Shawn Shah, M.D.

Shawn Shah, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine - Digestive and Liver Diseases

Biography

Shawn Shah, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. He specializes in advanced endoscopy, and focuses his clinical effort on pancreaticobiliary disease and endoscopic detection and management of early gastrointestinal neoplasms.

Dr. Shah holds a bachelor's degree in microbiology/immunology and economics from the University of Miami, where he graduated magna cum laude. He received his medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine, and completed internal medicine residency training at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He then obtained advanced training through fellowships in gastroenterology and hepatology, and in advanced endoscopy at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

Board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

His research interests include bariatric endoscopy and post-bariatric complication, early detection and management of early gastrointestinal neoplasia and novel endoscopic resection techniques. He has presented his research at numerous national meetings, and has published his original research in peer-reviewed journals, case reports, and textbooks.

Dr. Shah is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Society, and American College of Gastroenterology. 

Education & Training
  • Residency - Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center (2013-2016), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - Florida State University College of Medicine (2009-2013)
  • Fellowship - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2016-2019), Gastroenterology/hepatology
  • Fellowship - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2019-2020), Advanced Endoscopy
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • The Obesity Society (2017), Member
  • American Gastroenterological Association (2015), Member
  • American College of Gastroenterology (2015), Member
  • New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2016), Member
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2016), Member
Honors & Awards
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society 2012, Florida State University College of Medicine
  • Golden Goose Teaching Award 2015, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Books & Publications
Research
  • Bariatric Endoscopy and Post-bariatric Complications
  • Quality of Detection and Management of Early Colorectal Neoplasia
  • Novel Endoscopic Resection Techniques for Early Gastrointestinal Neoplasia