OUR PEOPLE
Nicky Mehtani, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
San Francisco California 94110
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Education and Training
Rice University, BA - 05/2011 Biochemistry, Global Health
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, MPH - 05/2015 Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD - 05/2016 Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency - 06/2019 Internal Medicine - Urban Health
University of California, San Francisco, Clinical Fellowship - 06/2020 Addiction Medicine
California Institute of Integral Studies, Certificate - 12/2021 Psychedelic Therapy & Research
University of California, San Francisco, Postdoc - 06/2024 Addiction Research
Awards and Honors
Wakley Prize, Lancet Editorial Board, 2012
Watt/Hansell Scholarship, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2014
Linda Faye Williams Social Justice Alumni Award, Rice University, 2015
MPH Best Overall Capstone Award, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2015
David M. Levine Research Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2016
REACH Fellowship (SAMHSA), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 2019
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH-NIDA), UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 2022
Early Stage Investigator Pilot Award, California HIV/AIDS Research Program, 2023
Young Investigator Grant, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 2023
KL2 Career Development Award (NIH-NCATS), UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute, 2024
CAPS Innovative Award (NIH-NIMH), UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Sciences, 2024
Population Health & Health Equity Scholar, UCSF Dean's Office, 2025
Overview
Nicky Mehtani, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Her research focuses on the use of psychedelic therapies to treat addiction and psychological trauma, with an emphasis on expanding access to these emerging treatments for medically and socially complex populations. She is also a faculty affiliate of UCSF Neuroscape, the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s (SFDPH) Center on Substance Use and Health.
Clinically, Dr. Mehtani specializes in Addiction and HIV Medicine, providing care at the SFDPH Maria X. Martinez Health Resource Center, a low-barrier clinic serving people experiencing homelessness and unstable housing. In this role, she has led the implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral medications for HIV treatment and prevention.
Clinically, Dr. Mehtani specializes in Addiction and HIV Medicine, providing care at the SFDPH Maria X. Martinez Health Resource Center, a low-barrier clinic serving people experiencing homelessness and unstable housing. In this role, she has led the implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral medications for HIV treatment and prevention.