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.