Ravindra Mehta, MD
Enriched profileProfessor Emeritus of Medicine; Program Director and Associate Chair for Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine · University of California, San Diego
Ravindra Mehta is Professor Emeritus of Medicine; Program Director and Associate Chair for Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego. OpenAlex indexes 478 publications with 51,958 citations (h-index 90); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Ravindra Mehta, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at University of California, San Diego. The public record shows 478 publications with 51,958 citations (h-index 90), centered on Acute Kidney Injury Research, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (1988–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature reviews. Nephrology
- Top research focus: Acute Kidney Injury Research
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 15 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 284.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Fluid Mobilization in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Kidney Injury
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Global Assessment of Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease Incidence and Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 Infection
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Vantive US Healthcare LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20251 payment
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Personalized Assessment and Care of Kidney Support in Critically Ill Patients(PACKS-ICU)
Daecos Llc
FY2026$304,910R43DK146600 - Core A - Resource for Clinical Studies of AKI
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2022$299,374P30DK079337 - Core A - Resource for Clinical Studies of AKI
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2021$299,376P30DK079337
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The impact of social determinants of health on acute kidney injury.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
Review2026 - The global epidemiology of acute kidney injury: challenges and opportunities.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
Review2026 - Influence of Baseline Kidney Function on Patient and Kidney Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19: A Multi-National Observational Study.
Journal of clinical medicine
Article2025 - Postoperative Fluid Accumulation is Associated With Underestimation of AKI Severity in Lung Transplant Recipients.
Clinical transplantation
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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linkedin.com/in/ravindra-mehta-5b4473105
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researchgate.net/profile/Ravindra-Mehta-2
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Mentions by others
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mednews.ucsd.edu/dr-ravi-mehta-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-for-work-in-acute-kidney-injury
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theisn.org/blog/2020/02/25/the-ravi-mehta-acute-kidney-injury-fellowship-fund
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →clre.ucsd.edu ↗
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- D.M. (Doctor of Medicine, Nephrology specialization)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Site PI
NIH/NIDDK-funded UAB/UCSD O'Brien Center for Acute Kidney Injury Research
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UCSD CREST and Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (MAS-CR) Program
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Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI)
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- UC San Diego Health
La Jolla, Hillcrest, and East Campus Medical Centers (clinical affiliation)
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UC San Diego Department of Medicine
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Media & interviews
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