Dr. Shah is a leading cardiovascular, thoracic, and laser surgeon and is the Co-Medical Director of New England – based Americas Vein CentersTM and Americas Cosmetic Surgery CentersTM. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Yale University. He completed his both his Research Fellowship and Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery at Harvard University and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  He trained under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence H Cohn, in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, and Dr. Victor Dzau in the Division of Cardiology and Molecular Medicine..

Dr. Shah is a pioneer in laser-thermolysis and has received international recognition through numerous awards and academic honors for his clinical and scientific expertise and for the development of novel methodologies in both minimally invasive surgery and laser surgery. Among these are the American Association for Thoracic Surgery First Annual C. Walton Lillelei Award, the American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, the American Heart Association Travel Fellowship, and the Medtronic Award at Harvard Medical School. He is also the recipient of a number of patents from both the United States and the European Union relating to basic and translational methodologies and applications in gene therapy, minimally-invasive surgery, and laser surgery.

Dr. Shah has served as Instructor in Surgery at Yale University, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston University, and as Director at the Harvard Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and American Board of Phlebology. His investigative work spans myocardial energetics, laser revascularization, laser thermolysis, photo-rejuvenation, and transgenic applications in cardiovascular disease. His translational work with Dr. Boris Bergus at Americas Vein CentersTM and Americas Cosmetic Surgery CentersTM relates to the use of stem cells, laser revascularization, and laser tissue rejuvenation. Amercias Vein CentersTM is among the world’s leading practitioners of Complete-Utrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy (CUSFGS) as an adjunct to Endovenous Laser Thermal Ablation in the totally minimally-invasive treatment of Reflux Vein disease.

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