Dr. Nirav R. Shah

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New York University
School of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2004
Geisinger Clinic
Center for Health Research
Associate InvestigatorAppointed: 2004
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Mailing Address

423 E. 23rd Street - 15N
Division of General Internal Medicine
New York, New York 10010
United States

Qualifications

M.D., Yale University, 1998.
M.P.H., Yale University, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 1998.
A.B., Harvard University, Biology, 1994.

Expertise and Research Interests

Epidemiologic methods
Bias in observational studies
Meta-analysis
Randomized Controlled Trials
Telemedicine
Electronic Health Records
Patient Portals

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Internal Medicine, Public Health.

Additional Terms:

Epidemiologic Methods, Meta-Analysis, Observational Studies.

Memberships

American College of Physicians
American Medical Informatics Association
New York Academy of Medicine
Society of General Internal Medicine

Honors and Awards

2007-2010, RWJ Faculty Physician Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Outpatient Cardiovascular Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Study
2003-2004, Ruth Kirchstein Individual NRSA, National Institutes of Health (NIH), School of Medicine, Predictors of bias in Observational Studies

Previous Positions

2001-2003, Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Methodologic quality predictors of observational studies: NHLBI 7F32HL074478-02, $50,000, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • Merck: The interaction of patient and provider characteristics & medication adherence, $200,000, 2007 to 2008.
  • Zlinkoff Foundation: Recreating pivotal clinical trials, $25,000, 2007 to 2008.
  • Agency for Healthcare Reasearch and Quality (AHRQ): Improving Implementation of the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Prophylactic Aspirin use among Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, $300,000, 2007 to 2009.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Outpatient Cardiovascular Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Study, $300,000, 2007 to 2010.
  • Bellevue Hospital Association: Activating and Engaging Patients with Healthcare Kiosks in the Waiting Room, $30,000, 2006 to 2007.
  • GlaxoSmithKline: Adherence to Asthma Prescriptions, $100,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • Novartis: Predicting Adherence to Diabetes and Hypertension Medications, $100,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Addressing language barriers to colonoscopy screening: the CLEAN study, $50,000, 2004 to 2005.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Does Access to an Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Influence Chronic Disease Outcomes?, $400,000, 2004 to 2006.

Publications

  • Remick J, Underberg J, Shah NR (2007) Lipid Measures for Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease, JAMA, In Press
  • Hochman JS, Shah NR (2007) What price pain relief?, Circulation, 113 (25), 2868-70
  • Mints J, Shah NR (2007) Biomarkers for prediction of cardiovascular events, New England Journal of Medicine, 356 (14), 1473-4
  • Stewart WF, Shah NR (2007) The Electronic Health Record: Bringing Evidence to Practice. In: The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine, Washington, DC, Leigh Anne Olsen, Dara Aisner, and J. Michael McGinnis (Editors), 163-71 pages, ISBN=0-309-10300-2
  • Stewart WF, Shah NR (2007) The Electronic Health Record: Bringing Evidence to Practice, The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine, Washington, DC, IOM, 163-71 pages, ISBN=0-309-10300-2 (bookchapter)
  • Stewart WF, Shah NR, Et Al (2007) Bridging the inferential gap: the electronic health record and clinical evidence, Health Affairs, 26 (2), 181-91
  • Shah NR, Wong T (2006) Current breast cancer risks of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women, Expert Opin Pharmacother, 7 (18), 2455-63
  • Shah NR, Borenstein J, Dubois RW (2005) Postmenopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Menopause, 12 (6), 668-78
  • Kassai B, Shah NR, Leizorovicz A, Cucherat M, Gueyffier F, Boissel JP (2005) The true treatment benefit is unpredictable in clinical trials using surrogate outcome measured with diagnostic tests, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58 (10), 1042-51
  • Shah NR, Noble P, Raghu G, King TE, Schwarz M, Jackson RM, Nathan SD, Padilla M, Rhodes MB, Tino G, Dubois RW (2005) A critical assessment of treatment options for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis., Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis And Diffuse Lung Diseases, 22 (3), 167-74
  • Karne A, Shah NR (2004) Low-molecular-weight heparin for pulmonary embolism, Annals of Internal Medicine, 141 (5), 407
  • Kassai B, Boissel JP, Cucherat M, Sonie S, Shah NR, Leizorovicz A (2004) A systematic review of the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in asymptomatic patients, Thrombosis & Haemostasis, 91 (4), 655-66
  • Shah NR (October 2003) Hormone replacement therapy containing progestins and given continuously increases breast carcinoma risk in Sweden, Cancer, 98 (7), 1552-3
  • Shah NR (2000) What is the best evidence for making clinical decisions?, JAMA, 284 (24), 3127-8
  • Concato J, Shah NR, Horwitz RI (2000) Randomized, controlled trials, observational studies, and the hierarchy of, New England Journal of Medicine, 342 (25), 1887-92
  • Shah NR, Bracken MB (February 2000) A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 182 (2), 465-72
  • Shah N, Horwitz RI, Concato J (1997) Effects of dietary protein on renal disease, Annals of Internal Medicine, 126, 331
  • Klawansky S, Yeung A, Berkey C, Shah N, Phan H, Chalmers TC (July 1995) Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cranial electrostimulation. Efficacy in treating selected psychological and physiological conditions, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183 (7), 478-84
  • Glanz M, Klawansky S, Stason W, Berkey C, Shah N, Phan H, Chalmers TC (June 1995) Biofeedback therapy in poststroke rehabilitation: a meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 76 (6), 508-15
  • Klawansky S, Berkey C, Shah N, Mosteller F, Chalmers TC (1993) Survival from localized breast cancer. Variability across trials and registries, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 9 (4), 539-53

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