Aneesh Kautilya Mehta, MD

In July 2009, Aneesh Mehta, MD joined the faculty of Emory University in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is currently a professor of medicine in infectious diseases and serves as the assistant director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program and as the chief of Infectious Diseases Services for Emory University Hospital and Emory University Orthopedic and Spine Hospital. Dr. Mehta's research and clinical paths have focused on treatment of and protection against infections in immunocompromised hosts, including patients with organ transplants, limb transplants, stem cell transplants, leukemia/lymphoma, cystic fibrosis and HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Mehta also serves as the consultant for occupational exposure at Emory University's National Primate Center. In this role, he supervises the care of employees at the Primate Center who have incurred a work related exposure or injury, including Herpes-B exposures. Dr. Mehta has served as member of the Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) since 2009 and a co-Principal Investigator of the National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC).

American College of Physicians

American Society of Transplantation

Infectious Diseases Society of America

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.

2002 Podilarian Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

2003 Robert C. Lawson Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

2003 Leonard Tow Humanitarianism in Medicine Award, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

2005 Resident Achievement Award, Emory University Department of Medicine

2006 Ambulatory Clinic Physician Award, Spring. Emory University Department of Medicine

2006 Resident Achievement Award, Emory University Department of Medicine

2007 J. Willis Hurst Fellow Teaching Award, Emory University Department of Medicine

2012 Outstanding Attending Award, Emory University Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program, Emory School of Medicine

2014 Shanta S. Zimmer Mentorship Award, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine

2015 The Daisy Team Award, Member of the Ebola Team, received at the National Patient Safety Foundation meeting

2015 Special Recognition, “Emory’s Ebola Team,” Celebration of Faculty Excellence Ceremony, Emory University School of Medicine

2016 4th Annual Staff Appreciation Award, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Emory College of Emory University

2016 Fellowship in the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2017 Fellowship in the American Society of Transplantation