Nicky Mehtani MD, MPH

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 disproportionately affected by systemic violence. She is also a Research Scientist at the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s (SFDPH) Center on Substance Use and Health and a faculty affiliate of UCSF Neuroscape. Clinically, Dr. Mehtani specializes in Addiction and HIV Medicine at an SFDPH clinic for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.