris J. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Disorders of Consciousness: A Focus on Traumatic and Anoxic Brain Injury. J Palliat Med. 2022 Oct;25(10):1571-1578. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0202. Epub 2022 May 30. PubMed PMID: 35639356.
Mehta AK, Smith TJ. Specialty Palliative Care: No Apologies. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Aug;64(2):e105-e106. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.04.173. Epub 2022 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 35470033.
Jensen S, Hafer J, Wiedau-Pazos M, Mehta AK. Longitudinal specialty palliative care for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using a universal referral method. Muscle Nerve. 2022 Aug;66(2):E5-E6. doi: 10.1002/mus.27562. Epub 2022 May 25. PubMed PMID: 35470443.
Sethi A, Everett E, Mehta A, Besbris J, Burke C, Pedowitz E, Kilpatrick M, Foster L, Maiser S. The Role of Specialty Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul;39(7):865-873. doi: 10.1177/10499091211049386. Epub 2021 Sep 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 34583569.
Crooms RC, Johnson MO, Leeper H, Mehta A, McWhirter M, Sharma A. Easing the Journey-an Updated Review of Palliative Care for the Patient with High-Grade Glioma. Curr Oncol Rep. 2022 Apr;24(4):501-515. doi: 10.1007/s11912-022-01210-6. Epub 2022 Feb 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 35192120.
Siegel CL, Besbris J, Everett EA, Lavi ES, Mehta AK, Jones CA, Creutzfeldt CJ, Kramer NM. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Strokes. J Palliat Med. 2021 Dec;24(12):1877-1883. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0449. Epub 2021 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 34704853.
Mehta AK, Jackson NJ, Wiedau-Pazos M. Palliative Care Consults in an Inpatient Setting for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Sep;38(9):1091-1098. doi: 10.1177/1049909120969959. Epub 2020 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 33111546.
Mehta AK, Wright SM, Wu DS, Harris CM. Palliative Care Involvement in Patients Hospitalized in the United States with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. J Palliat Med. 2021 Sep;24(10):1555-1560. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0116. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 34166123.
Al-Mondhiry JH, Burkenroad AD, Zhang E, Pietras CJ, Mehta AK. Needs assessment of current palliative care education in U.S. hematology/oncology fellowship programs. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Aug;29(8):4285-4293. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05919-7. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 33411046.
Roberts B, Mehta AK, McWhirter M, Dy SM, Wright SM, Wu DS. Narrative Approach to Goals of Care Discussions: Adapting the 3-Act Model Training to an Online Format. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Jul;62(1):197-201. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 33587992.
Hafer J, Jensen S, Wiedau-Pazos M, Mehta AK. Assessment of feasibility and utility of universal referral to specialty palliative care in a multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis clinic: A cohort study. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Jun;63(6):818-823. doi: 10.1002/mus.27194. Epub 2021 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 33533539.
Mehta AK, Patel R, Patel D, Davis MP. Trends in Published Palliative Care Research: A 15-Year Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 May;38(5):489-493. doi: 10.1177/1049909120944863. Epub 2020 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 32705878.
Sharma A, Besbris JM, Kramer NM, Daly FN, Singhal D, Jones CA, Mehta AK. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Seizures at the End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2021 May;24(5):760-766. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0096. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 33787329.
Paulsen K, Wu DS, Mehta AK. Primary Palliative Care Education for Trainees in U.S. Medical Residencies and Fellowships: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Med. 2021 Mar;24(3):354-375. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0293. Epub 2020 Jul 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 32640863.
Phillips JN, Besbris J, Foster LA, Kramer NM, Maiser S, Mehta AK. Models of outpatient neuropalliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology. 2020 Oct 27;95(17):782-788. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010831. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 32934166.
Mehta AK, Smith TJ. Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer in the COVID-19 Era. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Oct 1;6(10):1527-1528. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.1938. PubMed PMID: 32379855.
Spiker M, Paulsen K, Mehta AK. Primary Palliative Care Education in U.S. Residencies and Fellowships: A Systematic Review of Program Leadership Perspectives. J Palliat Med. 2020 Oct;23(10):1392-1399. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0331. Epub 2020 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 32757977.
Mehta AK, Blackhall LJ. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and ICU Admission Near the End of Life. JAMA. 2020 Aug 11;324(6):608. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8639. PubMed PMID: 32780135.
D'Ambruoso SF, Lieto C, Weiss TE, Mehta AK. Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Seriously Ill Patients through Embedded Palliative Care Programs: Single Discipline Approaches Are Not Enough. J Palliat Med. 2020 Jun;23(6):749. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0061. PubMed PMID: 32496174.
Everett EA, Pedowitz E, Maiser S, Cohen J, Besbris J, Mehta AK, Chi L, Jones CA. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. J Palliat Med. 2020 Jun;23(6):842-847. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0046. Epub 2020 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 32101493.
Mazanec P, Verga S, Foley H, Mehta AK. The Need for Cultural Inclusivity in Global Palliative Nursing: Caring for Selected Underserved Populations in the United States. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Dec;21(6):E1-E8. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000575. PubMed PMID: 31033646.
Mehta AK, Blackhall L. Women Physicians in Palliative Care Leadership. J Palliat Med. 2019 Jun;22(6):615. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0063. PubMed PMID: 31158052.
Mehta AK, May N, Verga S, Fadul CE. Palliative care education in U.S. adult neuro-oncology fellowship programs. J Neurooncol. 2018 Nov;140(2):377-383. doi: 10.1007/s11060-018-2963-9. Epub 2018 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 30073641.
Mehta AK, Najjar S, May N, Shah B, Blackhall L. A Needs Assessment of Palliative Care Education among the United States Adult Neurology Residency Programs. J Palliat Med. 2018 Oct;21(10):1448-1457. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0191. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 30088969.
Mehta AK, Wilks S, Cheng MJ, Baker K, Berger A. Nurses' Interest in Independently Initiating End-of-Life Conversations and Palliative Care Consultations in a Suburban, Community Hospital. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Mar;35(3):398-403. doi: 10.1177/1049909117704403. Epub 2017 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 28413929.
Cheng MJ, Smith BD, Hourigan CS, Gojo I, Pratz KW, Blackford AL, Mehta AK, Smith TJ. A Single Center Survey of Health-Related Quality of Life among Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivors in First Complete Remission. J Palliat Med. 2017 Nov;20(11):1267-1273. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0069. Epub 2017 May 24. PubMed PMID: 28537498; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5672616.
Li L, Sloan DH, Mehta AK, Willis G, Weaver MS, Berger AC. Life perceptions of patients receiving palliative care and experiencing psycho-social-spiritual healing. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Jul;6(3):211-219. doi: 10.21037/apm.2017.05.03. Epub 2017 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 28595446.
Mehta AK, Doshi RS, Chaudhry ZW, Jacobs DK, Vakil RM, Lee CJ, Bleich SN, Clark JM, Gudzune KA. Benefits of commercial weight-loss programs on blood pressure and lipids: a systematic review. Prev Med. 2016 Sep;90:86-99. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.06.028. Epub 2016 Jun 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 27373206; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5300307.
Vakil RM, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, Chaudhry ZW, Jacobs DK, Lee CJ, Bleich SN, Clark JM, Gudzune KA. Direct comparisons of commercial weight-loss programs on weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jun 1;16:460. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3112-z. Review. PubMed PMID: 27246464; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4888663.
Bloom B, Mehta AK, Clark JM, Gudzune KA. Guideline-concordant weight-loss programs in an urban area are uncommon and difficult to identify through the internet. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Mar;24(3):583-8. doi: 10.1002/oby.21403. Epub 2016 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 26861769; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4769110.
Gudzune KA, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, Chaudhry ZW, Jacobs DK, Vakil RM, Lee CJ, Bleich SN, Clark JM. Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Apr 7;162(7):501-12. doi: 10.7326/M14-2238. Review. PubMed PMID: 25844997; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4446719.
Meany H, Dombi E, Reynolds J, Whatley M, Kurwa A, Tsokos M, Salzer W, Gillespie A, Baldwin A, Derdak J, Widemann B. 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) evaluation of nodular lesions in patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas (PN) or malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jan;60(1):59-64. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24212. Epub 2012 May 29. PubMed PMID: 22645095; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6626667.
Rambhia KJ, Waldhorn RE, Selck F, Mehta AK, Franco C, Toner ES. A survey of hospitals to determine the prevalence and characteristics of healthcare coalitions for emergency preparedness and response. Biosecur Bioterror. 2012 Sep;10(3):304-13. doi: 10.1089/bsp.2012.0022. Epub 2012 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 22857783.
Myrowitz EH, Kurwa A, Parker J, Chuck RS. Wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy after radial keratotomy in nine eyes. J Refract Surg. 2009 May;25(5):470-2. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20090422-11. PubMed PMID: 19507801.
Li CY, Zhang XL, Matthews EA, Li KW, Kurwa A, Boroujerdi A, Gross J, Gold MS, Dickenson AH, Feng G, Luo ZD. Calcium channel alpha2delta1 subunit mediates spinal hyperexcitability in pain modulation. Pain. 2006 Nov;125(1-2):20-34. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.04.022. Epub 2006 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 16764990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1635965.
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