Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD

Bio

Dr. Mehta is a board-certified, fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. He is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the gastrointestinal (GI) oncology group of the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Mehta specializes in gastrointestinal cancer, with a particular focus on pancreatic and gastric cancers. He also treats colorectal cancers. His treatment specialties include immunotherapy — helping a patient’s immune system fight cancer — and targeted therapies, which send cancer-fighting drugs to specific cancer cell molecules.

His research interests include understanding why GI cancers resist treatments and identifying new ways to treat these tumors. In particular, he is interested in GI tumor immunology, which focuses on directing a person’s immune system to help destroy cancer cells. He also has a special interest in tumor plasticity, which represents the ability of a tumor cell to evolve and develop resistance to therapies.

Dr. Mehta has earned research awards and grants from organizations including the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society of Hematology (ASH), and the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Mehta has published in many peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Nature Cancer, Cancer Discovery and Immunity. He has written book chapters on subjects including esophageal and gastric cancer. He has also presented his research on topics including tumor immunology and pancreatic cancer at dozens of symposia and meetings around the country.

Dr. Mehta is a member of the AACR and ASCO.

Clinical Focus

• Medical Oncology

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Member, American Society of Hematology (2018 - Present)
• Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2018 - Present)
• Member, American Association of Immunologists (2018 - Present)
• Member, American Association for Cancer Research (2018 - Present)

Professional Education

• Fellowship: Dana Farber Cancer Institute Hematology Oncology Fellowship (2023) MA
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (2022)
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2021)
• Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency (2019) MA
• Medical Education: UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine Registrar (2017) CA