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Samit Shah

MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, VA Connecticut Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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Samit Shah, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI

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Biography

Samit Shah is an Interventional Cardiologist who specializes in the invasive evaluation of coronary artery disease, coronary physiology, and complex coronary interventions.

He was an undergraduate at the Pennsylvania State University and went to medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, where he graduated with a medical doctorate as well as PhD in Neuroscience. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, followed by clinical fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine, Peripheral Vascular Interventions, and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Shah has received numerous honors for patient care and education, including the Dr. Lynda Rosenfeld Cardiology Fellowship Teacher of the Year Award, Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award, Veterans Administration I CARE Award, and Yale Internal Medicine Excellence in Outpatient Care Award. In 2023, he was recognized by the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) as a "30 in their 30's" award recipient for professional excellence in interventional cardiology.

His scholarly work has focused on the outcomes of cardiovascular interventions and the invasive assessment of coronary physiology. He is the national co-principal investigator of the DISCOVER INOCA multi-center registry, and has active research projects at Yale regarding the diagnostic yield of invasive coronary physiology testing, ischemic heart disease in women, and the vascular effects of psychological stress.

Education & Training

  • Fellow
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2019)
  • Fellow
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2018)
  • Resident
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2015)
  • Intern
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • MD
    University of Illinois School of Medicine (2012)
  • PhD
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Neuroscience (2010)
  • BS
    Pennsylvania State University, Vertebrate Physiology (2005)
  • AA
    Bard Early College at Simon's Rock (2002)

Activities

  • Seeing the Invisible Insights from the Yale Comprehensive Coronary Physiology Program
    New Haven, CT, United States 2023
    12th Annual Interventional Cardiology Symposium
  • The State of the Art in Angiography-Based Coronary Physiology
    San Francisco, CA, United States 2023
    Transcatheter Therapeutics (TCT 2023)
  • The Value of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Testing
    San Francisco, CA, United States 2023
    Transcatheter Therapeutics (TCT 2023)
  • Leaving No Stone Unturned: Changing the Way We Care for Women's Hearts
    New Haven, CT, United States 2023
    Health of Women Summit
  • ACS and Microvascular Dysfunction Invasive Assessment and Management
    Springfield, MA, United States 2023
    10th Annual Western New England Acute Cardiology Conference
  • Seeing the Invisible: Invasive Coronary Physiology in Clinical Practice
    Ridgedale, MO, United States 2023
    3rd Annual Cardiovascular Updates Symposium at Big Cedar
  • Beyond the angiogram: invasive assessment of coronary microvascular dysfunction
    Pasadena, CA, United States 2023
    Controversies in Interventional Cardiovascular Therapies (CICT)
  • If you build it, they will come: Tips for building a clinical coronary physiology program
    Pasadena, CA, United States 2023
    Controversies in Interventional Cardiovascular Therapies (CICT)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
30 in their 30's AwardSociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention2023
Dr. Lynda Rosenfeld Cardiology Fellowship Teacher of the Year AwardYale University2022
Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer AwardWomen’s Health Research at Yale2021
I CARE AwardVA Connecticut Healthcare System2020
Excellence in Outpatient CareYale Primary Care Center, Yale Internal Medicine Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine2015

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Faculty Advisory CouncilCommittee Member2023 - 2026
NBC ConnecticutYale Doctors Explain How to Avoid Top Winter Injuries2023 - Present
Women's Health Research at YaleAd-hoc reviewer2023 - Present
WATR’s Talk of the Town RadioExpert2022 - Present
American College of Cardiology Federal Section Leadership CouncilCouncil Member2022 - Present
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Government Relations CommitteeCommittee Member2022 - Present
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Match Task Force CommitteeCommittee Member2022 - Present
American College of Cardiology Accreditation Oversight CommitteeCommittee Member2022 - Present
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (JSCAI)Editorial Board Member2022 - Present
Microvascular NetworkLead2021 - Present
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)Fellow2020 - Present
American College of CardiologyFellow2020 - Present

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