Akanksha Mehta, MD
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RoleUrology
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2011
Background
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.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of UrologyEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology, 2013NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Residency, Urology, 2011Rhode Island Hospital
- Internship, General Surgery, 2007Rhode Island Hospital
- Medical Education, MD, 2006Brown Medical School
Board Certifications
- UrologyAmerican Board of Urology, 2015
Professional Memberships
- 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)
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Journal of surgical education
AG Booher, SJ Vereecken, E Kim, N Penmatcha, A Aponte, EN Chaudhri, M Noonavath, I Omole, J Orzel, L Martin, G DeMeo, TL Overholt, A Mehta 10/01/2025 Financial Compensation for Resident Call Coverage During Parental Leave: An Actuarial Analysis.
Urology
S Farooq, S Sudderth, H Mirchandani, A Mehta 07/21/2025 Changes in Vasectomy Practice Patterns After Dobbs: A Multi-Institutional Study.
Urology practice
RD Patel, J Loloi, R Kianian, JJ Andino, D Patil, A Mehta, TR Zhang, J Gal, R Fisch, SM MacDonald, CL Valadon, AK Nangia, A Sura, RC Welliver, K Watts 07/01/2025 Trends in Urology Resident Surgical Autonomy: What Do ACGME Chief Resident Case Logs Indicate?
Urology
NB Lynch, J Samuel, Z Corey, P Gorroochurn, GE Lemack, AP Klausner, A Mehta, MD Sorensen, R Smith, JC Buckley, R Houston Thompson, BN Breyer, EM Wallen, JD Raman, GA Joice, GM Badalato 06/03/2025 Impact of Subsequent Fellowship on Urology Chief Resident Case Log Volumes.
Journal of surgical education
R Mercedes, Z Corey, T Gaither, E Lehman, GE Lemack, MM Clifton, AP Klausner, A Mehta, H Atiemo, R Lee, MD Sorensen, R Smith, J Buckley, RH Thompson, BN Breyer, GM Badalato, EM Wallen, JD Raman 04/01/2025 Trends of women in urology in the United States.
BJU international
VI Anyaeche, A Mehta 03/25/2025 Urology practice
EY Huang, LM Shandley, A Mehta, KC Kobashi, A Muthigi 03/01/2025 Postvasectomy Semen Analysis Compliance With Utilization of a Mail-In Semen Analysis Kit.
The Journal of urology
C Gu, A Belarmino, SA Kenfield, D Nolte, D Civello, JF Smith, S Honig, A Mehta, N Punjani, LB Lerner 12/01/2024 Urology practice
Z Corey, E Lehman, GE Lemack, MM Clifton, AP Klausner, A Mehta, H Atiemo, R Lee, M Sorensen, R Smith, J Buckley, RH Thompson, BN Breyer, GM Badalato, EM Wallen, M Cain, JS Wolf, JD Raman 11/01/2024 Transplantation and cellular therapy
SA George, A Veludhandi, Y Xiang, K Liu, E Stenger, SD Arnold, A Mehta, DA Schirmer, JB Spencer, GMT Guilcher, M Bhatia, A Abraham, V Gomez-Lobo, L Krishnamurti, LR Meacham 09/01/2024 Urology
E Walton, P Manda, D Patil, A Mehta 08/01/2024 Journal of medical genetics
EL Wallace, O Goker-Alpan, WR Wilcox, M Holida, J Bernat, N Longo, A Linhart, DA Hughes, RJ Hopkin, C Tøndel, M Langeveld, P Giraldo, A Pisani, DP Germain, A Mehta, PB Deegan, MJ Molnar, D Ortiz, A Jovanovic, M Muriello, BA Barshop, V Kimonis, B Vujkovac, A Nowak, T Geberhiwot, I Kantola, J Knoll, S Waldek, K Nedd, A Karaa, E Brill-Almon, S Alon, R Chertkoff, R Rocco, A Sakov, DG Warnock 05/21/2024 Urology
CE Peters, CA Seideman, S Kauderer, JL Gore, SK Holt, A Mehta, EA Singer, AL Tabakin, S Thavaseelan, V Vemulakonda, T Posid, D Velez 05/01/2024 The implications of supraphysiological testosterone supplementation.
The journal of sexual medicine
AT Chu, A Mehta 03/28/2024 Practice Readiness? Trends in Chief Resident Year Training Experience Across 13 Residency Programs.
Urology practice
Z Corey, E Lehman, GE Lemack, MM Clifton, AP Klausner, A Mehta, H Atiemo, R Lee, M Sorensen, R Smith, J Buckley, H Thompson, BN Breyer, GM Badalato, EM Wallen, JD Raman 03/01/2024 Diet and recreational drug use in relation to male reproductive health.
Fertility and sterility
S LaPointe, A Mehta, AJ Gaskins 12/01/2023 Urology
L Guerrios-Rivera, M Francesca Monn, S De, J Preece, A Sandozi, A Ionson, C Fernandez-Hernandez, A Mehta 11/01/2023 Needs and Experiences of United States Female Urology Residents.
Urology
M Sheng, A Chu, A Catic, L Hartsell, A Mehta 10/01/2023 The past, present and future of women in the United States urological workforce.
Nature reviews. Urology
CS Nam, AN Luckenbaugh, A Mehta 07/01/2023 Factors associated with a positive experience at US fertility clinics: the male partner perspective.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
S Marthi, LM Shandley, N Ismaeel, J Anderson-Bialis, D Anderson-Bialis, JF Kawwass, HS Hipp, A Mehta 06/01/2023 Urology
S Farooq, A Mehta 03/01/2023 Advanced sperm tests and impact on clinical male factor management.
Current opinion in urology
CS Nam, A Mehta 01/01/2023 Urology
E Walton, S Abhari, V Tangpricha, C Futral, A Mehta 01/01/2023 The journal of sexual medicine
D Wittmann, A Mehta, E McCaughan, M Faraday, A Duby, A Matthew, L Incrocci, A Burnett, CJ Nelson, S Elliott, BF Koontz, SL Bober, D McLeod, P Capogrosso, T Yap, C Higano, S Loeb, E Capellari, M Glodé, H Goltz, D Howell, M Kirby, N Bennett, L Trost, P Odiyo Ouma, R Wang, C Salter, TA Skolarus, J McPhail, S McPhail, J Brandon, LL Northouse, K Paich, CE Pollack, J Shifferd, K Erickson, JP Mulhall 11/01/2022 The journal of sexual medicine
D Wittmann, A Mehta, E McCaughan, M Faraday, A Duby, A Matthew, L Incrocci, A Burnett, CJ Nelson, S Elliott, BF Koontz, SL Bober, D McLeod, P Capogrosso, T Yap, C Higano, S Loeb, E Capellari, M Glodé, H Goltz, D Howell, M Kirby, N Bennett, L Trost, P Odiyo Ouma, R Wang, C Salter, TA Skolarus, J McPhail, S McPhail, J Brandon, LL Northouse, K Paich, CE Pollack, J Shifferd, K Erickson, JP Mulhall 11/01/2022 Challenges Facing Women in Sexual Medicine.
The journal of sexual medicine
A Mehta 10/01/2022 The Urologist's Guide to Religion and Male Factor Fertility Treatment.
Urology
SR Donnenfeld, A Mehta 09/01/2022 Access to Care for Infertile Men: Referral Patterns of Fertility Clinics in the United States.
Urology
JM Shabto, D Patil, K Poulose, MP Bennett, AX Xiao, HS Hipp, JF Kawwass, A Mehta 08/01/2022 Urology practice
JM Shabto, D Patil, K Poulose, MP Bennett, AX Xiao, HS Hipp, JF Kawwass, A Mehta 07/01/2022 F&S reports
A Jewett, L Warner, JF Kawwass, A Mehta, ML Eisenberg, AK Nangia, JM Dupree, S Honig, JM Hotaling, DM Kissin 06/01/2022 Sexual medicine
EL Walton, TP Quinn, E Mulloy, D Patil, A Mehta 06/01/2022 Influence of Paternal Race on Characteristics and Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
Urology
AN Vest, LM Kipling, D Patil, HS Hipp, JF Kawwass, A Mehta 05/01/2022 Cancer
D Wittmann, A Mehta, SL Bober, Z Zhu, S Daignault-Newton, RL Dunn, TM Braun, C Carter, A Duby, LL Northouse, BF Koontz, LM Glodé, J Brandon, R Bangs, J McPhail, S McPhail, L Arab, K Paich, TA Skolarus, LC An, CJ Nelson, CS Saigal, RC Chen, JP Mulhall, ST Hawley, JWD Hearn, DE Spratt, CE Pollack 04/01/2022 The reproductive urologic evaluation: How can we do better?
Fertility and sterility
A Mehta 03/01/2022 The Temporal Association of Depression and Anxiety in Young Men With Erectile Dysfunction.
The journal of sexual medicine
TA Manalo, HD Biermann, DH Patil, A Mehta 02/01/2022 The Temporal Association of Depression and Anxiety in Young Men with Erectile Dysfunction.
The journal of sexual medicine
TA Manalo, HD Biermann, DH Patil, A Mehta 02/01/2022 Advances in radiation oncology
JR Janopaul-Naylor, T Liu, B Zhou, X Yang, NS McCall, PR Patel, A Mehta, SG Nour, AB Jani 01/01/2022 Low free testosterone is associated with increased mortality in frail surgical patients.
Surgery open science
F Lin, G Hong, F Kwon, F Pirani, S Makhani, M Henry, I Cooke, R Nabavizadeh, E Midenberg, A Mehta, C Ritenour, VA Master, K Ogan 01/01/2022 Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
AN Vest, NT Kuete, A Mehta 12/01/2021 Urology
K Asanad, R Matthew Coward, A Mehta, JF Smith, SC Vij, DJ Nusbaum, JCS Rodman, MK Samplaski 11/01/2021 Enhanced antibiotic prophylaxis and infection-related complications following prostate biopsy.
World journal of urology
RS Steinberg, L Kipling, KCB Bens, D Patil, M Henry, A Mehta, C Filson 09/01/2021 Influence of paternal age on assisted reproductive technology cycles and perinatal outcomes.
Fertility and sterility
AM Marsidi, LM Kipling, JF Kawwass, A Mehta 08/01/2021 Urology
JM Dupree, RM Coward, TC Hsieh, C Tanrikut, P Shin, A Mehta, JM Hotaling, AW Pastuszak, D Williams, J Alukal, LI Lipshultz, P Schlegel, TJ Walsh, ML Eisenberg, D Shin, S Honig, HM Nagler, M Samplaski, AK Nangia, J Sandlow, JF Smith 07/01/2021 Gender Disparities in Industry Payments to Urologists.
Urology
D Velez, A Mehta, K Rotker, S Thavaseelan 04/01/2021 A Strategy for Undergraduate Medical Education in Urology During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of surgical education
TA Manalo, MI Higgins, B Pettitt-Schieber, BJ Pettitt, A Mehta, LM Hartsell 01/01/2021 Antibiotic Stewardship for Ambulatory Urological Procedures: Cystoscopy and Vasectomy.
Urology practice
M Henry, D Patil, CP Filson, A Mehta 07/01/2020 Journal of the American Heart Association
A Nayak, C Liu, A Mehta, YA Ko, AS Tahhan, DS Dhindsa, K Uppal, DP Jones, J Butler, AA Morris, AA Quyyumi 06/02/2020 Qualitative Research in Male Infertility.
The Urologic clinics of North America
A Mehta 05/01/2020 JAMA network open
CS Nam, A Mehta, J Hammett, FY Kim, CP Filson 08/02/2019 Preservation of Fertility in Testis Cancer Management.
The Urologic clinics of North America
RC Sineath, A Mehta 08/01/2019 Urology
A Mehta 07/01/2019 Urology
V Zholudev, AI Khan, D Patil, CP Filson, A Mehta 07/01/2019 Sexual medicine
A Mehta, CE Pollack, TW Gillespie, A Duby, C Carter, S Thelen-Perry, D Witmann 06/01/2019 Genitourinary Prosthetic Use among Prostate Cancer Survivors Treated with Radical Prostatectomy.
Urology practice
LA Aliperti, D Patil, CP Filson, LM Hartsell, KJ Carney, MG Sanda, A Mehta 03/01/2019 Asian journal of andrology
C Guercio, D Patil, A Mehta 01/01/2019 Surgical sterilization among US men and women with employer-based insurance: A claims data analysis.
Contraception
AI Khan, D Patil, JF Kawwass, V Zholudev, A Mehta 09/01/2018 Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
JF Kawwass, J Chang, SL Boulet, A Nangia, A Mehta, DM Kissin 07/01/2018 Gaps in male infertility health services research.
Translational andrology and urology
AK Leung, MA Henry, A Mehta 07/01/2018 The Impact of 5α-Reductase Inhibitor Use for Male Pattern Hair Loss on Men's Health.
Current urology reports
MA Said, A Mehta 06/16/2018 Use of testicular sperm in nonazoospermic males.
Fertility and sterility
A Mehta, SC Esteves, PN Schlegel, CI Niederberger, M Sigman, A Zini, RE Brannigan 06/01/2018 Awards
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 ACPRatings & Reviews
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