

Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Emergency Ultrasound Research
Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship
Illinois Heart Rescue Physician co-lead
Current NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research
Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar
Contact
808 S. Wood St., MC 724, Suite 471D
Chicago, IL 60612
Publications
Education
MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2011
BS, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004
Residency
Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 2014
Fellowship
Emergency Ultrasound, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015
Resuscitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015
Board Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Currently Funded Research
K Career Development Award
Scholar in the 2018-2020 BIRCWH/CRWG/COM Program
Heart Rescue India
Funded by Research Triangle Institute and Medtronic Philanthropy, 2015-2020
Illinois Heart Rescue Project
Funded by Medtronic Foundation, 2012-2018
Previously Funded Research
A Hypertension Emergency Department Intervention Aimed at Decreasing Disparities (AHEAD2)
Funded by NIH Research Grant (R56), 2015 – 2017
Longitudinal Progression of Subclinical Hypertensive Heart Disease in an Urban Emergency Department
Early Diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome in the Emergency Department Utilizing Ultrasound
Other Projects/Areas of Interest
Management of Acute Chest Syndrome in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study
Assessing Cardiac Strain in Hypertensive Emergency/Urgency
Establishing a Formal Assessment Tool for Resident Ultrasound Image Acquisition and Interpretation
Using Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter by Bedside Ultrasound as a Prognostic Tool for TBI, Stroke