Everipedia Logo
Everipedia is now IQ.wiki - Join the IQ Brainlist and our Discord for early access to editing on the new platform and to participate in the beta testing.
Varshil Mehta

Varshil Mehta

Dr. Varshil Mehta (born 5 August 1991) is a British physician of Indian descent, researcher, writer and entrepreneur. His field of interest lies within Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He presently serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Medical Research and Innovation and as Editorial Board Member of Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

Career

  • Mehta is currently an Internal Medicine Trainee at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom.

  • Mehta is a medical graduate from MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India and has received training at various hospitals (Mount Sinai, NY; Cook County and Rush University, Chicago) in the United States.

  • Mehta has published more than thirty articles so far, mainly related to Medicine field.

  • He has worked on various type of researches such as Meta-Analysis, Clinical studies, Case studies, Review Articles etc. He has been a reviewer for many National and International journals including the Journal of Public Health (Oxford Press), Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR), Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports (IORG) and Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions (Elsevier).

  • He is also on the Editorial Board of Cureus and the Journal of Insulin Resistance.

  • Mehta has primarily worked on subjects related to Medicine.

  • However, most of the articles are reviews or hypothesis, some of which are considered to be a pseudo-science and have been criticized.

Published works

  • Is Salt a Culprit or an Innocent Bystander in Hypertension?

  • A Hypothesis Challenging the Ancient Paradigm.

  • Utilization of the Impella for Hemodynamic Support during Percutaneous Intervention and Cardiogenic Shock: An insight.

  • Evaluation of Lipid Profile in Second and Third Trimester of Pregnancy.

  • Genetic Modulation Therapy Through Stem Cell Transplantation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Infection.

  • Bi-Pedicle Fixation of Affected Vertebra in Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture.

  • A Review on Antibiotic Resistance: Alarm Bells are Ringing.

  • Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Patients with Post-operative Infections after Instrumented Spine Surgery: A Series of 12 Cases.

  • Application of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Technique for the Detection of Genetic Aberration in Medical Science.

  • Association of Lipid Profile in Pregnancy with Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, and Preterm Delivery.

  • When Pulmonary Function Test is Available, Should we Wait for the COPD Symptoms to Develop?

  • Solid Variant of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Thoracic Spine.

  • Does Vitamin D Deficiency Lead to Hypertension?

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

  • Best Young Researcher Award in 2016 by the Grabs Charitable Trust.

  • Selected and sponsored by Elsevier to represent India and give a speech at IFMSA-APRM, Bangkok, in 2016.

  • World's Youngest Editor in Chief of a Medical or Public Health Journal.

  • Core Member, Online Research Club.

References

[1]
Citation Linkjmri.org.inFull summary
Sep 7, 2017, 5:54 AM
[2]
Citation Linkscholar.google.co.in"Varshil Mehta - Google Scholar Citations".scholar.google.co.in .Retrieved 2017-09-04 .
Sep 7, 2017, 5:58 AM
[3]
Citation Linkcureus.com"Editorial Board-Cureus" .Retrieved 3 September 2017
Sep 7, 2017, 5:59 AM
[4]
Citation Linkinsulinresistance.org"Editorial Board-Journal of Insulin Resistance" .Retrieved 3 September 2017 .
Sep 7, 2017, 6:04 AM
[5]
Citation Linkdoi.orgDiNicolantonio, James J.; Mehta, Varshil; O'Keefe, James H. (August 2017)."Is Salt a Culprit or an Innocent Bystander in Hypertension?A Hypothesis Challenging the Ancient Paradigm".The American Journal of Medicine .130 (8): 893–899.ISSN 1555-7162.PMID 28373112.doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.03.011.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:07 AM
[6]
Citation Linkdoi.orgNalluri, Nikhil; Patel, Nileshkumar; Saouma, Samer; Anugu, Viswajit Reddy; Anugula, Dixitha; Asti, Deepak; Mehta, Varshil; Kumar, Varun; Atti, Varunsiri (2017-09-01)."Utilization of the Impella for Hemodynamic Support during Percutaneous Intervention and Cardiogenic Shock: An insight".Expert Review of Medical Devices .ISSN 1745-2422.PMID 28862481.doi:10.1080/17434440.2017.1374849.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:07 AM
[7]
Citation Linkdoi.orgPusukuru, Raghuram; Shenoi, Arjun S.; Kyada, Prakash Kumar; Ghodke, Babita; Mehta, Varshil; Bhuta, Kunal; Bhatia, Aadhijaya (March 2016)."Evaluation of Lipid Profile in Second and Third Trimester of Pregnancy".Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR .10 (3): QC12–16.ISSN 2249-782X.PMC 4843332 .PMID 27134947.doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/17598.7436.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:08 AM
[8]
Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govMehta, Varshil; Desai, Nimit; Patel, Smit (October 2016)."When Pulmonary Function Test is Available, Should we Wait for the COPD Symptoms to Develop?".Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR .10 (10): OE08–OE12.ISSN 2249-782X.PMC 5121723.PMID 27891385.doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/21006.8705.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:09 AM
[9]
Citation Linkresearchgate.net"Is Salt a Culprit or an Innocent Bystander in Hypertension?A Hypothesis Challenging the Ancient Paradigm (PDF Download Available)".ResearchGate .Retrieved 2017-09-04 .
Sep 7, 2017, 6:04 AM
[10]
Citation Linkdoi.orgGhodke, Babita; Pusukuru, Raghuram; Mehta, Varshil (2017-07-03)."Association of Lipid Profile in Pregnancy with Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, and Preterm Delivery".Cureus .9 (7). doi:10.7759/cureus.1420.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:05 AM
[11]
Citation Linkdoi.orgMehta, Varshil; Agarwal, Shivika (2017-02-17)."Does Vitamin D Deficiency Lead to Hypertension?".Cureus .9 (2): e1038.ISSN 2168-8184.PMC 5356990 .PMID 28357170.doi:10.7759/cureus.1038.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:07 AM
[12]
Citation Linkjmri.org.inMehta, Varshil (2017-08-05)."Vegetarian Diet: A Boon or Bane for Health?".Journal of Medical Research and Innovation .2 (1). ISSN 2456-8139.doi:10.5281/zenodo.838182.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:08 AM
[13]
Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govMehta, Varshil; Chandramohan, Divya; Agarwal, Shivika (2017-03-13)."Genetic Modulation Therapy Through Stem Cell Transplantation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Infection".Cureus .9 (3): e1093.ISSN 2168-8184.PMC 5391252 .PMID 28413739.doi:10.7759/cureus.1093.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:08 AM
[14]
Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govRatan, Zubair Ahmed; Zaman, Sojib Bin; Mehta, Varshil; Haidere, Mohammad Faisal; Runa, Nusrat Jahan; Akter, Nasrin (2017-06-09)."Application of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Technique for the Detection of Genetic Aberration in Medical Science".Cureus .9 (6): e1325.ISSN 2168-8184.PMC 5501716.PMID 28690958.doi:10.7759/cureus.1325.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:09 AM
[15]
Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govPadalkar, Pravin; Mehta, Varshil (April 2017)."Bi-Pedicle Fixation of Affected Vertebra in Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture".Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR .11 (4): RC04–RC07.ISSN 2249-782X.PMC 5449865.PMID 28571219.doi:10.7860/JCDR/2017/17599.9714.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:10 AM
[16]
Citation Linkwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govKale, Maya; Padalkar, Pravin; Mehta, Varshil (January 2017)."Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Patients with Post-operative Infections after Instrumented Spine Surgery: A Series of 12 Cases".Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports .7 (1): 95–100.ISSN 2250-0685.PMC 5458710.PMID 28630851.doi:10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.706.
Sep 7, 2017, 6:10 AM
[17]
Citation Linkfacebook.com"Best Young Research Award-Facebook" .Retrieved 3 September 2017 .
Sep 7, 2017, 6:11 AM
[18]
Citation Linkfacebook.comIndia, Elsevier."Sponsored to represent India".Elsevier India .Retrieved 3 September 2017 .
Sep 7, 2017, 6:11 AM
[19]
Citation Linkonlineresearchclub.org"Core Members". Nguyen Tien Huy (in Vietnamese) .Retrieved 2017-09-04 .
Sep 7, 2017, 6:11 AM
[20]
Citation Linkindiabookofrecords.inYoungest editor in chief and publisher of a medical journal - India Book of Records.
Apr 30, 2019, 6:19 PM