Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Contact Information
Office Address:
4150 Clement Street
Bldg. 1, 2nd Floor, Room 220-F
UCSF Box VA-181G
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-221-4810 x3984
Fax: 415-750-6641
Email: Kala.Mehta@ucsf.edu
Click here to download Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Areas of Specialization/Research Interests
- Epidemiology
- Cognition
- Depressive Symptoms
- Poor Health Outcomes
- Disparities
Selected Publications/Presentations
Mehta, KM , Yaffe K, Pérez-Stable E, Kurland B, Barnes DE, Miller B. African American and Latino AD patients have longer survival than White AD patients: data from the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Datasets. Neurology 70( 14): 1163-70, 2008.
Mehta KM , Yaffe K, Brenes GA, Newman A B, Shorr RI, Simonsick EM, Ayonayon HN, Rubin SM, Covinsky KE. Anxiety Symptoms and Decline in Physical Function over 5 Years in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study JAGS 55(2):265-70, 2007.
Mehta KM , Yin M, Resendez C, Yaffe K. Ethnic differences in acetylcholinesterase inhibitor use for Alzheimer disease. Neurology 65(1): 159-62, 2005.
Mehta KM , Simonsick EM, Rooks R, Newman AB, Pope SK, Rubin S, Yaffe K. Black and White Differences in Cognitive Function Test Scores: What Explains the Difference? JAGS 52(12): 2120-7, 2004.
Mehta KM , Yaffe K, Langa K, Sands L, Whooley M, Covinsky KE. Additive Effects of Cognitive Function and Depressive Symptoms on Mortality in Older Community Living Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 58(5):M461-7, 2003.