Clinical Focus

• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Gastroenterology

Administrative Appointments

• Clinical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Division of Gastroenterology (2008 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2000)
• Intern of the Year, Charity Hospital, New Orleans (2001)
• Intern, Teaching Excellence Award (2001)
• Resident, Teaching Award (2004)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Medicine

Current Research Interests

I joined Stanford after specialized training in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. I am the Clinical Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program. My clinical and research interests within IBD include the application of novel diagnostic tools, study of IBD-associated conditions, treatment of severe colitis, and prevention of post-operative recurrence.

Clinical Trials

• Perfusion CT as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Patients with Rectal Cancer Recruiting

Publications

• Fast Routes to New Therapies: What Do Epilepsy And Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have In Common? Nimgaonkar A, Shah SB. Gastroenterology. 2012
• Capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of suspected small bowel involvement with Crohn's disease. Sharaf RN, Levesque BG, Shah S, Longacre T, Pasricha PJ. Dig Dis Sci. 2011; 56 (1): 46-8
• Plant extract: a natural immune booster for ulcerative colitis. Shah SB, Gastroenterology. 2011; 141 (4): 1525-6
• Stretching the limits in Crohn's disease. Shah SB, Gastroenterology. 2011; 140 (3): 1099-101; discussion 1101
• Atypical rectal bleeding: the challenge of diagnosing mild ulcerative colitis. Levesque BG, Pai R, Shah SB. Dig Dis Sci. 2010; 55 (3): 586-8