Sonal Mehta, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Sonal Mehta, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

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Gender: Female
Language: English

About

Personal Statement

Sonal Subhash Mehta, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Boston University Medical Center and at New York University Medical Center. In 2008, Dr. Mehta joined the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine after completing her fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Currently, Dr. Mehta is Associate Program Director of the Geriatrics Fellowship and serves as the Managing Director of the Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Service. She is particularly interested in managing symptoms related to chronic diseases, caring for older adults with dementia and other chronic conditions. 

Biography

Dr. Sonal Mehta is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and an attending physician in the Department of Medicine/Division of Geriatrics at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.

 

Dr. Mehta completed her undergraduate studies at the University Of Pennsylvania in 1999, majoring in Anthropology and South Asia Regional Studies. She pursued her medical education at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center. She went on to pursue her Geriatrics Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

 

After completion of the fellowship, Dr. Mehta remained within the Division of Geriatrics and assumed her present position at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Research

Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

Top Doctors
Sonal Mehta, M.D. has been named one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. Across 65 medical specialties, 404 Weill Cornell Medicine physicians have been awarded this designation.

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Credentials

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

Clinical and Academic Positions

  • Associate Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

Education and Training

  • M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2003
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1999

Insurance

Insurance Plans Accepted

The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.

* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.

  • AETNA - HMO
  • AETNA - Medicare
  • AETNA - PPO
  • Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
  • Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
  • Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
  • Affinity Access
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • AgeWell New York
  • Amida Care
  • CIGNA
  • Emblem Select Care
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
  • Fidelis Care
  • GHI - CBP
  • Health First
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
  • Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
  • Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
  • Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
  • Rockefeller University - Trustmark
  • United Empire
  • United Healthcare
  • United Healthcare - Community Plan
  • United Healthcare - Medicare
  • United Healthcare Compass
  • VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
  • VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
  • WellCare of NY
  • WorldWide Medical

Locations and Appointments

External Relationships

External Relationships

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No External Relationships Reported