Samit Shah
Biography
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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.
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.
Education & Training
- FellowYale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- FellowYale New Haven Hospital (2018)
- ResidentYale New Haven Hospital (2015)
- InternYale New Haven Hospital (2013)
- MDUniversity of Illinois School of Medicine (2012)
- PhDUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Neuroscience (2010)
- BSPennsylvania State University, Vertebrate Physiology (2005)
- AABard Early College at Simon's Rock (2002)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Dr. Lynda Rosenfeld Cardiology Fellowship Teacher of the Year Award | Yale University | 2022 |
Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award | Women’s Health Research at Yale | 2021 |
I CARE Award | VA Connecticut Healthcare System | 2020 |
Excellence in Outpatient Care | Yale Primary Care Center, Yale Internal Medicine Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine | 2015 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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NBC Connecticut | Yale Doctors Explain How to Avoid Top Winter Injuries | 2023 - Present |
Women's Health Research at Yale | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2023 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine: The 11th Annual Interventional Cardiology Symposium | Physiology Guided Diagnosis and Intervention: Precision Medicine in the Catheterization Laboratory | 2022 |
WATR’s Talk of the Town Radio | Expert | 2022 - Present |
WFSB Eyewitness News 3 | Expert | 2022 - Present |
Connecticut Health I-Team: Yale-Led Study Seeks To Transform Heart Disease Diagnoses In Women | https://c-hit.org/2022/08/29/yale-led-study-seeks-to-transform-heart-disease-diagnoses-in-women/ | 2022 - Present |
American College of Cardiology Federal Section Leadership Council | Council Member | 2022 - Present |
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Government Relations Committee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Match Task Force Committee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
American College of Cardiology Accreditation Oversight Committee | Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
USA Today: Ibuprofen Fact Check | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/02/11/fact-check-motrin-robitussin-not-linked-heart-attacks-fda-says/6695725001/ | 2022 - Present |
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (JSCAI) | Editorial Board Member | 2022 - Present |
USA Today: Cold Weather Fact Check | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/12/14/fact-check-cold-weather-associated-heart-attacks-blood-clots/6418527001/ | 2021 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine | Thesis Reviewer, PA Master Thesis Committee | 2021 |
Microvascular Network | Lead | 2021 - Present |
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) | Fellow | 2020 - Present |
American College of Cardiology | Fellow | 2020 - Present |
Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology | Member | 2019 - Present |