
Mitesh V Shah MD FAANS (He/Him)
[Pronunciation: Meetesh]
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery
Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Paul B Nelson Chair in Neurological Surgery, Co-Director IU/IUH Neuroscience Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine
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362 W 15th StSuite 5100Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-963-8182
Fax+1 317-222-2012
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Summary
- I have been a member of the faculty of the IU Department of Neurological Surgery since 1994. My clinical interests are in Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base and Neurovascular surgery but I also perform minimally invasive Spine and Brain Surgery.
I am the Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Paul B. Nelson Chair in Neurological Surgery, and Co-Director of the the IU/IUH Neuroscience Institute at the Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Healthcare System.
Clinical Expertise
- Cerebrovascular disease, Neurosurgical oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Thoracic spine surgery, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Gliomas, Brachytherapy, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Vestibular schwannoma, Carotid endarterectomy, Ischemic stroke, Carotid disease, Hemorrhagic stroke, Intracranial hemorrhage
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of MinnesotaInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
IN State Medical License 1994 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2018 - 2021
MN State Medical License 1989 - 1993
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Interim Chair and Co-Director of Neuroscience Institute IU School of Medicine and IU Health, 2022
- President Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, 2015-2018
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013-2017
Clinical Trials
- Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study) Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsKilling the killers: Natural killer cell therapy targeting glioma stem cells in high-grade glioma.Poorva Poorva, Jensen Mast, Bihui Cao, Mitesh V Shah, Karen E Pollok
Molecular Therapy. 2025-06-04 - Residual Vestibular Schwannomas: Proposed Age-Tumor-Residual (ATR) Staging System to Predict Future Growth.Douglas J Totten, Evan C Cumpston, William Schneider, Charles W Yates, Mitesh V Shah
Otology & Neurotology. 2024-12-01 - 10 citationsPreoperative stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with 1-4 brain metastases: A single-arm phase 2 trial outcome analysis (NCT03398694).Namita Agrawal, Jack M Shireman, Kevin Shiue, Aaron Kamer, LaKeisha Boyd
Neuro-Oncology Practice. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
New Brain Surgery Technique Makes a Real Difference for Greenwood MotherNovember 21st, 2019
IU Health Covets Big Prize, but Neurologist Practice Clings to IndependenceOctober 26th, 2018
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- IU Department of Neurosurgeryhttps://medicine.iu.edu/neurological-surgery
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