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Anilkumar Omprakash Mehra, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator) (Part- Time)

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Overview

Dr. Mehra’s research interests include structural heart disease, congenital heart disease, and coronary intervention. He currently serves as the Director of the Coronary Care Unit at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Dr. Mehra earned his medical degree from Government Medical College. He then went on to complete two cardiology fellowships, followed by an Interventional Fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Awards

  • Grant Hospital of Chicago: Intern of the Year, 1987
  • Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: First in University, All-Time Highest Score, 1981
  • Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: Honors in Anatomy, Physiology, 1979
  • Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: Honors in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, 1978
  • National Merit Scholarship, 1975

Publications

  • Dyspnea as an Anginal Equivalent: Multimodality Diagnosis of Dynamic, Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. JACC Case Rep. 2026 Aug 05; 109635.. View in PubMed
  • Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for High-Risk Airway Interventions: A Safety-Net Hospital Case Series. Respirol Case Rep. 2026 Mar; 14(3):e70548.. View in PubMed
  • Second Wave: Dynamic LVOT Obstruction in a Patient With Previous Subaortic Membrane. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Feb; 19(2):e013477.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of an eCPR Pilot Program on Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest for Patients Who Do Not Receive eCPR in a Large, Urban EMS System. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2026; 30(3):414-421.. View in PubMed
  • Implementation of a regional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results of the prospective observational study. Resusc Plus. 2026 Jan; 27:101177.. View in PubMed
  • Percutaneous Disruption of Endocarditis Vegetations: The Moment Has Arrived. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 23; 86(12):857-859.. View in PubMed
  • Outcome of Pregnancy in Women With Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Systematic Review. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Sep 01; 250:9-16.. View in PubMed
  • Indirect Ballistic Injury Resulting in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Jan 01; 30(1):102752.. View in PubMed
  • Management of Woman With Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis During Pregnancy: Importance of Multimodality Evaluation. JACC Case Rep. 2024 Oct 16; 29(20):102628.. View in PubMed
  • Purulent Bacterial Pericarditis: Rare Yet Lethal. JACC Case Rep. 2024 Apr 03; 29(7):102282.. View in PubMed

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