Credentials / Licenses

• ABIM Board Certified – Internal Medicine
  August 2013
• ABIM Board Certified – Gastroenterology
  November 2016
• USMLE Step 1 – PASS
  June 2008
• USMLE Step 2 – PASS
  November 2008
• USMLE Step 2 CS – PASS
  January 2009
• USMLE Step 3 – PASS
  May 2011
• California Medical License
  April 2016 – present
• ACLS Certified
  July 2010 – present

Awards & Honors

Fellowship Honors – Cooper University Hospital/MD Anderson Cancer Center

• Chief Fellow (All GME subspecialties)
  July 2015 – June 2016
• Chief Gastroenterology Fellow
  July 2015 – June 2016

Residency Awards – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

• Professionalism Award
  2011, 2012, 2013 (PGY 1-3)

Medical School Honors/Excellence – Jefferson Medical College

• Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics,
  Psychiatry, Pathology/Pharmacology, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
• Jeff HOPE Outstanding Volunteer Award
  2010

Undergraduate Honors – University of Scranton

• Dean's List – Fall 2002 – Spring 2006
• Dean's Full Scholarship
• Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors Society
• Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honors Society
• Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society

Leadership / Volunteering

• Volunteer/ Senior Leader at Camps Spifida and Kydnie
  2001 – 2009
• Volunteer Jeff Hope Underserved Clinic
  2006 – 2010
• Jefferson Clowns for Medicine, President
  2006 – 2010
• Future Doctors Educational Program
  2006 – 2007

Publications

Publications

• Herdman C, MD, Halegoua-De Marzio D, MD, SHAH PL, MD, Denuna-Rivera C, MD, Doghramji K, MD, Cohen S, MD, DiMarino Jr. AJ, MD. Polysomnographically Diagnosed Sleep Disorders are Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Asymptomatic Nocturnal Acid Reflux. Gastro 2011 May. Vol. 140, Issue 5, S-43.
• Tholey DM, MD, Anantharaman A, MD, Shelton CE, MD, Frankel R, MD, SHAH PL, MD, Coan, A, MD, Hegarty SE, MD, Leiby BE, MD. Adenoma Detection in Excellent Versus Good Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013 May. Vol. 77, Issue 5, AB512
• SHAH PL, MD, Matro R, MD, Daskalakis C, Sc. D, Kastenberg D, MD Accuracy of recall recommendation immediately post-procedure, and after pathology review, in average risk patients undergoing colonoscopy with polypectomy. Submitted for Publication.
• Matro R, MD, SHAH PL, MD, Krawitz S, MD, Ssebayigga E, MD, Daskalakis C, ScD, Kastenberg D, MD. Accuracy of recall recommendations for surveillance colonoscopy following intervention via letter and email. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012 April. Vol. 75, Issue 4, AB 295
• Marhefka GD, MD; Chandra A, MD; Li J, MD; Shah GL, MD; SHAH PL, MD; Qualtieri N, MS, PA; Halpern E, MD; Hansen CL, MD. Coronary Artery Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Non-ST Segment Myocardial Infarction. Submitted for publication.
• Boggs, NA, Dwyer, KG, SHAH, PL, (2009). Expression of Distinct Self-incompatibility Specificities in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. Volume 182. Issue No. 4. Pp 1313-1321
• Shah PL, MD, et al. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
• Shah PL, MD, et al. Trigger Foods that exacerbate underlying Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• Shah PL, MD, et al. Evaluating the potential correlation between Travel History and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Poster Presentations

• Tholey DM, MD, Anantharaman A, MD, Shelton CE, MD, Frankel R, MD, Shah PL, MD, Coan, A, MD, Hegarty SE, MD, Leiby BE, MD. Adenoma Detection in Excellent Versus Good Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy. DDW, May 2013. Orlando, FL.
• Shah PL, MD, Krawitz S, MD, Ssebayigga E, MD, Matro R, MD, Daskalakis C, ScD, Kastenberg D, MD. Accuracy of recall recommendations for surveillance colonoscopy following intervention via letter and email. DDW, May 2012. San Diego, CA.
• Herdman C, MD, Halegoua-De Marzio D, MD, Shah PL, MD, Denuna-Rivera C, MD, Doghramji K, MD, Cohen S, MD, DiMarino Jr. AJ, MD. Polysomnographic Diagnosed Sleep Disorders are Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Asymptomatic Nocturnal Acid Reflux. DDW, May 2011. Chicago, Illinois.
• Shah PL, MD, Shah GL, MD, Lee L, Chandra A, MD. Non-ST Elevation MI as a Unique Presentation of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma. ACP, 2011 Philadelphia, PA
• Shah PL, MD, Matro R, MD, Daskalakis C, Sc. D, Kastenberg D, MD. Accuracy of recall recommendation immediately post-procedure, and after pathology review, in average risk patients undergoing colonoscopy with polypectomy. ACG, October 2010. San Antonio, TX
• Dwyer, K.G., Shah PL, MD, Baddenhop, M., Novik, S., Toole, G., Flannery, C. Hunting for Variant SCR Alleles Involved in Self-Incompatibility in Arabidobsis lyrata. Pennsylvania Academy of Science. April 2006. Grantville, PA.

Case Reports

• SHAH PL, MD, Siddiqui A, MD. Peripancreatic tuberculosis with involvement of the porta hepatis in a 41-year-old Thai female diagnosed via fine needle aspiration. The Journal of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. Vol 12, 2010-2011.
• Sellers J, MD, SHAH PL, MD. Rare gram-negative sepsis in a non-ventilated neutropenic patient with AML. The Medicine Forum, TJUH. The Journal of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. Vol 12, 2010-2011.
• SHAH PL, MD, Vishnevsky A, MD. Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection in a Pacemaker Lead. The Journal of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. Vol 12, 2011-2012.
• SHAH PL, MD, Shah GL, MD MS, Chandra A, MD, Lee L, Marhefka G, MD. Non-ST Elevation MI as a Unique Presentation of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma. The Journal of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. Vol 12, 2011-2012.
• SHAH PL, MD. Large, Solitary, High-Grade Duodenal Tubular Adenoma in a Patient Presenting with GI Bleed. The Journal of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. Vol 12, 2011-2012.
• SHAH, PL, Herring, W, MD. Radiology Case of the Week #389. Jan 4-17. Learning Radiology. http://www.learningradiology.com/archives2010/COW%20389-Pseudomyxoma/caseoftheweek389page.htm

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