AMI N. SHAH, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY

General Profile

Specialty:

Pediatric Surgery

Appointments:

Attending Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Clinical Interests:

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Languages Spoken:

English

Education

Medical Education:

MD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2003-2010

Residency:

Pediatric Surgery Residency,University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2010-2012

Second Residency:

Genaral Surgery Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2003-2005 and 2007-2010

Fellowship:

Postoctoral Fellowship Research Fellowship, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M.D., Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005-2007

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery certified in General Surgery; Illinois medical license

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Awards:

Warren H. Cole Society Annual Resident Research Competition, First Place (2007)

Warren H. Cole Society Annual Resident Research Competition, Second Place (2006)

Intern of the Yesr, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (2004)

Chancellor’s Student Service Award, University of Illinois at Chicago (1997, 1998, 1999)

Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Illinois at Chicago (1999)

Phi Eta Sigma, University of Illinois at Chicago (1997)

Society Memberships:

American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA); Surgical Society (SS); American Academic of Pediatric (AAP)

Publications:

Kopetz S, Shah AN, Gallick GE. Src Continues Aging: Current and Future Clinical Directions. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Dec 15;13(24):7232-6.

Shah AN, Summy JM, Zhang J, Park SI, Parikh NU, Gallick GE. Development and Characterization of Gemcitabine-Resistant Pancreatic Tumor Cells. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec;14(12):3629-37. Epub 2007 Oct 2.

Park S, Shah AN, Zhang J, Gallick GE. Regulation of Angiogenesis and Vascular Permeability by Src Family Kinases: Opportuities for Therapeutic Treatment of Solid Tumours. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 2007 Sep;11(9):1207-17.

Zhang J, Park S, Artime MC, Summy JM, Shah AN, Bomser JA, Dorfleutner A, Flynn DC, Gallick GE. “AFAP-110 is Overexpressed in Prostate Cancer and Contributes to Tumorigenic Growth by Regulating Focal Contacts. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2007 Oct;117(10):2962-73.

Shah AN, Gallick GE. Src Chemoresistance and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition: Are They Related? Anticancer Drugs. 2007 Apr;18(4):371-5.

Alarcon LE, Shah AN, Brown R, Espat NJ. Video Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Cryptogenic UGI Hemorrhage. Surgical Rounds. Sept 2005.

Siedentop KH, O’Grady K, Bhattacharyya TK, Shah A. Fibrin Tissue Adhesive and Autologous Concha Cartilage for Reconstruction of the Posterior-Superior Canal Wall of the Chinchilla Middle Ear. Otol Neurotol. 2004 May;25(3):220-2.

Siedentop KH, Park JJ, Shah AN, Bhattacharyya TK, O’Grady KM. Safety and Efficacy of Currently Available Fibrin Tissue Adhesives. American Journal of Otolarymgology. 2001 July August;22(4):230-235.

O’Grady KM, Agrawal A, Bhattacharyya TK, Shah A, Toriumi DM. An Evaluation of Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Concentration and Application Thickness on Skin Graft Survival. Laryngoscope 2000 Nov;110(1):1931-5.