Amit A. Shah, MD
Amit A. Shah, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Phone: 215-590-3630
Education and Training
Medical School
MD - Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Fellow - GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellow - Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety (CHIPS), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellow - GI, Transplant Hepatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Chief Fellow - GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
General PediatricsPediatric Gastroenterology
Graduate Degree
MS - University of Pennsylvania (Health Policy Research), Philadelphia, PA
Titles and Academic Titles
Attending Physician
Departments and Services
Selected Publications
Research Publications, peer reviewed (print or other media)
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.
Research Publications, peer-reviewed reviews
2018
Shah A, Mamula P: "Foreign Body Ingestions: Approach to Management" Curr Pediatr Rep Page: doi.org/10.1007/s40124-018-0157-8, 2018 Notes: online pub.
Publications
Papers
2018
Shah AA, Kastl A, Godwin B, Mamula, Fiorino K: Obscure GI Bleeding Secondary to Diffuse Gastric Heterotopia in the Proximal Jejunum. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Page: doi: 10.1097, Dec 14 2018 Notes: online pub.
2017
Shah A, Mamula P, Ruchelli E: Intestinal Polyposis Syndromes. Medscape Drugs & Diseases April 26 2017 Notes: online publication.
El-Hattab AW, Wang J, Dai H, Almannai M, Staufner C, Alfadhel M, Gambello MJ, Prasun P, Raza S, Lyons HJ, Afqi M, Saleh MA, Faqeih EA, Alzaidan MI, Alsheqiti A, Flore LA, Hertecant J, Sacharow S, Barbouth DS, Murayama K, Shah A, Lin H, Wong LC: MPV17-related mitochondrial DNA maintenance defect: new cases and review of clinical, biochemical and molecular aspects. Human Mutation 39(4): 461-470, December 2017.
Shah A, Sreedharan R: Considering Failure to Thrive in Your Patient: So much to think about, so little time. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SOGHN) 2017 Notes: Malnutrition is Still Malnutrition in Medically Complex Patients, H-Program Handout
Abstracts
2020
Luo B, Mai M, Shah A, Hershline D, Mehta S, Rojas C, Hart J: Patient Safety Hackathon, Poster Presentation. 3rd Annual CHOP Interprofessional Education Symposium January 2020
2019
Shah A, Small D, Lorch S, Lin H: Factors Impacting Delayed Diagnosis of Neonatal Cholestasis and Biliary Atresia, Poster Presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD April 2019.
Shah A, Isserman R, Taylor A: Endoscopic Management of Achalasia: Time for Improvement, Poster Presentation. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA May 2019.
Shah A, Isserman R, Taylor A: Endoscopic Management of Achalasia: Time for Improvement, Poster Presentation. CHOP Annual Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2019.
2018
Shah A, Rudra S, Gupta M, Lin H: Factors Influencing the Development of Post-Operative Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients: A Single Center Experience, Poster Presentation. Society of Pediatric Liver Transplant (SPLIT), Atlanta, GA September 2018.
Shah A, Gonzalez A, Cui J, Lin H: Liver Enzymes in the Setting of Elevated Creatine Kinase, Poster Presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL October 2018.
Shah A, Isserman R, Taylor A: Endoscopic Management of Achalasia: Time for Improvement, Poster Presentation. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Hollywood FL October 2018.
Shah A, Small D, Lorch S, Lin H: Factors Impacting Delayed Diagnosis of Neonatal Cholestasis and Biliary Atresia, Poster Presentation. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, San Francisco, CA November 2018.
Posters and Presentations
Lectures by Invitation
2018
May, 2018 "The Value of Stories," Pediatric Academic Societies, Healthcare Value & Patient/Family Centered Special Interest Group, Toronto, Canada
Awards and Honors
2008, Senior Biology Department Award, The College of New Jersey
2010, Valley National Bank Samuel L. Riskin Memorial Career Aspirations Award
2018, Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Travel Grant Award
Editorial and Academic Positions
2008-2010, Member, Admissions Committee, Jefferson Medical College
2016-present, Member, QI Committee, Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2018-present, Fellow Chair, House Staff Quality and Safety Council, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2019-present Member, Program Evaluation Committee, Division of GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Leadership and Memberships
2011, Alpha Omega Alpha, Jefferson Medical College
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"
2007, Phi Beta Kappa, The College of New Jersey
International
2016-present, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (Member, Clinical Care and Quality Committe)
National
2008-2012, American Medical Association
2011-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2016-2019, American Gastroenterological Association
2018-present, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Member, Public Health/Health Care Delivery SIG, 2019-present
- Member, Pediatric Liver Disorder SIG, 2019-present
2019-present, Society of Pediatric Liver Transplant (Member, QICC Committee, 2019-present)