Overview of Dr. Shah Dr. Ashish Shah is an orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Alabama Hospital, UAB Highlands, USA Health University Hospital, and Birmingham VA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Government Medical College Gujurat and has been in practice 19 years. Dr. Shah accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 23 doctors at UAB Highlands and one of 65 doctors at University of Alabama Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training American Sports Medicine Institute Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2009 - 2010
Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore) Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2008 - 2009
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2007 - 2008
University of Pennsylvania Health System Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2007 - 2007
Government Medical College Gujurat Class of 1998
Certifications & Licensure Publications & Presentations PubMed
Anatomical Structures at Risk in Percutaneous Preparation Talonavicular Fusion.
Yeager, M., Matthew T Yeager, Shrey Nihalani, Robert W Rutz, Zuhair J Mohammed, Mathew Hargreaves, Matthew McCrosson, Mila Scheinberg, Swapnil Singh, Ashish B Shah> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2024 Jan 28 Factors Influencing PROMIS Scores and Patient Reported Outcomes Following Surgical Intervention of Isolated Lisfranc Injury: Minimum 2 Year Follow-up.
Sankey, T., Sanchez, T., Scheinberg, M., Underwood, M., Young, M., McGee, A., Shah, A.> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2024 Jan 20 Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Open Broström-Gould Procedure: Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up.
Scheinberg, M., Sanchez, T., Sankey, T., Underwood, M., Young, M., Earla, R., Singh, S., Shah, A.> ;Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. 2024 Jan 1 Revision Surgery for Recurrent Morton Neuroma with Use of a Collagen Conduit.
Scheinberg, M., Underwood, M., Sankey, M., Sanchez, T., Shah, A.> ;JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 2023 Nov 29 Demystifying Giant Cell Tumours of Tendon Sheath (GCTTS): A Case Series of 18 Cases with Review of Literature.
Ankit Khurana, J P Singh, Preeti, Zachary Littlefield, Sean Young, Ashish Shah> ;Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2023 Nov 1 Factors and Radiographic Findings Influencing Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Maisonneuve Fractures.
Thomas Sanchez, Turner Sankey, Mila B Scheinberg, Samuel Schick, Swapnil Singh, Naga Cheppalli, Chandler Davis, Ashish Shah> ;Cureus. 2023 Aug 1 How Has Statistical Testing in Orthopedics Changed Over Time? An Assessment of High Impact Journals Over 25 Years.
Bradley K Alexander, Kyle D Paul, Spaulding Solar, Kelly Chen, Gerald McGwin, Ashish Shah, Brent Ponce, Mallenahalli, S.> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2023 Jul 1 Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis with Intramedullary Fibular Strut Graft and Adjuvant Hardware Fixation.
Sankey, M., Sanchez, T., Young, S., Harrelson, A., Willis, C., Shah, A.> ;JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 2023 Apr 14 Factors Associated With Poor Patient-Reported Outcomes in Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession for Heel Pain.
Thomas Sanchez, Turner Sankey, Connor Donley, Sam Schick, Meghan Underwood, Matthew Brannigan, Swapnil Singh, Ashish Shah> ;Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. 2023 Apr 1 1 citationsPROMIS Scores for Plantar Fasciitis Before and After Gastrocnemius Recession.
Thomas Sanchez, Turner Sankey, Sam Schick, Rodney Arthur, Matt Young, Meghan Underwood, Whitt Harrelson, Ashish Shah> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2023 May 1 Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair Using the Mini-Open Approach in a Supine Position.
Sanchez, T., Sankey, M., Young, S., Harrelson, A., Willis, C., Shah, A.> ;JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 2023 Mar 9 The Impact of Surgical Timing After Ankle Fracture on Clinical and Long-Term Patient Reported Outcomes.
Jacob Hawkins, Nicholas A Andrews, Matthew T Sankey, Thomas Sanchez, Sean Young, Abhinav Agarwal, Gerald McGwin, Ashish Shah> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 Mar 3 2 citationsFirst Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis for Hallux Rigidus and Hallux Valgus: A Comparison of Patient Reported and Clinical Outcomes.
Yvonne Chodaba, Nicholas A Andrews, Turner Sankey, Thomas Sanchez, Whitt M Harrelson, Abhinav Agarwal, Ashish Shah, Halstrom, J.> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2023 Feb 18 Surgical treatment of a hindfoot plantar leiomyoma: A case study.
Turner Sankey, Thomas Sanchez, Sean Young, Kavita Varma, Maninder S Singh, Ashish Shah> ;Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2023 Feb 1 A Review of Pediatric Heel Pain.
Ezan A Kothari, Anthony M Padgett, Sean M Young, Jessyca Ray, Ashish Shah, Michael J Conklin> ;Cureus. 2023 Jan 1 1 citationsAnalysis of risk factors for nonunion in pediatric lateral column lengthening.
Timothy W Torrez, Ezan A Kothari, Nicholas Andrews, Alexandra H Seidenstein, Shane Strom, Gerald McGwin Jr, Shawn R Gilbert, Ashish Shah, John S Doyle, Michael J Conklin> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B. 2023 Sep 1 Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Falls Following Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Nicholas A Andrews, Matthew C Hess, Sean Young, Kenneth Fellows, Whitt M Harrelson, Zachary L Littlefield, Abhinav Agarwal, Gerald McGwin, Ashish Shah, Halstrom, J.> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2022 Jul 1 1 citationsComparing Accuracy of Wrist Intra-articular Needle Placement Via Ulnocarpal Approach by Training Level: A Cadaveric Study.
Sierra Phillips, Megan Lameka, Christopher Beaumont, Nileshkumar Chaudhari, James Rush Jones, Nicholas A Andrews, Ashish Shah, Halstrom, J.> ;The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2022 Jun 1 Pediatric hallux valgus: An overview of history, examination, conservative, and surgical management.
Alexandra H Seidenstein, Timothy W Torrez, Nicholas A Andrews, David A Patch, Michael J Conklin, Ashish Shah> ;Paediatrics & Child Health. 2022 May 1 2 citationsA Novel Plating System for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Retrospective Comparison of Hybrid and Traditional Locking Plate Constructs.
Osama Elattar, Nicholas A Andrews, Whitt M Harrelson, Pallavi Nair, Ashish Shah, Halstrom, J.> ;Foot & Ankle Specialist. 2023 Dec 1 2 citationsImpact of Patient Resilience on Outcomes of Open Brostrom-Gould Lateral Ligament Repair.
Nicholas A Andrews, Aseel Dib, Timothy W. Torrez, Whitt M. Harrelson, Tanvee Sinha, Vyshnavi Rallapalle, Abhinav Agarwal, Ashish Shah> ;Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global Research & Reviews. 2021 Nov 18 Suture Anchor-Enhanced Medial Capsulorrhaphy of the Great Toe.
Nicholas A Andrews, Walter Smith, Roshan Jacob, Brent Cone, Whitt M Harrelson, Ashish Shah> ;JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 2021 Nov 8 1 citationsSafety and Efficacy of Achilles Repair Using the Mini-Open Approach in Supine Versus Prone Position: A Retrospective Study.
Haley McKissack, Ryan P. McLynn, Charles Pitts, Bradley Alexander, James R. Jones, Nicholas A Andrews, Zachary L. Littlefield, Ashish Shah> ;Cureus. 2021 Aug 30 2 citationsWhich surgical approach is optimal for joint preparation in talonavicular fusion — A cadaver study
David A. Patch, Timothy W. Torrez, Charles R. Sutherland, Whitt M. Harrelson, Charles Pitts, Abhinav Agarwal, Ashish Shah, Nicholas A Andrews> ;Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2021 Aug 14 Sequential complex bilateral total hip arthroplasty in neglected acetabular fractures – A case report
Aaradhana J. Jha, Roshan Jacob, Mackenzie Sowers, Bradley Alexander, Ashish Shah, Sameer Naranje> ;Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2021 Aug 8 Join now to see all Abstracts/Posters
"Ankle Instability - acute and chronic non op and Operative Techniques".
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association, Baroda, India, 10/1/2012 "Recent Concepts in the Management of Ankle Fractures and Syndesmotic Injuries".
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association, Baroda, India, 10/1/2012 "Approach and Management of Hallux Valgus".
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association, Baroda, India, 10/1/2012 "Ankle Instability - An Approach to metatarsalgia".
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association, Baroda, India, 10/1/2012 "Current Concepts of Conservative & Surgical management of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction".
Ashish Shah MD, South Gujarat Orthopedic Association Meeting, Surat, India, 9/1/2012 "Current Concepts in management of Calcaneus Fractures".
Ashish Shah MD, South Gujarat Orthopedic Association Meeting, Surat, India, 9/1/2012 "ORIF of Calcaneus Fractures, saw bone presentation".
Ashish Shah MD, South Gujarat Orthopedic Association Meeting, Surat, India, 9/1/2012 "Arthroscopy after Total Ankle Replacement".
Ashish Shah MD, John S Kirchner, Poster presentation, AOFAS[Foot & Ankle] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 6/1/2012 "Results of nerve conduit in recurrent neuromas".
Ashish Shah MD, John S Gould, Poster presentation, AOFAS[Foot & Ankle] Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 6/1/2012 "Hallux Rigidus: Arthrodesis of MTP joint of Great Toe"
Ashish Shah MD, University of South Alabama 22nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Foot Club, San Destin, FL, 5/1/2012 "Recent Advances and Limitations of arthroscopy in Ankle".
Ashish Shah MD, Annual Meeting of Indian Arthroscopic Society, New Delhi, India, 9/1/2011 "Current Concepts of management in Foot & Ankle Problems".
Ashish Shah MD, South Gujarat Orthopedic Association Meeting, Surat, India, 9/1/2011 "Pain in Foot & Ankle joints-Current Management Concepts".
Ashish Shah MD, Smt. N.H.L. Medical College (Ahmedabad Orthopaedic Society), Ahmedbad, India, 9/1/2011 "Results of Arthroscopy after Total Ankle Replacement"
Ashish Shah MD, University of South Alabama 21st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Foot Club, Point Clear, AL, 5/1/2011 "Complex regional pain syndrome"
Ashish Shah MD, John Kirchner MD, Foot Ankle Clinics of North America, 1/1/2011 "Role of Arthroscopy in Total Ankle Replacement patients"
Ashish Shah MD, John Kirchner MD, ASMI, Birmingham, AL, 7/1/2010 "Aanomalous Muscles Foot & Ankle: A case report of Flexor Digitorum Accessorious Longus"
Ashish Shah MD, University of South Alabama 20th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Foot Club, San Destin, FL, 5/1/2010 "A meta analysis of studies of "Computer Navigation in Total Knee Replacement"
Ashish Shah MD, Patrick Meere, MD, NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases, New York, NY, 7/1/2007 A Study "Fractures Of Calcaneum[a study of 35 fractures]"
Ashish Shah MD, B.V. Patel MS, South Gujarat University, Surat, India, Mar 2000-Jun 2003, 1/1/2003 Join now to see all Lectures
Now What Can I do????: An approach to bony defects with failed fusion and Total Ankle replacement Surgeries.
Singapore - 6/1/2013 "Live: Foot & ankle examination".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Calcaneus fractures: other methods".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Insertional Achilles tendonitis".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Ankle instability".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Talar nonunion & AVN".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Video Session of different foot & ankle surgeries". (Moderator)
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Flat foot reconstruction and Heel Pain".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "A workshop of saw bone fixation Lisfranc Injury and Calcaneus Fractures".
Pune, India - 6/1/2013 "Neuromuscular Disorders of Foot & Ankle".
Delhi, India - 10/1/2012 "Talus Malunions & AVN".
Delhi, India - 10/1/2012 "Management of Adult Acquired Flat Foot Disease".
Delhi, India - 10/1/2012 "A workshop of saw bone fixation Talus and Calcaneus Fractures".
Baroda, India - 10/1/2012 "Ankle Sprain: Acute & Chronic Conservative vs Surgical Treatment"
New Delhi, India - 9/1/2012 "An Approach to Unstable Ankle: Conservative and Surgical Treatment".
Ahmadabad, India - 9/1/2012 "Physical Examination of Foot & Ankle".
Surat, India - 9/1/2011 "Arthroscopy in foot & ankle with foot & ankle pathologies".
New Delhi, India - 9/1/2011 Join now to see all Other
"Surgical Technique of Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion of Great Toe". (Video Presentation)
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association Baroda, India - 10/1/2012 "Surgical Technique of Hallux Rigidus: Cheilectomy". (Video Presentation)
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association Baroda, India - 10/1/2012 "AO Surgical Technique of Talus Fracture Fixation". (Video Presentation)
Ashish Shah MD, Foot Ankle Update 2012 Baroda Orthopedic Association Baroda, India - 10/1/2012 Professional Memberships Member AOFAS
Member IOA
Member AOA
Member Insurance Accepted BCBS Alabama PPO BCBS Blue Card PPO CIGNA HMO CIGNA Open Access CIGNA PPO First Health PPO
Great West PPO Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO Multiplan PPO United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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