About Me

Mini Mehra, M.D., serves the greater South Bay region after 15 years at the UCLA Medical Center as a board-certified pediatrician with additional certifications in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. Dr. Mehra is an attending physician at MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach and she continues her tenure at UCLA Medical School as an associate professor of pediatric gastroenterology.

She is a former director of the Pediatric Eosinophilic GI Disorders Clinic at the UCLA School of Medicine, as well as the chief of the division of pediatric gastroenterology at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Mehra received her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center, and completed her internship and residency training in pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Mehra also completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the UCLA School of Medicine.

She is an active member of the medical community with membership in several professional organizations, including the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. She has lectured extensively in her areas of expertise both nationally and internationally. Her areas of interest include eosinophilic GI disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, and nutritional support of the neonate to eating disorders of the adolescent.

Languages

English, Spanish

Provider Specialty

Gastroenterology - Pediatric

Areas of Care

Conditions
  • Acid Reflux
  • Constipation
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Diarrhea
  • Heartburn
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Indigestion
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Peptic Ulcers
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Treatments
  • Pediatric Specialty Care

Education

Medical Education

University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston

Internship

David Geffen School of Medicine - UC Los Angeles

Residency

David Geffen School of Medicine - UC Los Angeles

Fellowship

David Geffen School of Medicine - UC Los Angeles

Locations & Affiliations

Locations

Cherese Mari Laulhere Children's Village - Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

2701 Atlantic Ave.

Long Beach, CA

Office: (714) 377-6993

Torrance Outpatient Specialty Center

3640 Lomita Blvd.

Torrance, CA

Office: (714) 377-6993

Insurances Accepted

Anthem Vivity HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (MCSHP)
BlueShield Commercial HMO (MCSHP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (MCSHP)
Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO (MCSHP)
Centivo ACO
Anthem Commercial HMO
Cigna Commercial HMO
Health Net Commercial HMO
BlueShield Commercial HMO
UHC Commercial HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO
Cigna Value/Select HMO
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO