Biography
Rahul Mehta, MD earned his degree in medicine from Utkal University and went on to complete his residency in Otolaryngology from Northern Ireland Higher Surgical Training Program. He passed Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Boards from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He also completed his Diploma in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery from Royal College of Surgeons of England. Dr. Mehta then pursued two clinical fellowships – first in Rhinology from Union Memorial Hospital and second in Skull Base Surgery and Advanced otology/neurotology from LSU/Our Lady of Lake Hearing and Balance Center. He is board certified by American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He worked as an attending in Oxford University Hospital, England before joining LSU, where he worked as clinical faculty for 10 years. He now holds an academic position of Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology at UMMC, Jackson. He is recipient of prestigious Nicholas Torok award from American Neurotology Society. He serves as Chair of Surgical Education Committee of North American Skull Base Society and co- directs the society’s annual Skull Base dissection course for the neurosurgery residents and head neck surgery fellows.
He treats all aspects of ear/hearing and sinus related problems including tumors/cancers of temporal bone, paranasal sinuses and lateral skull base. He has special interest in Endoscopic ear surgery and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery and has presented nationally and internationally on this topic. He is a member of International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery. By virtue of his dual fellowship Dr. Mehta is among few surgeons who offer and teach endoscopic anterior skull base surgery (pituitary surgery etc) along with lateral skull base surgery.
Dr. Mehta has been selected as one of “The Best Doctors in America” 2019-2020. In special recognition for his tireless efforts as mentor and teacher Dr. Mehta received Distinguished Teaching Award from LSU SOM in 2020. Quest for gaining more knowledge motivated him to go back to college campus and he recently graduated from Managing Health Care Delivery program from Harvard Business School.
