ShamitaBhupendraShahMD

Gastroenterology • New Orleans, LA

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-4015
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2007 - 2008
Ochsner Clinic FoundationFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2020 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis With Oral Vancomycin by the Study of Its Antimicrobial and Immunomodulating Effects Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Trichuris Suis Ova Treatment in Left-sided Ulcerative Colitis Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Online Survey.
Shamita Shah, Alicia C Shillington, Edmond Kato Kabagambe, Kathleen L Deering, Sheena Babin, Joseph Capelouto, Cedric Pulliam, Aarti Patel, Brandon LaChappelle, Julia Liu> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2023 Sep 13
1 citations
Letter to the Editor: Insurance should cover vancomycin for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Ahmad H Ali, Cynthia W Buness, Ryan Fischer, Gerald J Holtmann, Ayesha Shah, Peter Lewindon, Shamita Shah, Amol S Ragnekar, Amy E Taylor, Aparna Goel, Kenneth L Cox, L...> ;Hepatology. 2023 Jun 1
14 citations
Ulcerative colitis immune cell landscapes and differentially expressed gene signatures determine novel regulators and predict clinical response to biologic therapy.
Harrison M. Penrose, Rida Iftikhar, Morgan E. Collins, Eman A. Toraih, Emmanuelle Ruiz, Nathan Ungerleider, Hani Nakhoul, Erik F. Flemington, Emad Kandil, Shamita B. S...> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Apr 27
21 citations
Open-label prospective therapeutic clinical trials: oral vancomycin in children and adults with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Ahmad H. Ali, Jennifer Damman, Shamita B. Shah, Yinka K. Davies, Melissa Hurwitz, Mariam Stephen, Leta M. Lemos, Elizabeth J. Carey, Keith D. Lindor, Cynthia W Buness,...> ;Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Jul 7
30 citations
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Gluten Sensitivity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Berkeley N. Limketkai, Rachel Sepulveda, Tressia Hing, Neha D Shah, Monica Choe, David Limsui, Shamita B. Shah> ;Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb 1
23 citations
Effects of caregiver burden on quality of life and coping strategies utilized by caregivers of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Nimisha K. Parekh, Shamita B. Shah, Kristin McMaster, Alissa Speziale, Laura Yun, Douglas L. Nguyen, Gil Y. Melmed, Sunanda V. Kane> ;Annals of Gastroenterology. 2017 Jan 1
17 citations
Prevalence of Anal Dysplasia in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Shamita B. Shah, Danielle M. Pickham, Hiwot Araya, Ahmad Kamal, Carlos E. Pineda, Saif Ghole, Lauren Shih, Christina S. Kong, Reet Pai, Mark L. Welton> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Nov 1
13 citations
Coping Strategies Used by Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Nimisha K. Parekh, Kristin McMaster, Douglas L. Nguyen, Shamita Shah, Alissa Speziale, Jocelyne Miller, Gil Y. Melmed> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2015 Jun 1
Fecal DNA Testing for Colorectal Neoplasia in IBD: Could it be as Simple as a Stool Study?
Susan Y. Quan, Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2013 Aug 1
2 citations
Enhanced imaging technologies in detecting dysplasia in IBD: narrowing or widening our options?
Sidhartha R. Sinha, Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2012 Oct 1
Fast Routes to New Therapies: What Do Epilepsy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have in Common?
Ashish Nimgaonkar, Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2012 Mar 1
3 citations
Plant Extract: A Natural Immune Booster for Ulcerative Colitis
Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2011 Oct 1
Stretching the limits in Crohn's disease.
Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2011 Mar 1
1 citations
Capsule Endoscopy in the Diagnosis of Suspected Small Bowel Involvement with Crohn’s Disease
Ravi Sharaf, Barrett G. Levesque, Shamita B. Shah, Teri A. Longacre, Pankaj J. Pasricha> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2011 Jan 1
Probiotics for Ulcerative Colitis … Are The Good Bugs Back?
Shamita B. Shah> ;Gastroenterology. 2010 Sep 1
13 citations
Incidence and Risk of Intestinal and Extra-intestinal Complications in Medicaid Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A 5-Year Population-Based Study
Gaurav Arora, Gurkirpal Singh, Shweta Vadhavkar, Shamita B. Shah, Ajitha Mannalithara, Alka Mithal, George Triadafilopoulos> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2010 Apr 29
Atypical rectal bleeding: the challenge of diagnosing mild ulcerative colitis.
Barrett G. Levesque, Reetesh K. Pai, Shamita B. Shah> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2010 Feb 6
5 citations
Kaposi's sarcoma involving the gastrointestinal tract.
Shamita B. Shah, K. Shiva Kumar> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2008 Feb 1
Radiology case of the month. Abdominal pain. Choledochocystectomy for chronic cholecystitis.
David S Gloss, Shamita B Shah, Babak Etemad, Harld R Neitzschman> ;The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2008 Jan 1
9 citations
Risks and benefits of the use of concomitant immunosuppressives and biologics in inflammatory bowel disease.
Shamita B. Shah, Stephen B. Hanauer> ;Reviews in Gastroenterological Disorders. 2008 Jan 1
17 citations
Treatment of diarrhea in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: concepts and cautions.
Shamita B. Shah, Stephen B. Hanauer> ;Reviews in Gastroenterological Disorders. 2007 Jan 1
8 citations
Restoring a gastroenterology fellowship match: a trainee perspective.
Joseph K. Lim, Shamita B. Shah> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2004 Aug 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Ochsner Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana