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Office
15035 Southwest Freeway
Sugar Land, TX 77478Phone+1 713-486-7000- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Vishal Shah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is also an affiliated surgeon with the Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports medicine Institute.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Shah specializes in Sports Medicine with an emphasis in minimally invasive treatment of sports injuries and complex injuries of the shoulder and knee. Using advanced techniques perfected in the sports medicine arena, Dr. Shah is accustomed to treating fractures, arthritic conditions, and common musculoskeletal conditions and injuries that afflict individuals of all ages and in all walks of life. Understanding that many such conditions can be treated with non-operative means involving physical therapy, bracing, medications, or activity modification, Dr. Shah can guide patients through non-operative and operative solutions and offer surgical treatment when appropriate.
Dr. Shah is medical director and head orthopedic physician for Houston Christian University. He also provides sports medicine care for high school and collegiate athletes across the Houston region.
Education & Training
- American Sports Medicine Institute (St Vincent's)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2007 - 2008
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2007
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- AL State Medical License Active through 2008
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 157 citationsReturn to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in National Football League athletes.Vishal M. Shah, James R. Andrews, Glenn S. Fleisig, Christopher S. McMichael, Lawrence J. Lemak> ;The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2010 Nov 1
- 8 citationsDelayed presentation of cervical ligamentous instability without radiologic evidence.Vishal M. Shah, Rex A.W. Marco> ;Spine. 2007 Mar 1
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Gujarati
Hospital Affiliations
- Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital-First ColonySugar Land, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, Texas
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas
External Links
- UT Ortho Websitehttps://med.uth.edu/ortho/faculty/vishal-m-shah-m-d
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