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Samit Shah, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI

Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Director, VA Connecticut Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Director, VA Connecticut Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Biography

Samit Shah is an Interventional Cardiologist who specializes in the invasive evaluation of coronary artery disease, coronary physiology, and complex coronary interventions.

He was an undergraduate at the Pennsylvania State University and went to medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, where he graduated with a medical doctorate as well as PhD in Neuroscience. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, followed by clinical fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine, Peripheral Vascular Interventions, and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Shah has received numerous honors for patient care and education, including the Dr. Lynda Rosenfeld Cardiology Fellowship Teacher of the Year Award, Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award, Veterans Administration I CARE Award, and Yale Internal Medicine Excellence in Outpatient Care Award. In 2023, he was recognized by the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) as a "30 in their 30's" award recipient for professional excellence in interventional cardiology.

His scholarly work has focused on the outcomes of cardiovascular interventions and the invasive assessment of coronary physiology. He is the national co-principal investigator of the DISCOVER INOCA multi-center registry, and has active research projects at Yale regarding the diagnostic yield of invasive coronary physiology testing, ischemic heart disease in women, and the vascular effects of psychological stress.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Yale New Haven Hospital (2019)
Fellow
Yale New Haven Hospital (2018)
Resident
Yale New Haven Hospital (2015)
Intern
Yale New Haven Hospital (2013)
MD
University of Illinois School of Medicine (2012)
PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Neuroscience (2010)
BS
Pennsylvania State University, Vertebrate Physiology (2005)
AA
Bard Early College at Simon's Rock (2002)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Samit Shah's published research.

Publications

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2024

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Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Microvascular Network

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    Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)

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    American College of Cardiology

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    Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (JSCAI)

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    Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Government Relations Committee

Clinical Care

Overview

Samit Shah, MD, PhD, is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in diagnosing and repairing problems with blood vessels in the heart and throughout the body. He has specific expertise in disorders of coronary physiology, or problems with the way the heart receives blood, which often leads to chest pain.

Dr. Shah initially planned to be an ear, nose, and throat surgeon and has a doctorate in neuroscience in addition to one in medicine, but he found a different calling in cardiology when his father, a primary care doctor, had a heart attack. He says he enjoys “getting to the root of challenging problems and coming up with an intervention or a medication regimen precisely tailored to each patient's condition.”

He says caring for patients with heart disease is not just about improving chances of survival, but also about quality of life, as well as open communication between the doctor and the patient. “Caring for patients with heart disease creates a special relationship between a provider and a patient; often the stakes are high, but the results can be very rewarding,” he says.

In addition to treating patients for such conditions as coronary artery disease, coronary microvascular dysfunction, and coronary vasospasm, Dr. Shah developed a program at Yale for the diagnosis of disorders of coronary physiology during invasive heart catheterization procedures. In addition, he performs advanced and complex coronary artery interventions, carotid artery interventions, and lower extremity peripheral arterial interventions.

An assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Shah is involved in active research projects at Yale regarding invasive coronary physiology testing, ischemic heart disease in women, and the vascular effects of psychological stress. A specific research interest is in people who have cardiac catheterization, but don’t have blockages.

Clinical Specialties

Interventional Cardiology

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Board Certifications

  • Interventional Cardiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2019
  • Cardiovascular Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2018
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2015

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