Department of
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics / People / Mehta
Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP
Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3600 Civic Center Boulevard
8W-206
Philadelphia, PA 19104
8W-206
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-9807
Publications
Links
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University of Pennsylvania Center for Healthcare and Innovation
University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania Quality Improvement and Delivery Science (QUIDS) Program
Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center
Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Search PubMed for articles
University of Pennsylvania Center for Healthcare and Innovation
University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania Quality Improvement and Delivery Science (QUIDS) Program
Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center
Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Education:
BA (Economics)
Yale University, 2001.
MBA (Healthcare Management)
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Economics)
Yale University, 2001.
MBA (Healthcare Management)
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
General gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screeningDescription of Other Expertise
Health care delivery innovation, design thinking, health care delivery scienceDescription of Research Expertise
1.) Improving the quality of and access to population-based colorectal cancer screening2.) Leveraging behavioral economics, new technology, and care redesign to improve population health outcomes
3.) Pragmatic trials of health care delivery innovation
Selected Publications
Mehta SJ, Teel J, Okorie E, Reitz C, Purcell A, Snider CK, Clark K, Kersting RC, Glanz K, Putt M, Rareshide C, Volpp KG: Behavioral Economic Framing for Enrollment and Retention of Patients in Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open 8(9): e2529825, September 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29825.Soroush A, Sabnis SP, Mehta SJ, Siddique SM: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Gastroenterology Workforce and Practice. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23(9): 1472-1476, August 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.04.023.
Bakillah E, Rosenthal JW, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz RR: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees. Journal of Surgical Oncology 132(1): 187-197, July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/jso.28161.
Boger S, Mahmud N, Reitz C, Brophy C, Coniglio M, Delp K, Friday S, Muccie B, Snider C, Ahmad N, Mehta SJ: Effectiveness of Bidirectional Text Navigation (Coloprep 3.0) on Colonoscopy Show Rate: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation. Digestive Disease Week May 2025.
Tang K, Layne S, Panchal S, Mehta S, Rhodes C, Patel N, Bird A: Utilizing Quality Improvement Methodology to Address Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Between Faculty and Resident Physicians. Journal of General Internal Medicine 40(5): 1023-1027, April 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09147-1.
Pollak C, Parambath A, Coratti S, Norton L, Girard A, Reitz C, Snider CK, Xu L, Walker Z, John A, Putt ME, Volpp KG, Mehta SJ: Default Bulk Ordering and Text Messaging to Enhance Outreach for Lipid Screening: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology 10(4): 313-320, April 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.5281.
Acharya V, Kumaresan V, England J, Mehta S, Sussman D, Deshpande A: Use of Large Language Models to Identify Surveillance Colonoscopy Intervals-A Feasibility Study. Gastroenterology 168(2): 382-384.e4, February 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.09.032.
Waddell KJ, Mehta SJ, Liao JM, Linn KA, Park S, Rhodes CM, Brophy C, Reitz C, Cousins DS, Williams K, Thatcher EJ, Muskin R, Pronovost PJ, Navathe AS: Increasing screening for breast cancer using a randomized evaluation of electronic health record nudges: Design and rationale of the I-screen clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials(148), 107753, January 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107753.
Bakillah E, Rosenthal JW, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R: Colorectal Cancer and Quality of Life: A Medicare Advantage Study by Race, Ethnicity, and Language. Journal of Surgical Oncology January 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/jso.28005.
Waddell K, Mehta SJ, Navathe A, Linn K, Park SH, White A, Staloff J, Rhodes C, Couzens C, Goel K, McDonald C, Reitz C, Williams K, Liao JM: Behavioural economics to improve and motivate vaccination in primary care using nudges through the electronic health record: rationale and design of the BE IMMUNE randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open 14(11): e086698, November 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086698.