Pallav K. Mehta, MD

Pallav Mehta, MD, is a medical oncologist/hematologist with expertise and interest in breast cancer and integrative oncology and is board certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Integrative Medicine. He is the Director of Integrative Oncology and Practice Development at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, New Jersey and an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at Cooper Medical School, Rowan University. He is a member of Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Board of Directors. 

Dr. Mehta is also chief of the division of hematology and oncology and the medical director of the COC-accredited Charles A. and Betty Bott Cancer Center at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania now a collaborating partner for MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. He is the Cancer Liaison Physician to the Commission on Cancer for Holy Redeemer Hospital and is also a faculty lecturer at Cooper Medical School. He has authored several journal articles, reviews, and clinical trils, in which he has served as both author and as local principal investigator. He also developed a broad integrative medicine initiative aimed at people with cancer.

Dr. Mehta has been invited to speak nationally on the topic of exercise and cancer and serves as a consultant and speaker for several international oncology-related companies pertaining to breast cancer, genetics, and molecular profiling. He is co-author of After Cancer Care: The Definitive Self-Care Guide to Getting and Staying Well for Patients After Cancer, published in 2015, Rodale Inc.

The relationship that is developed between a patient and their oncologist is one that is unique in all of medicine. I truly appreciate and enjoy the opportunity to guide my patients through what is often a frightening and life-changing experience. I firmly believe in utilizing standard of care and cutting-edge cancer therapies, while also understanding the importance of the patient as a human being, incorporating topics such as optimizing nutrition or exercise with every patient I meet. I am always grateful that this wonderful profession provides me with personal and professional fulfillment at every level. – Dr. Pallav Mehta, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology

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Learn more about Dr. Mehta at Cooper University Health Care.

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Article May 4, 2021
How breast cancer is staged
Article February 26, 2021
Should you get a second opinion on a breast cancer diagnosis?
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 March 19, 2020
Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know