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About Winta T. Mehtsun, MD, MPH

Winta Mehtsun, MD, MPH, is a surgical oncologist whose practice spans endocrine, sarcoma, and general surgical oncology. Dr. Mehtsun enjoys helping her patients through a team-based, multi-disciplinary approach to care, and she is an advocate for patients at all stages of their cancer treatment.

As an assistant professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, she conducts public health research to improve the quality of cancer care. Her research findings have been published in several high-impact journals, including Annals of Surgery, Health Affairs, and JAMA Oncology.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Mehtsun was a clinical fellow in complex surgical oncology at the Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. She completed a research fellowship in health policy and surgical outcomes research at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health. She completed residency training in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and earned her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She also earned a master's in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Mehtsun is a member of the Surgical Outcomes Club, American College of Surgeons, Association of Academic Surgery, Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Outside of work, Dr. Mehtsun enjoys running, hiking, collecting music and spending time with her son.

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For more information, see Surgical Services and Cancer Care.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
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Medical Degree

  • University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

Residency

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Fellowship

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Gender

  • Female

Date Joined Staff

  • 2021-12-15

Conditions and Treatments

  • Sarcoma
  • Melanoma
  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Mehtsun
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cancer

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