About Shimul Shah, MD
Dr. Shimul Shah is an academic multi-organ transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon with a special interest in health services research. Before joining Mass General Brigham, Dr. Shah served as Professor and Chief of Solid Organ Transplantation and Vice Chair of health services research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Health (UC Health) and the University of Cincinnati Medical College (UCMC), where he led a thriving transplant program. As a graduate of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery Residency in 2006, Dr. Shah returns to Boston and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Shah provides expert care for patients in need of liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as hepatobiliary surgery for conditions like end-stage liver disease, cancers of the liver, and liver and bile duct disorder. During his tenure at UCMC, the liver transplant program grew by 330%, helping more patients access life-saving transplants. His dedication to excellence earned him the inaugural James and Catherine Orr Endowed Chair in Liver Transplantation.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Shah is dedicated to making surgery more accessible and improving health care equity through research. He has written or contributed to nearly 240 publications and 25 book chapters. He founded and directed the Cincinnati Research in Outcomes and Safety in Surgery (CROSS), a multidisciplinary group focused on health services research that now includes 10 surgical faculty members. Dr. Shah also holds national leadership roles with the AHPBA and UNOS and continues to contribute to improving outcomes for transplant patients nationwide.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Biliary tract liver disease
- Cholangitis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatobiliary
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Liver failure
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
- Obstructive biliary tract liver disease
- Transplant surgery
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2000
Medical Education
- MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, University of Toronto / Toronto General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Medicare ACO
- Tufts Health Plan
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Research
Dr. Shah has advanced the understanding and management of liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery, with a focus on improving surgical outcomes. He has also explored issues like unequal access to surgery and disparities in cancer care, contributing to nearly 250 research articles and 25 book chapters. Recently, Dr. Shah has focused on enhancing patient care after major surgery. More recently, his work has been focused on clinical care and redesign of patient centered care after major surgery. His group has developed a tele-medical home program for post-liver transplantation patients and published the first pilot program demonstrating its utility and feasibility. He initiated the first randomized controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of telehealth versus standard of care which was the first of its kind in surgery and transplantation and has the potential to change the way patients are cared for after major surgery.
Publications
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Selected publications:
Liver Transplant Costs and Activity After United Network for Organ Sharing Allocation Policy Changes. JAMA Surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38809546/
Defining the operative time threshold for safety in patients undergoing robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB (Oxford): the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26(3), 323-332: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38072726/
Does hepatectomy technique matter? Liver Transplantation: official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38767456/
Sex Disparities in Academic Productivity and Rank Among Abdominal Transplant Faculty in the United States. Transplantation proceedings, 56(1), 260-264: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38267336/
Commentary on: Risk factors, patterns, and outcome predictors of late recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection: A large cohort study with long-term follow-up results? Surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38744566/
Machine perfusion and liver transplant center behavior: Answers or more questions? American Journal of Transplantation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38729613/