Dr. Devendra I Mehta MD
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
89 W Copeland Dr 3rd Floor Orlando FL, 32806About
Dr. Devendra Mehta is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Orlando, FL. Dr. Mehta specializes in digestive system, liver or nutritional problems in children from the newborn period to their teens. Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation or obesity can all be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Education and Training
St. George's University of London
Charing Cross & Westminster Medical Schools 1984
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Short-term effect of epidermal growth factor on glucose uptake in endoscopic biopsies.
- Cytokine release, pancreatic injury, and risk of acute pancreatitis after spinal fusion surgery.
- Gastrointestinal tract.
- Pepsin, a reliable marker of gastric aspiration, is frequently detected in tracheal aspirates from premature ventilated neonates: relationship with feeding and methylxanthine therapy.
- Detection of gastric pepsin in middle ear fluid of children with otitis media.
- An automated method for the determination of intestinal disaccharidase and glucoamylase activities.
- Assessment of the prevalence of microaspiration by gastric pepsin in the airway of ventilated children.
- The role of extraesophageal reflux in otitis media in infants and children.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gastritis
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Gas
- Food Allergies
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