Dr. Akash Mehta is an Emergency Medicine board-certified specialist, health and fitness consultant, and Concierge Medicine physician based out of Los Angeles. Dr. Mehta is making his mark with this next generation of physicians, by applying the most up-to-date research and tools to best care for his most critical patients in his Emergency Department along with his private concierge patients. He has a special interest in preventative care with optimizing health and fitness while using his years of fitness knowledge acquired from being a multi-sport athlete (including being a 4th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do) since a young age and the 12+ years training in medicine after high school.
Dr. Mehta grew up between New Jersey and Florida, and first obtained a full Bright Futures scholarship to study at the Honors College at the University of Florida where he obtained a Bachelor of Science. Afterward, he began working as a microbiologist for a year. He decided to change careers and then entered the Touro College of Medicine in Manhattan. After finishing medical school, Dr. Mehta completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
Then Dr. Mehta joined Kaiser Permanente as an Emergency Medicine attending physician in West Los Angeles. After some years of obtaining intricate knowledge of the healthcare system by working for such a conglomerate, he decided to branch on his own and create Nyla Health. He continues to work with various Emergency Medicine groups in and around Los Angeles, and most notably had extensive experience in the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially concerning the pandemic, he contributed his knowledge and experience to digital health and technology companies that are setting the stage for medical breakthroughs. Lastly, he has also created a concierge medicine in-home practice which is quickly making him a concierge doctor of choice for many Hollywood celebrities and athletes.
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“All I can say is Dr. Mehta saved my mom’s life. Even when everything was hectic when she was rolled into the ER and my mom was nearly dead from COVID, he was calm and intelligent. And even in read more... that crazy scene, he was so nice and explained everything going on with my mom clearly.”
“Dr. Mehta is amazing! And he’s not just a pretty face. He seemed super knowledgeable, and was even able to explain everything to my dad in Spanish! I was stunned since he is not latin!”
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Articles by Dr. Akash Mehta
How To Care For A Friend (Or Yourself) When Intoxicated With Alcohol
Are you intoxicated with ethanol? Feeling sick? Need to go to the emergency room? Dr. Akash Mehta reviews how to properly take care of a friend (or yourself) in this common situation.
Lower Back Pain Be Gone: Causes, Symptoms And Treatments
Experiencing lower back pain? Here’s a review of when you should use home remides, go to the emergency room or your primary care doctor.
Treat Your Sprains And Strains Before You Train
Haute MD expert Dr. Akash Mehta reviews how to treat the two most common exercise injuries to date: strains and sprains.
Professional Advice For Coping With All Levels Of Altitude Sickness
Haute MD expert Dr. Akash Mehta discusses how to treat each level of altitude sickness and the extremities that come with it.
What A Year Of Trauma Looked Like For The Emergency Department
Haute Beauty sat down with Haute Beauty expert Dr. Akash Mehta to discuss what his year looked like as an emergency medicine specialist.
Get To Know Emergency Medicine Expert Dr. Akash Mehta
Get to know Haute MD Emergency Medicine expert Dr. Akash Mehta representing the Los Angeles market in this introductory Q & A.
