Dr. Ritvik Mehta is a triple board-certified otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon in Carlsbad, practicing from Faraday Avenue near the Poinsettia Park area. His surgical scope spans skull-base procedures and complex facial nerve restoration through head and neck reconstruction, with TMJ and orofacial pain cases often co-managed alongside maxillofacial assessment at Packard Dental in Carlsbad. He earned his MD from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, completed his general surgery internship and otolaryngology residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School, and finished a neurotology fellowship at UCSD Medical Center. His American Neurotology Society Trainee recognition honored his middle-ear research, and his most-cited publication on surgical treatment of facial paralysis in Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology has accumulated 54 citations in the literature. His facial paralysis subspecialty addresses the significant psychosocial impact of the condition, with patients often coordinating care between surgical reconstruction and therapeutic support through providers such as Coastal Therapy Group in Carlsbad. Advanced procedures include facial reanimation via hypoglossal-facial nerve transfer, endoscopic transtympanic approach for middle-ear pathology, and rhinoplasty combining functional nasal valve repair with aesthetic refinement.