Consultant in Clinical Oncology
Qualifications:
MBBS, MD, MRCP, MRCPI, FRCR, PhD
GMC number:
6109393
Membership and appointments:
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (brain tumour group)
European Association of Neuro-Oncology
British Neuro-Oncology Society
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Specialty:
Dr Mehta did her radiotherapy and oncology training in one of India's most prestigious universities, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, and was awarded a radiotherapy doctorate in 2005.
She completed her postgraduate medical training in the UK, gaining MRCP (UK) and MRCP (Ireland). After completing four years of research at Churchill Hospital/Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, she was awarded PhD (Oncology) from the University of Oxford in 2014.
Dr Metha did her specialist training in Clinical Oncology at The Christie Hospital, Manchester, and obtained her FRCR (Clinical Oncology) in 2017. During her training at The Christie, Dr Mehta was awarded a NIHR academic clinical fellowship and clinical lectureship.
Dr Mehta joined The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a consultant clinical oncologist in 2019. She specialises in central nervous system cancers and breast cancers. She has an extensive interest in research and is committed to improving outcomes in cancer patients, particularly in brain and breast cancers. She is principal investigator for many national and international clinical trials in these fields.
In 2022 Dr Mehta was appointed Deputy Director of Clinical Research at Clatterbridge.