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Prashant C. Shah, MD

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Dr. Prashant C. Shah is a thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in complex thoracic cancer at Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, Texas. Dr. Shah is skilled in minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma, as well as foregut and esophageal surgery.[1] 

Dr. Shah’s expertise includes video-assisted thoracic lung and mediastinal surgery, as well as treatment of benign thoracic surgical problems including GERD, hyperhidrosis, Barrett’s esophagus, and achalasia.[2]

Education and Career

Dr. Shah earned his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed an internship and residency in General Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He completed an additional residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Science Center and Maimonides Medical Center and then completed an Advanced Thoracic Oncology fellowship and a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

After completing his medical education and training, Dr, Shah joined Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Surgical Oncology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

Professional Memberships and Activities

Dr. Shah is a member of several professional medical organizations, including the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Research

Dr. Shah’s research interests center on finding new ways of broadening the application of minimally invasive thoracic surgery and other surgical approaches to treating lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other complex thoracic cancers.

His publications include:[3]

Disparities in Access to Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Lobectomy for Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Stitzenberg, K. B., Shah, P. C., Snyder, J. A., Scott, W. J.>; J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Oct

Telemetric Recording of Intrapleural Pressure Mathew D. Ednick, Murali Pagala, John-Pierre Barakat, Gustavol Nino, Prashant Shah, Joseph N. Cunningham, Mikhail Vaynblat, Mikhail Kazachkov>; The Journal of Surgical Research. 2007 Mar 1

Relationship between upper airway obstruction and gastroesophageal reflux in a dog model. Richard P. Boesch, Prashant Shah, Mikhail Vaynblat, Michael Marcus, Murali Pagala, Shivinder Narwal, Mikhail Kazachkov>; Journal of Investigative Surgery. 2005 Sep 1

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