Akanksha Mehta, MD, MS

Dr. Akanksha Mehta is a professor and serves as director of male reproductive health in the Department of Urology at Emory University School of Medicine, and at Emory Urology. Her clinical expertise includes andrology, male reproductive and sexual medicine and microsurgery. She partners with the Emory Reproductive Center to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to couples seeking fertility evaluation and treatment. 

Dr. Mehta graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. She attended Brown University Medical School in Providence, RI, where she also did her General Surgery internship and Urology residency. She then completed a fellowship in Male Infertility and Microsurgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, NY, before joining Emory Urology in 2013. She earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University in 2015.

Dr. Mehta's research focuses on improving access to care for male reproductive health, and on promoting the recovery of sexual function amongst male cancer survivors. She has been the recent recipient of research grants from the American Urological Association, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and the Movember Foundation, for her work. She has authored several book chapters and peer-reviewed publications in Urology and has presented at both regional and national meetings. She is a Guest Researcher at the Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and holds leadership positions in many of the professional societies of which she is a member.

Dr. Mehta is also closely involved in teaching and mentoring medical students and urology residents. She serves as the Director of Urology Undergraduate Medical Education at Emory, and as Assistant Program Director for the Emory Urology Residency training program.

Outside of Urology, Dr. Mehta maintains a keen interest in International Health and has been involved in providing clinical care in Cambodia, Kenya, and Bangladesh.

• American Urologic Association (AUA)
• American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
• Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR)
• American Society of Andrology (ASA)
• Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA)
• Society of Women in Urology (SWIU)

To provide the highest quality of care, interpreter services may be utilized to ensure proper communication of medical information for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English speaking patients or family members.

Department of Urology Resident Education Award (2018)
Emory University School of Medicine
Urology Prize Paper (2017)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Outstanding Reviewer Award (2017)
Asian Journal of Andrology
Platinum Provider Award (2016)
The Emory Clinic
Urology Prize Paper (2014)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Best Scientific Poster (2013) 
American Urological Association (AUA)
Lonnie Russel Trainee Travel Award (2013) 
American Society of Andrology
Elisabeth Pickett Research Award (2012) 
Society of Women in Urology
NIH Trainee Travel Award (2012) 
American Society of Andrology
Men’s Health Traveling Fellowship Award, AUA National Meeting (2010) 
Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR)
Best Medical Student Scientific Poster (2006) 
Annual Rhode Island ACP
Best Medical Student Scientific Poster (2004) 
Annual Rhode Island ACP