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Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA
About me
- Associate Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Medicine
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
Insurance accepted
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Gastroenterology, 2012
- Academy Health, National
- American Gastroenterological Association, National
- Guardant Health, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
van Bokhorst QNE, Yarra S, van der Vlugt M, Pohl H, Dekker E, Shaukat A; SCOPE initiative collaborators Standardized Assessment of Complete Colorectal Polyp Resection for Polyps <20 mm (SCOPE): a Delphi Consensus , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 2026
Lee B, Watson T, Reitz C, Cripps M, Rhodes C, Mehta SJ The Effect of Sports Team Branding With Discount Incentive on Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Randomized Quality Improvement Study , Gastro Hep Advances, 5(10): 2026,101048
Mehta SJ, Nguyen P, Brophy C, Reitz C, Snider CK, Bewtra M, Lewis JD Remote monitoring to improve engagement for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized clinical trial , Crohns Colitis 360, 8(3): 2026,otag076
Ashcraft LE, Mahraj K, Norton LA, Balasta M, Clark K, Glanz K, Wood J, Kellum W, Garzon Mrad C, Sigler J, Getachew Y, Fanaroff AC, Mehta SJ, Asch DA, Volpp KG Creating change through short-term pilots and rapid cycle testing: a case of cardiovascular risk reduction , BMJ Open Quality, 15(3): 2026,e004001
Kavanaugh L, Thomas S, Lynch S, Leri D, Xiong RA, Xu L, Snider CK, Ebert JP, Harhay MO, Lu Y, Orwig N, Desir N, Encarnacion IN, Mollanazar N, Thomas R, Bae C, Gitelman Y, Hahn L, Lee K, Mehta SJ, Merchant RM, Delgado MK Automated Calls Added to SMS Reminders Reduce Missed Appointments among High-Risk Patients , NEJM Catalyst, 7(6): 2026,CAT250322
Waddell KJ, Mehta SJ Texting in Health Care-Preserving Impact and Managing Influx , JAMA Internal Medicine: 2026
Waddell KJ, Linn KA, Mehta SJ Which Nudges Matter Most for Scalable Influenza Vaccination?-Reply , JAMA Internal Medicine: 2026
Boger S, Mahmud N, Reitz C, Delp K, Ahmad N, Mehta SJ Bidirectional Text Navigation (ColoPrep) Increases Colonoscopy Show Rate , Gastro Hep Advances, 5(8): 2026,101006
Acharya V, Mehta SJ, Sussman DA, Kumaresan V, England J, Cook TS, Issenberg SB, Deshpande AR Use of Large Language Models to Determine the Surveillance Colonoscopy Interval: A Bi-institutional Validation Study , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 121(4): 2026,950-963
Detsky AS, Courneya KS, Booth CM, Mehta SJ Economics of Translating Research Into Practice: The Case of Exercise to Prevent Cancer Recurrence , JCO Oncology Practice: 2026