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Kevin Shah, MD, Cardiology, Salt Lake City, UT, University of Utah Health

KevinSharadShahMDFACC, FHFSA

Cardiology • Salt Lake City, UT

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit; Director, Heart Failure Transplant Cardiology Fellowship

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Summary

  • Kevin Shah is an Assistant Professor as part of the Cardiac Mechanical Support, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology team at the University of Utah. He is the Director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and the Director of the Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship. His interests are in Advanced Heart Failure, COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System, and Heart Disease in the South Asian community.

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    • Considerations for the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Clinical Research

    National Minority Alliance Town Hall 2021. Kevin S Shah, MD & Annette Flanagin RN, MA

    Heart Failure Beat Podcast: Provider Series

    Season two -- Featuring new host, Kevin S Shah MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University Of Utah Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology!

Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2018 - 2019
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015 - 2018
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2019 - 2023
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - 2023
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal MedicineCardiovascular Disease
  • California Department of Public Health: Radiologic Health BranchLicentiate Fluoroscopy Supervisor & Operator
  • National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomat
  • Society of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyCT Experience Program Level 2

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Vice President's Clinical & Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholar's Program University of Utah
  • William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018
  • Fellow Teaching Award Nominee UCLA Housestaff, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • SGLT2 Inhibitors: Who Should Prescribe Them for Patients With Heart Failure?  
    Richard K. Cheng , Deidre M. Mooney , Christopher V. Chien , Kevin S. Shah , Amanda Vest , and John L. Jefferies, Journal of American College of Cardiology, 3/8/2021
  • Challenges and the innovations in the care of advanced heart failure patients during COVID-19  
    Amin Yehya, Kevin S. Shah, Sumeet S. Mitter, Nasrien E. Ibrahim, Brett Sperry, Mahek Shah, Sunit-Preet Chaudhry, Navin Rajagopalan, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, Rajeev Mo..., Heart Failure Reviews, 1/12/2021
  • Stress Remains in the Eye of the Beholder  
    Kevin S Shah, Marat Fudim, JACC Case Reports, 2/5/2020
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Books/Book Chapters

  • The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Medicine 
    Chapter: Cardiovascular System 
    Page 463 - 486Kevin S Shah, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Mehdi Nojo, Barbara Natterson-HorowitzEditors: Martin Brune and Wulf Schiefenhovel.Oxford University Press2018
  • Baliga's Text Book of Internal Medicine: An Intensive Board Review Book with 1480 Multiple Choice Questions 
    Chapter: Biomarkers - TnI & BNP 
    Page 100 - 115Devin Kehl, Kevin Shah, Alan MaiselEditors: Baliga R.Blendon-MillerEdition 1,2018
  • Cardiac Biomarkers 
    Chapter: Heart Failure: Natriuretic Peptide Use in the Hospital 
    Page 207 - 213Kevin Shah, James IwazEditors: Alan S Maisel, Alan Jaffe.SpringerEdition 1,2016
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Increasing Doses of Pain Medications Pre-Heart Transplant as a Risk Factor for Outcomes after Transplant
    K. Shah, D. H. Chang, J. Patel, R. J. Levine, S. Dimbil, E. Passano, J. A. Kobashigawa, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/2/2019
  • Prevalence of Donor Specific Antibody in Heart Transplant Recipients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection as Compared to Abnormal Intragraft mRNA Transcripts by Molecular ...
    K. Shah, R. J. Levine, S. Dimbil, S. Sana, P. F. Halloran, J. Patel, D. H. Chang, E. Kransdorf, M. Kittleson, J. A. Kobashigawa, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/2/2019
  • Heart Transplant Patients with Histologic Normal and Molecular Microscope Abnormal Biopsies: An Exploratory Analysis
    Kevin S Shah, Ryan Levine, Sean Sana, Philip F Halloran, Jon A Kobashigawa, ISHLT 2019 Scientific Program, Orlando, FL, 4/2019
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Lectures

  • Considerations of Race and Ethnicity Use in Clinical Research 
    National Minority Alliance (Virtual - 10/22/2021
  • COVID-19 & The Cardiovascular System: The Intersection of Research & Patient Care 
    Virtual Visiting Professor Lecture Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine - 3/3/2021
  • AHA Conversation From the Heart -- Hypertension in South Asians: Recognizing and Managing High Blood Pressure 
    Virtual - 3/2/2021
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Authored Content

  • A Refreshing and Cautious Return to in-Person Conferences at HFSA 2021September 2021
  • Victims of Success in Heart FailureDecember 2020
  • Using Gene Expression Profiling to Refine and Better Understand Rejection of the Transplanted HeartMay 2019
  • Using Gene Expression Profiling to Refine and Better Understand Rejection of the Transplanted HeartMay 2019
  • FIT Insights Elaine Urbina: Reflections from Her Career in Preventative CardiologyMay 2019
  • HF Fellowship and the Job SearchMay 2019
  • Navigating Evidence, Experience and Expert Opinion: Training in Advanced HF and Transplant CardiologyJanuary 2019
  • The Profound Impact of Health Literacy on Cardiovascular Health1/2/2019
  • Training in Heart Failure: Striking Balance Between Technology and Humanism10/4/2018
  • Perceived Barriers to Sacubitril/Valsartan Use in Patients with Heart FailureAugust 2018
  • Challenges and Opportunities For Fellowships With Multiple Training Sites7/31/2018
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Press Mentions

  • Regardless of Ejection Fraction, Hospitalization for Heart Failure Linked to Increased Risk of Death
    Regardless of Ejection Fraction, Hospitalization for Heart Failure Linked to Increased Risk of DeathNovember 14th, 2017
  • Honoring Top Physicians on National Doctor’s Day
    Honoring Top Physicians on National Doctor’s DayFebruary 23rd, 2016
  • Heart’s Pumping Function Is Not an Indicator of Heart Failure Survival Rates
    Heart’s Pumping Function Is Not an Indicator of Heart Failure Survival RatesNovember 13th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • The Role of Inflammation and Myocardial Injury Leading To Cardiac Deterioration in Patients with COVID-19University of Utah Health Immunology, Inflammation, & Infectious Disease (3i)2020–2021
  • Young Investigator Database Seed GrantAmerican Heart Association2016–2017

Committees

  • Co-Chair, AHA/ACC Task Force Race & Ethnicity in Clinical Trials 2020 - Present
  • Associate Editorial Team Lead, ACC.org Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Clinical Topic Collection 2020 - Present
  • Journal Editor, JACC Case Reports Guest Editor 2020 - Present
  • Social Media/Twitter Lead, ACC.org Early Career Committee 2019 - Present
  • Committee Member, HFSA Publications and Scientific Statements Committee 2018 - 2020
  • Committee Member, AHA/ACC Task Force On Clinical Data Standards 2018 - 2020
  • Heart Failure Editorial Fellow, ACC.org Fellow In Training Section 2018 - 2019
  • Executive Committee Trainee Member, AST Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice 2018 - 2018
  • Writing Committee Member, AHA Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asians in the U.S. 2016 - 2017

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin_Shah5
  • Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mKMmD4IAAAAJ&hl=en
  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/KevinShahMD

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