Education:
2002 University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI Executive Masters in Health Management & Policy (MPH)
1997 Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM), Kirksville, Missouri; Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
1996 Cardiovascular Medicine Pre-doctoral Research Fellow, Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center (supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health)
1992 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Post-Graduate Training:
2005 - Present Chief Resident, Urological Surgery, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan
2004 - Present Robotic & Laparoscopic Urologic Oncology Fellowship, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan
2000 NIH-NIDDK Urologist-Scientist Research Fellowship, University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Urology
1998 General Surgery Residency Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan
1997 Internship, Michigan State University , Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan
Experience:
2009 Professor (adjunct), Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Biomedical Engineering
2009 Section Chief Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, GA
2008 President & CEO, AVRA Surgical Robotics, Inc
2007 President, Men’s Health & Wellness Center, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 Clinical Associate Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia Campus
2006 - Present Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic UrologySaint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Urology Specialists of Atlanta, LLC
Honors and Awards:
2008 Young Physician Award, Osteopathic Foundation
2005 Robert C. Erwin Literary Award, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS)
2005 Boehringer-Ingelheim Urology Fellow Travel Scholar – UCLA State-of-the-Art Lecture Series
2005 International Volunteers in Urology (IVU) Travel Scholarship - India
2003 American Urologic Association (AUA) Travel Scholar Award, Urologic Complications of Diabetes, National Institutes of Health
2002 AMA Foundation Leadership Award
2000 - Present NIH-NIDDK Urologist-Scientist Post-doctoral Fellowship Scholar
2001 Robert C. Erwin Literary Award, 1st prize, ACOS
Professional Appointments
2009 Professor, Clinical Adjunct – Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Computing (appointment pending review, expected June 2009)
2008 Clinical Associate Professor, PCOM – Georgia Campus
2007 Board of Directors, Saint Joseph’s Research Institute (SJRI)
2006 Member-at-Large, Young Physicians Section, Medical Association of Georgia (MAG)
2006 - 2009 AUA Committee on Coding & Reimbursement
Publications:
Shah VP, Shah NL, Diwan S. Future of Pain Medicine: Computer & Robotic Assisted Procedures. Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. (August 2009, in press).
Shah NL, Burks DA. Internet Use in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis. J Urol (submitted February 2009)
Shah NL, Laungani R, Sarle R, Peabody JO, Menon M. Identification Techniques for the Prostatovesical Junction During Robotic Radical Prostatectomy.
Shah NL, Sarle R, Laungani R, Menon M, Peabody JO. Troubleshooting Pearls for Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Experiences from over 2000 Cases.
Chapters
Shah NL, Menon M. Current Applications for Robotic Surgery. In Operative Techniques in General Surgery. Editor Walter A. Koltun, MD. September 2005.
Shah NL, Hemal A, Menon M. Cystectomy and Diversion Using Robotic Assistance. In Recent Advances in Endourology. Submitted March 2005.
Pienta KJ, Sandler H, Shah NL, Sanda MG. “Prostate Cancer, Chapter 17.” In Cancer Mangement: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Sixth Edition. PRR Inc, Melville NJ. 2002.
