Andi Shahu, MD, MHS
Clinical FellowAbout
Titles
Clinical Fellow
Biography
Andi Shahu is a clinical fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Tirana, Albania and grew up in Washington, DC, USA. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, his medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed his first year of Cardiology fellowship in 2021-2022, returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2022-2023 to serve as an Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Resident) for the Osler Medical Residency, and returned to New Haven in July 2023 to complete his Cardiology training. His clinical interests include critical care cardiology, general cardiology, cardiovascular disease prevention, and echocardiography. His research interests include cardiovascular outcomes, health equity and health policy. He also loves traveling, writing, music and running.
Appointments
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Red College Affiliates
Education & Training
- Resident Physician
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (2021)
- MD
- Yale School of Medicine (2018)
- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine (2018)
- BS
- Johns Hopkins University, Molecular & Cellular Biology, French (2013)
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- ABIM
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Erica Spatz, MD, MHS
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Alexander Thomas, MD
Anna Reisman, MD
Elliott Miller, MD, MHS
Jeph Herrin, PhD
Publications
2023
Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Shahu A, Banna S, Applefeld W, Rampersad P, Alviar CL, Ali T, Luk A, Fajardo E, van Diepen S, Miller PE. JACC Adv. 2023 Jan, 2 (1):100173.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice
Thomas A, van Diepen S, Beekman R, Sinha SS, Brusca SB, Alviar CL, Jentzer J, Bohula EA, Katz JN, Shahu A, Barnett C, Morrow DA, Gilmore EJ, Solomon MA, Miller PE. Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. JACC Advances 2022, 1: 100065. PMID: 36238193, PMCID: PMC9555075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2022.100065.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsOxygen supplementationIntensive care unit cliniciansHarmful hemodynamic effectsAdverse clinical outcomesIll cardiac patientsManagement of patientsAcute cardiac diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionDirect cellular toxicityCoronary vasoconstrictionPulmonary hypertensionRespiratory failureHemodynamic effectsHeart failureOxygen therapyClinical outcomesSupplemental oxygenAvailable trialsCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionCardiac patientsCardiac diseaseClinical practiceCardiovascular systemHyperoxia
2019
Looking to the Future: Medical Students' Views on Health Care Reform and Professional Responsibility.
Rook JM, Winkelman TNA, Fox JA, Pierce JB, Oot AR, Blum JR, Feuerbach AM, Shahu A, Goldman ML, Kopp Z, Duffy E, Robledo-Gil T, Tran N, Davey CS, Henschen BL. Looking to the Future: Medical Students' Views on Health Care Reform and Professional Responsibility. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2019, 94: 1361-1368. PMID: 31460934, PMCID: PMC6663659, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop
Herrick‐Reynolds K, Sewanan LR, Zheng DJ, Wang P, Encandela J, Shahu A, Reisman A. A novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop. The Clinical Teacher 2019, 16: 339-344. PMID: 31397104, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDisparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT
Shahu A, Herrin J, Dhruva SS, Desai NR, Davis BR, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Disparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012277. PMID: 31362591, PMCID: PMC6761647, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBlood pressure controlLow-income sitesCardiovascular outcomesPressure controlALLHAT participantsPoor blood pressure controlEnd-stage renal diseaseHospitalization/mortalityAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular risk factorsWorse cardiovascular outcomesHigh blood pressureStandardized treatment protocolRandomized clinical trialsBackground Observational studiesLow socioeconomic statusHighest income quintileAngina hospitalizationCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityCoronary revascularizationClinical characteristicsBlood pressureRenal diseaseClinical outcomes
2018
In Reply to Lenchus.
Levinsohn EA, Wang P, Shahu A, Robledo-Gil T, Berk-Krauss J. In Reply to Lenchus. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2018, 93: 520. PMID: 30248078, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn Reply to Fisher.
Levinsohn EA, Wang P, Shahu A, Meizlish ML, Robledo-Gil T, Duffy E, Berk-Krauss J. In Reply to Fisher. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2018, 93: 153. PMID: 29377860, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
No Time for Silence: An Urgent Need for Political Activism Among the Medical Community.
Levinsohn E, Weisenthal K, Wang P, Shahu A, Meizlish M, Robledo-Gil T, Duffy E, Fox S, Berk-Krauss J. No Time for Silence: An Urgent Need for Political Activism Among the Medical Community. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2017, 92: 1231-1233. PMID: 28422815, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001724.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Discerning quality: an analysis of informed consent documents for common cardiovascular procedures
Shahu A, Schwartz J, Perez M, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Discerning quality: an analysis of informed consent documents for common cardiovascular procedures. BMJ Quality & Safety 2016, 26: 569. PMID: 27538954, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2012
Catalytic C-H amination with aromatic amines.
Gephart RT, Huang DL, Aguila MJ, Schmidt G, Shahu A, Warren TH. Catalytic C-H amination with aromatic amines. Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. In English) 2012, 51: 6488-92. PMID: 22589147, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201921.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity American Heart Association
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails09/01/2020 - Presentactivity American College of Cardiology
Professional OrganizationsFellowDetails07/01/2021 - Presentactivity JAMA Internal Medicine
Journal ServiceEarly-Career Mentored Editorial Board MemberDetailsEditorial Fellowship, Teachable Moment Section2022 - 2022honor Senior Resident Teaching Award
Other AwardJohns Hopkins University Department of MedicineDetails05/31/2021United Stateshonor Early Career Investigator Award Semi-Finalist
National AwardQuality of Care and Outcomes ResearchDetails05/16/2020United States
Links & Media
News
- July 24, 2024
Patient Mortality With Antiplatelet Therapy and Tracheostomy Use
- August 04, 2022
Stories of Humanity in Internal Medicine
- July 14, 2022Source: American Heart Association
Who Am I? Ruminations of a Cardiology Fellow
- July 14, 2021Source: American Heart Association
Patients with concurrent heart failure and kidney disease are not getting proper GDMT