Meera Mehta, PharmD

Meera Mehta is an infectious diseases clinical specialist pharmacist who practices at WVU Medicine.

Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist, Clinical Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Clinical Pharmacy

Classification:

Faculty

• PharmD, University of South Carolina, 2014

Oct 2024
Mehta M, Bunner C. Pharmacists have a significant role in the prevention of travel-related diseases. Pharmacy Times. 2024
 
Oct 2023
Mehta M, Benning M, Johnson JE, Ryan K. Facilitating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in rural areas. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023

May 2023
Mehta M. Oral antibiotics in osteomyelitis. Infectious Diseases Self-Assessment Program (IDSAP) Book 1. SSTI, bone and joint infections and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship Book Chapter Johnson T, Webster LCW, Mehta M, Johnson JE, Cortes-Penfield N

March 2023
Rivera CG. Pushing the agenda for intravenous push administration in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023 

April 2021
Rivera C, Mehta M, Keenan R, Stevens R, Tucker K, Mahoney M. Role of infectious diseases pharmacists in outpatient intravenous and complex oral antimicrobial therapy: Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists insights. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2021

2020-2021
West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccines Communication Toolkit WV Department of Health and Human Resources Contributing author Kovacic N, Mehta M, Piechowski K, Reece R, Krupica T, Hadique S.

March 2019 
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Adult Treatment Guideline WV Department of Health and Human Resources Khalil A, Mediwala K, Mehta M, Yanicak A, Ham J, Blake E, Rumley K, Pan

November 2019 
I, Bookstaver PB. Survey of residency program directors’ perceptions of nontraditional pharmacy residency applicants. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2019; 76(21):1788-93. 

November 2021: WV Leaders in Rural Health Award                                                                         
July 2019: WVU Medicine Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year Award                               
June 2018: WVU Medicine Performance Improvement Team Award                                              

For Exemplary Outcomes
March 2018: West Virginia Society of Health System Pharmacists New Practitioner Award               

Meera Mehta is originally from London, England and is currently an Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. She is currently the residency program director for the Infectious Diseases PGY2 program. In 2017, she created the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy consult service at her institution. She also provides antimicrobial stewardship, complex oral antimicrobial therapy, and ID consult services, and HIV treatment services. Meera has her own infectious diseases podcast called “Infectious Conversations” where important infectious diseases topics are discussed with experts on a monthly basis. Additionally, she serves on the Infectious Disease Specialty Council for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) exam.