Meet Your Provider
Dr. Hemal V. Mehta, MD
Founder & Medical Director
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Interventional Spine & Pain Medicine
“The body has a remarkable ability to heal itself, and the ingredients to do so are already in you. Let us help you discover your ability.”
Background
THE PATH TO REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Dr. Mehta is board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) with a fellowship-trained subspecialty in Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine. His field sits at the intersection of non-surgical orthopedics, neurology, and sports medicine, covering every system involved in human movement: bones, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves, spinal cord, brain, and cardiovascular function.
With 25 years of clinical practice, Dr. Mehta spent the first phase of his career treating acute and chronic pain through conventional interventional methods. Over time, he recognized a troubling pattern: the typical end-point for chronic pain patients was long-term opioid medication. For Dr. Mehta, that was not an acceptable outcome.
That realization drove him toward regenerative medicine. When he began integrating regenerative therapies into his practice, the results were tangible: patients who had been dependent on opioid pain medications were coming off them because they were getting better and becoming functional again. That clinical evidence became the foundation for Vita Nova.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Inaugural Patient Appreciation Award — Nashville Academy of Medicine, 2013
- Research Resident of the Year — East Carolina University, 2004
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Languages: English and Gujarati
Clinical Expertise
Regenerative Therapies Performed
- Prolotherapy
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
- Alpha-2-Macroglobulin (A2M) Therapy
- Bone Marrow-Derived Autologous Stem Cells (BMAC)
- Adipose-Derived Autologous Stem Cells (SVF)
- Allogeneic Stem Cells (Wharton’s Jelly / Umbilical Cord)
- Amniotic Fluid Therapy
- Amniotic Skin Substitutes
Experienced In Adressing:
- Chronic low back pain (lumbar spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, sacroiliac joint dysfunction)
- Neck pain and cervical spine conditions
- Joint pain and osteoarthritis (knees, hips, shoulders, hands, wrists, ankles)
- Rotator cuff syndrome
- Chronic tendinopathy and tendinitis
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Trigger point muscle pain
- Concussions and mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries
- Neurological conditions
- Autism spectrum support
- Acute and chronic wounds and non-healing wounds.
The Partnership
A Team Built on Trust
Dr. Mehta and Kate Sherman, PA-C work as a unified clinical team. Their combined expertise spans interventional pain medicine, orthopedic surgery recovery, and regenerative therapy across every major modality available today. Every patient’s case is discussed together, and every treatment plan is built collaboratively. This is not a clinic where you see a rotating roster of providers. You see the same two people who know your history, understand your goals, and adjust your care as you progress.
Dr. Mehta brings the diagnostic depth, procedural precision, and 25 years of clinical judgment. Kate brings 20 years of orthopedic expertise, patient communication, and day-to-day clinical leadership. Together, they cover more ground than either could alone.
Dr. Hemal V. Mehta
MD · Founder & Medical Director
Diagnostic depth, procedural precision & regenerative medicine expertise
Kate Sherman
PA-C · Clinical Director & Co-Founder
Beyond the Clinic
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
Case Report: Electrodiagnosis in Critical Illness Associated Polyneuropathy and Myopathy in a Polytrauma Patient: Pitfalls and Complications in the Diagnosis of These Coexisting Entities.
Scott Morioka, MD; Hemal Mehta, MD. Poster presented at the 2005 AAP Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.
Case Report: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Traumatic Brain Injured Patient Treated for Agitation with Haldol.
Udwadia, MD; Mehta, MD; Blankenship, MD; McElligott, MD. Poster presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2003. Abstract published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol. 82, No. 3, p. 241.
Case Report: Acute Abdomen in a Tetraplegic Patient Presenting with Mental Status Changes.
Mehta, MD; Smith, MD; Millan, MD; Udwadia, MD. Poster presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2003. Abstract published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol. 82, No. 3, p. 242.
- Languages: English and Gujarati
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