Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Transplant Hepatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety (CHIPS) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Fellow)

Board Certification

Pediatric Gastroenterology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MS in Health Policy Research - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2023

Slowik V, Ryan JL, Shah AA, Lobritto SJ: Monitoring Practices after Pediatric Liver Transplantation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023.

Sweigart AJ, Moore A, Kendsersky R, Shah AA, Zook J: Evaluation of the Use of Naltrexone for Cholestatic Pruritus. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2023.

2022

Kohut T, Shah A, Russo P, Panganiban J: "Autoimmune Antibodies in Children and Adolescents with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 75(3): 264-268, June 2022.

2021

Murali CN, Soler-Alfonso C, Loomes KM, Shah AA, Monteil D, Padilla CD, Scaglia F, Ganetzky R: "TRMU deficiency: a broad clinical spectrum responsive to cysteine supplementation" Mol Genet Metab 5(12): 146-153, January 2021.

Kehar M, Ebel NH, Ng VL, Rivera-Baquero JE, Leung DH, Slowik V, Ovchinsky N, Shah AA, Arnon R, Miloh T, Gupta N, Mohammad S, Kogan-Liberman D, Squires JE, Sanchez MC, Hildreth A, Book L, Chu C, Alrabadi L, Azzam R, Chepuri B, Elisofon S, Falik R, Gallagher L, Kader H, Mogul D, Mujawar Q, Namjoshi SS, Valentino PL, Vitola B, Waheed N, Zheng MH, Lobritto S, Martinez M: "SARS-CoV2 infection in children with liver transplant and native liver disease: an international observational registry study" J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 72(6): 807-814, June 2021.

2020

Clarkston K, Lee J, Donoghue S, Peters H, Eiroa H, Shah A, Loomes K, Wen J, Oliver M, Hardikar W, Prada CE, Asai A. “Acute liver dysfunction with delayed peak serum aminotransferase levels as a presentation of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency in females.” Am J Med Genet. 2020;1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62031.

2018

Waisbourd-Zinman O, Shah A, Lin H, Rand E: Splenic rupture in children with portal hypertension. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 66(3): 447-450, March 2018.

Wehrman A, Waisbourd-Zinnman O, Shah A, Hilmara D, Lin H, Rand EB: "Steroid free treatment of autoimmune hepatitis in selected children" J Pediatr 4(1): 244-247, April 2018.

 

Abstracts

 

 

Books

Chapters

2022

Verma K, Shah AA: Hepatobiliary Disease. Netter's Pediatrics 2nd Edition, Section IX Gastroenterology, Elsevier, Philadelphia Page: 367-372, 2022.

Posters and Presentations

2022

Vandriel SM, Fawzy A, Wood P, Shah AA, Gold A, Roberts EA, Kamath BM: Impaired Cognitive Functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Wilson Disease  European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Copenhagen, Denmark June  2022.

Rodriguez K, Turner E, Baber K, Szabo M, Mayer-Brown S, Holbein C, Wilkes, Fussner L, Boyer B, Bass R, Diamond T, Mitchel E, Moore H, Graham K, Shah A,  Maxwell E: Incorporating a Novel GI Psychology Curriculum in didactic Training for Future Pediatric Gastroenterologists. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL October 2022.

Wolf AL, Wood P, Shah AA: Assessing Variation in Care in Patients Presenting with Pediatric Acute Liver Failure. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL October 2022.

2021

Pearlman J, Anderer K, Goldberg R, Miller R, Scimeca D, Corr L, Rountree R, Gold M, Shah AA. “Streamlining Communication during the Pre-Transplant Process: A Pediatric Liver Transplant Quality Improvement Initiative.” AASLD virtual conference, November 12-15, 2021.

Lectures by Invitation

2023

Shah A. "Neonatal Acute Liver Failure" CNBCN Case Presentation (Virtual). May 2023.

2021

Shah A. "Quality Improvement in Healthcare" - Einstein Pediatric Grand Rounds, Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. Dec 2021.

Shah A. “Streamlining Communication during the Pre-Transplant Process: A Quality Improvement Initiative” – Pediatric Liver Learning Congress, UNOS/OPTN (Virtual).  June 2021.

Awards and Honors

2022, GI Fellows’ Teaching Award
2021, CHOP House Staff Teaching Award Honor Roll
2018, Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Travel Grant Award
2011, Alpha Omega Alpha, Jefferson Medical College
2010, Valley National Bank Samuel L. Riskin Memorial Career Aspirations Award
2010, George McClellan Surgical Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College
2010, Hobart Amare Hare Medical Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College
2008, Thomas Jefferson University Lavine Scholarship for abstract "Sleep as a Treatment for Migraine: Effect of Age"
2008, Senior Biology Department Award, The College of New Jersey
2008, Summa Cum Laude, The College of New Jersey
2007, Phi Beta Kappa, The College of New Jersey

Editorial and Academic Positions

Academic and Institutional Committees

2022-present, Program Evaluation Committee, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
2016-present, QI Committee, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2016-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
 - 2018-present, Clinical Care and Quality Committe

National

2021-present, Academic Pediatric Association
2019-present, Society of Pediatric Liver Transplant (SPLIT)
 - 2019-present, QICC Committee
2018-present, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
 - 2019-present, Public Health/Health Care Delivery SIG
 - 2019-present, Pediatric Liver Disorder SIG
2011-present, American Academy of Pediatrics