Dr. Vishal Mehta, M.D.
DR. VISHAL MEHTA
Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute
Fox Valley Orthopaedic Research Foundation
Foundation for International Orthopaedic Development
Dr. Vishal Mehta is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who practices out of the Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute in Geneva and Naperville, Ill., and is on staff at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill. and Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill. He specializes in orthopaedic sports medicine with an emphasis on arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder and knee, cartilage restoration and transplantation, shoulder replacement and the comprehensive care of athletic injuries. He also serves as a team doctor for the Kane County Cougars.
As president and founder of the Fox Valley Orthopaedic Research Foundation, a laboratory designed to test and develop orthopaedic implants, Dr. Mehta is very active in clinical and basic research. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and serves as a reviewer for both The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. He also is an instructor of many surgical technique courses.
Active in the community, Dr. Mehta was recently awarded Delnor Hospital’s Humanitarian award for outstanding service to the community and has been nominated for the American Red Cross’ Hometown Hero award. He is the president and founder of the Foundation for International Orthopaedic Development, a non-for-profit organization chartered to develop and teach arthroscopic surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Vishal Mehta received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by an internship and then residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Chicago. He completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy in San Diego, California. During his training he received both the OREF resident leadership award and the resident research award, was podium presentation winner at the OREF Midwest Research Symposium and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Some Recent Publications and Book Chapters (Click To View) Mehta V, Paxton E, Young E, Fithian D. Does the use of Fluoroscopy and Isometry during Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Affect Surgical Decision Making? The Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 2009;19(1):46-48. Mehta V, Paxton E, Young E, Fithian D. The Effect of Ketorolac on Antero-Posterior Knee Laxity after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconsruction. Orthopedics 2008;31(6):538-540. Mehta V, Inoue M, Nomura E, Fithian D. An Algorithm Guiding Mehta V, Kang Q, Luo J, Sun M, Jiang W, Montag A, Mass D, He TC, Haydon R. Characterization of Adenovirus-mediated Gene Transfer in Rabbit Flexor Tendons. Journal of Hand Surgery 2005;30A: 135-141. Mehta V. A Code Close to Home. Hospital Physician 2005;41(4): 16. Mehta V, Finn H. Femoral Artery and Vein Injury Following Cerclage Wiring of the Femur. The Journal of Arthroplasty 2005;20(6):811-4. Mehta V. The Effects of Plating on 1, 2 and 3 Level ACDFs: A Review of the Literature. Accepted for publication in Orthopedics as CME review article. Mehta V. BMPs for Tendon Injuries: An Orthopaedic Primer. The American Journal of Orthopaedics 2005;34(9):451-4. Sun M, Phillips F, Kang Q, Mehta V, Stacy S, Sturm P, Gupta P, Haydon R, He T. Spinal fusion using bone marrow aspirate transduced with recombinant adenoviral vectors expressing BMP-2, BMP-6 and BMP-9. The Spine Journal 2004;4(5):S70. Mehta V, Kang Q, Luo J, Sun M, Jiang W, Montag A, Mass D, He TC, Haydon R. BMP 13 Improves the Tensile Strength of Healing Flexor Tendons. Submitted for publication to The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Haydon R, Jiang W, Mehta V, Cheng H, Zhou L, Phillips C, Mass D, He TC. Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of BMP 12, 13 and 14 Induces Tendon-Specific Marker Scleraxis. Submitted for publication to The Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Luo J, Sun M, Kang Q, Mehta V, Jiang W, Peng Y, Luo Q, Szatkowski JP, Vanichakarn P, Haydon R, He T-C, Ho S. Characterization of Chondrocyte Scaffold Carriers for Cell-based Gene Therapy in Articular Cartilage Repair. Submitted for publication to The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
the Evaluation and Treatment of Acute
Primary Patellar Dislocations. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
2007;15(2):78-81.
