Dr. Rhea Mehta, HBSc, PhD

Dr. Rhea Mehta, PhD

Rhea Mehta, PhD, is an environmental toxicologist, integrative health coach, and healthcare innovator who is committed to helping people unlock their healthiest potential. She holds a PhD in Molecular Toxicology and Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Waterloo, with over 15 scientific publications.

Highlights:

  • Environmental toxicity practitioner at the Center for Advanced Medicine in Toronto, Canada
  • 16 scientific publications (6 first-author) and 10 conference presentations
  • Certified Integrative Health Coach
  • Industry Advisory Board member at McGill University's business school on the topic of Scientific and Healthcare Technology

Experience

Rhea has been a toxicologist for over a decade. She received her Honours B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Waterloo and her Direct Entry Ph.D. in Molecular Toxicology from University of Toronto.

Rhea is a current environmental toxicology practitioner at the Center for Advanced Medicine and the Canadian Center for Integrative Health in Toronto, where she works with patients as part of an integrative care system to identify and eliminate toxins within their homes and lives.

She is a featured member of the Mind Body Green Collective of global health and wellness experts, owing to her years writing for the platform and contributing as a thought leader in environmental toxicity. Rhea is also the founder of Living Rhea, a scientific wellness consultancy. 

Since 2018 Rhea has served on the McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management Industry Advisory Board by offering her experience in Scientific and Healthcare Technology to new cohorts.

Education

University of Toronto, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Direct Entry Ph.D. in Molecular Toxicology
  • Dissertation: Investigating the cytoprotective mechanisms of micronutrients against endogenous toxin-induced oxidative stress (Advisor: Professor Peter J. O’Brien)

Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Nutrition and Holistic Health School

University of Waterloo, Faculty of Science

  • Honours B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences
Expertise: Environmental toxicity, Integrative health
Education: University of Waterloo, University of Toronto
Location: New York City, New York
Title: Environmental Toxicologist

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