
David Joseph Shaw MD MBA, FACP, FACC
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Director of Graduate Medical Education Scripps Mercy Hospital
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4077 5th AveMer-35San Diego, CA 92103
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Summary
- David Joseph Shaw, M.D., MBA, F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., completed his medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Shaw served as a Clinical Fellow at the National Institutes of Health prior to entering a fellowship in Clinical Cardiology at UCSD School of Medicine. After practicing Cardiology and Internal Medicine for 31 years and serving as Medical Director and Chief of Staff of Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California, he accepted the position of Director of Medical Education at the Hospital in August, 2004. His interests include implementation of evidence-based practice in cardiovascular disease, management of congestive heart failure, implementation of an integrated clinical information system across the continuum of care, measureable improvements in patient care outcomes linked to measureable improvements in Resident education, research into optimizing compliance with medications by patients discharged from the hospital, teaching high-value cost-conscious care to physicians, and improving communication by physicians with patients and their families.
Dr. Shaw has received grants from The California Endowment for Building Institutional Capacity to Improve Access and Quality for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Populations Served by Scripps Health and from the VHA Healthcare Foundation for Improving Compliance with Discharge Medications.
Education & Training
San Diego State UniversityMBA, 2000 - 2002
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1971 - 1973
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1969
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1967
Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, 1960 - 1964
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1970 - 2022
MD State Medical License 1971 - 1993
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Francis Wayland Scholar Brown University, 1960, 1961
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsLung Ultrasound Findings Detected During Inpatient Echocardiography Are Common and Associated With Short- and Long-term MortalityVartan Nubar Garibyan, Stanley A. Amundson, David J. Shaw, James N. Phan, Brian K. Showalter
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2018-07-01 - 46 citationsMethamphetamine-Associated Congestive Heart Failure: Increasing Prevalence and Relationship of Clinical Outcomes to Continued Use or AbstinenceSean Sliman, Jill Waalen, David J. Shaw
Cardiovascular Toxicology. 2016-10-01 - 61 citationsRetention of Ultrasound Skills and Training in "Point-of-Care" Cardiac Ultrasound.Bruce J. Kimura, Sean Sliman, Jill Waalen, Stan A. Amundson, David J. Shaw
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2016-10-01
Journal Articles
- Papilledema and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.Buchheit, W. A., Burton, C., Haag, B., and Shaw, D. J, New Engl. J. Med
- Simultaneous occurrence of toxic hepatitis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome following therapy with sulfisoxazole and sulfamethoxazole.Shaw, D. J. and Jacobs, R. P, Johns Hopkins Med. J
- Autoradiographic study of the I133 Xenon disappearance method for measurement of myocardial blood flow.Shaw, D. J., Pitt, A., and Friesinger, G. C, Cardiovasc. Res
Abstracts/Posters
- Effects of three stressor tests on cardiovascular reactivity in a moderately hypertensive sample.Jacobs, D. W., Shaw, D. J., Hagenhoff, C., and Johnson, C, Society for Behavioral Medicine
- Use of Herbal and Nutritional Supplements (Naturoceuticals) by Heart Failure Patients.Hermann, D.W.; Kuiper, J.J.; Shabetai, R.; Carethers, D.W.; Shaw, D.J; and Greenberg, B.H, J. of Cardiac Failure
- Efficacy of a Nurse-practitioner heart failure clinic in a community hospital.Shaw, D.; Carrethers, D.; Thweatt, E; and Young, W, J. of Cardiac Failure
Press Mentions
Meth Abusers at Risk for Little-Known but Potentially Deadly DiseaseMay 8th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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