University of Miami Hospital
Miami, United States
Dr. Shah is Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry and Spanish. During his undergraduate studies, Dr. Shah was awarded the prestigious Foote Fellowship and inaugurated in the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami Medical School, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his neurosurgical internship and residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Surgical Neuro-Oncology at the University of Miami. Following residency, Dr. Shah completed another fellowship in Translational Neuro-Oncology at the National Institutes of Health within the Surgical Neurology Branch where he specialized in clinical trials for brain tumors.
Dr. Shah is currently serving as principal investigator for the Section of Virology and Immunotherapy and Director of clinical trials and translational research in the UMBTI. The laboratory goal is to develop novel treatment options for brain tumors including virotherapies, immunotherapies, and targeted molecular therapeutics. Aside from his clinical work, Dr. Shah is deeply invested in mitigating global health disparities. Since 2008, Dr. Shah has actively involved with Project Medishare to create a sustainable neurosurgery residency program in Haiti in collaboration with the Haitian Minister of Health and the Dean of the National School of Medicine in Port-Au-Prince. The work in Haiti has been internationally recognized by the World Federation of Neurological Surgery and has been funded by national and regional organizations.