Paresh C Shah MD FACS
Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery
Group Senior Vice President New York Presbyterian Hospital Chief Operating Officer Weill Cornell Division
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525 E 68th StWhitney pavilionNew York, NY 10065
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Summary
- Dr. Paresh Shah currently serves as Executive Vice President Eastern Market for NewYork Presbyterian Health and Chief Operating Officer of the Cornell Sphere. He is a general surgeon located in New York, NY. During his time in clinical practice, he was renowned for his expertise in minimally invasive surgery, specializing in pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology (excluding breast), and flexible endoscopy. He completed his surgical training through residencies and a post-doctoral fellowship at prestigious institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital and Lahey Clinic. Dr. Shah's professional roles included leadership positions at the Lahey Clinic, Lenox Hill Hospital, and NYU Langone Health where he served as Surgeon in Chief. He has an extensive publication record spanning surgical techniques, systems management, and innovation. Dr. Shah has received many awards for teaching, leadership, as well as the Distinguished Service Award from SAGES and multiple CMS certifications. He was also recognized as a top doctor by New York Magazine and Castle Connolly for many years.
Education & Training
Lahey ClinicResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1999
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Surgery, 1993 - 1996
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1995
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1991
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished service award SAGES, 2021
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPredicting Robotic Hysterectomy Incision Time: Optimizing Surgical Scheduling with Machine Learning.Vaishali Shah, Halley C Yung, Jie Yang, Justin Zaslavsky, Gabriela N Algarroba
JSLS. 2025-01-17 - 1 citationsLongitudinal assessment of disparities in pancreatic cancer care: A retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Database.Mahip Grewal, Victor J Kroon, Sarah R Kaslow, Anthony M Sorrentino, Megan D Winner
World Journal of Surgery. 2025-01-01 - 2 citationsRobotic Primary and Revisional Hiatal Hernia Repair is Safe and Associated with Favorable Perioperative Outcomes: A Single Institution Experience.Simon Rodier, Justin Henning, Janvi Kukreja, Taher Mohammedi, Paresh Shah
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2023-10-01
Journal Articles
- Lack of Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum in Perforated Duodenal Ulcer After RYGB: A Short Case Series and Review of the LiteraturePrashant Sinha, Nicole Hindman, Jonathan Zagzag, Paresh Shah, Noah Avram Cohen, George Fielding, Manish Parikh, John Saunders, Obesity Surgery
Press Mentions
Dr. Ryan Longman Named Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan HospitalJanuary 15th, 2026- Dangerously Low Blood Supply in U.S. Forces Some Hospitals to Postpone SurgeriesJuly 6th, 2021
How a Hotel Is Stemming the Tide of Covid-19 Among Rough SleepersMay 5th, 2020
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Other Languages
- Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
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