Practice Experience 

Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine of Southern New Jersey
July 2009-present: Attending Orthopaedics and Spine Surgeon
Hospital Privileges: Inspira Medical Center, Jefferson Medical Center, Virtua Medical Center

Heart of Florida Back and Spine Center Haines City, FL
November 2008-June 2009 Attending Orthopaedics and Spine Surgeon. 
Hospital Privileges: Heart of Florida Hospital.
Physician Advisory Council 2009.

Parkland Regional Medical Center Derry, NH
September 2008-October 2008: Locum tenens General Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Hosptial Priveledges: Parkland Regional Medical Center.

Jewett Othopaedic Clinic Winter Park, FL
August 2006- August 2008 Attending Spine Surgeon.
Hospital Priveledges: Florida Hospital System, Orlando Regional Healthcare.

Education

Education University of California, San Francisco, CA
Spine Surgery Fellowship, July 2006
Director: Sigurd Berven, MD

Yale University New Haven, CT
General Surgery Internship, June 2001
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, June 2005
Chairman: Gary E. Friedlaender, MD

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, NJ
Doctor of Medicine, May 2000.

Rutgers University, Rutgers College New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, May 1997.

Honors

Yale Orthopaedic Anatomy Prize, 2004 and 2005
Wayne O. Southwick Award
Yale New Haven Hospital All Star Physician 2003
Alpha Omega Alpha, National Honor Medical Society, 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha Research Scholar 1998
UMDNJ Summer Research Fellow 1997
UMDNJ Summer Research Fellow 1996
Howard Hughes Summer Research Scholar 1995
Articulated BA/MD Program Graduated with Honors, 1997
Member of Golden Key National Honor Society
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Rutgers College Dean’s List

Laboratory Experience

Yale University New Haven, CT
June 2001-5. Resident research with Dr. Manohar Panjabi examining biomechanics of thoraco-lumbar burst fracture with emphasis on biomechanical basis of instability and novel fixation methods using 3-D flexibility, quantitative discomanometry, internal fixation, kyphoplasty, and vertebroplasty. Helped invent Stablimax-NZ.

St. Peter’s Medical Center New Brunswick, NJ
June 1998 -- September 1998. Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society Research Scholar with Dr. A. J. Tria, Jr. and Dr. T. P. Andriacchi. Studied Cruciate Retaining and Cruciate Substituting knee prostheses in a bilateral setting using gait analysis to calculate and compare functional range of motion and functional moment magnitudes.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ
January 1997 -- August 1997. Winter 1998-1999. Independent Research and UMDNJ Summer Fellow with Dr. M.L. Tiku, Dr. A. J. Tria, Jr. and Dr. J. P. Zawadsky. Studied lipid peroxidation in normal rabbit cartilage and human osteoarthritic cartilage. Used histopathologic techniques of tissue sectioning and immunohistochemistry. Used biological laboratory techniques of tissue culture and spectroflouroscopy.

Clinical Research Center New Brunswick, NJ
Summer 1996. UMDNJ Summer Research Scholar with Dr. T.J. Thomas group; studied expression of proteins in murine models of lupus. Used techniques of tissue preparation, RT-PCR and DNA electrophoreses.
Summer 1995. Howard Hughes Summer Fellow with Dr. T.J. Thomas group; studied structure and stability of triple-helical DNA. Used heat sensitive ultraviolet spectroscopy and implemented basic laboratory procedures of dialysis and purification.

Wright-Reiman Laboratories Piscataway, NJ
January 1995- May 1995. Undergraduate Research Intern with Dr. Roth group; studied structure and reactivity of organic radical cations. Worked on photo-induced radical cation reaction of 1,5-dimethyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene. Implemented basic laboratory procedures of purification and spectroscopy analysis.

Presentations

Spinal Problems Masquerading as Foot Issues, Center for Diagnostic Imaging, July 16, 2018

Surgical Solution for Cervical Spondylitic Myelopthy, Center for Diagnostic Imaging, April 27, 2018

Sagittal Alignment in the Setting of Worker Compensation, Capehart and Scatcher, November 2017

Minimally Invasive Sagittal Alignment Concepts: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Jefferson University Hospital Grand Rounds, Vineland, October 2017

Sagittal Alignment in the Spine: Current Concepts. New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians. May 2017

Tissue Sparing Multiple Level Posterior Cervical Fusion, American Cervical Excellence Society, Annual Meeting 2016

Spine Injuries and the Athlete, Center for Diagnostic Imaging Grand Rounds, October 2016 Mechanical Pain and the Spine, New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians, December 2015

Keeping Our Patients Active: The Role of Spine Surgery. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. August 2007

Use of Intraoperative Motor Evoked Potentials in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery: Correlation to Clinical Outcome. Shah, RV., Fleischer, G., Hwang, K., and Berven, S. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons 48th Annual Meeting, December 2006

Biomechanics of Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds, University of California, San Francisco, California November 2005

Anterior Approach Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Beyond the Minimally Invasive Technique. Kennon, RE., Shah, RV., Keggi, JM., Zatorski, L., and Keggi, KJ. 71st Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2004

Blunt Needle Use in Orthopaedic Procedures. Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Trauma
Association, October 2003

Artificial Disc Biomechanics. Yale Spine Symposia. Providence, Rhode Island. September 2003

Soft-tissue Stabilization Technologies in the Spine. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds Grand Round, Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut, August 2003

Spine Arthroplasty. Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds, Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. September 2002

Abstracts

Detecting Neurologic Injury across Lumbosacral Junction Using Motor Evoked Potentials. Shah, RV., Lyons, R., Fleischer, G., Hwang, K., and Berven, S. North American Spine Society, 2006

Intraoperative Motor Evoked Potentials: Correlation to Clinical Outcome in Surgery for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, . Shah, RV., Lyon, R., Fleischer, G., Hwang, K., and Berven, S. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine June 2006

A comparison of the cost effectiveness of lumbar decompression surgery and total hip arthroplasty in matched cohort using quality adjusted life years as a determinant of utility Fleischer, G., Lam, J., Shah, RV., Hwang, K., Burch,S., and Berven, S. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, June 2006

Novel Injury Scoring for Lumbar Burst Fractures Using Three Dimensional Flexibility Data. Shah, RV., Bruegel-Sanchez, V., Rubin, W., Bokhari, S., and Panjabi, MM. IMAST, 2005

Predicting Mechanical Instability of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Using CT Scans. Panjabi, MM, Shah, RV., Rubin, W., Bokhari, S., and Cholwecki,J. IMAST, 2005

CT Scan Can Predic Disc Integrity Secondary to Burst Fracture: Quantitative Discomanometry Validation . Shah, RV., Dushey, C., Rubin, W., Ortega, G., and Panjabi, MM. IMAST, 2005

Industry support and correlation to study outcome for papers published in Spine. Shah RV, Albert TJ, Bruegel-Sanchez V, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Grauer JN. IMAST, 2005

Assessing .Mechanical Instability for Lumbar Burst Fractures Using Existing Classifications. Shah, RV Lindskog, D. Brugeul-Sanchez, V., Ortega, GR, Rubin, W and Panjabi , MM. IMAST 2005

Novel Injury Scoring for Lumbar Burst Fractures Using Three Dimensional Flexibility Data. Shah, RV., Bruegel-Sanchez, V., Rubin, W., Bokhari, S., and Panjabi, MM. International Study for Lumbar Spine, 2005

Predicting Mechanical Instability of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Using CT Scans. Panjabi, MM, Shah, RV., Rubin, W., Bokhari, S., and Cholwecki,J. International Study for Lumbar Spine, 2005

CT Scan Can Predict Disc Integrity Secondary to Burst Fracture: Quantitative Discomanometry Validation . Shah, RV., Dushey, C., Rubin, W., Ortega, G., and Panjabi, MM. International Study for Lumbar Spine, 2005

Anterior Approach Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Beyond the Minimally Invasive Technique. Kennon, RE., Shah, RV., Keggi, JM., Zatorski, L., and Keggi, KJ. 71st Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2004

Blunt Needle Use in Orthopaedic Procedures. Ortega, GR, Shah, RV, Hunt, D, and Baumgaertner, MR. Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Trauma Association, October 2003

Demonstration of Malondialdehyde and Hydroxynonenal Protein Adducts in Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage. Tiku, M. L., Shah, R., Tria, A. J., and Zawadsky, J. P. FASEB Journal, 12: A1046 (Ab 6503) 1998

Formation of Aldehyde-Protein adducts in Chondrocytes Results in Cartilage Matrix Degradation. Allison, G. T., Shah, R., and Tiku, M. L. FASEB Journal 12: A1046 (Ab 6502) 1998

Publications

Revision Open Anterior Approaches for Spine Procedures. Gumbs, A., Hanan, S., Yue, J., Shah, RV., and Sumpio, B. Spine Journal May-June 2007

Smoking and Total Disc Arthroplasty Utilizing the Prodisc® Prosthesis: AProspective Study with 2 Year Minimum Follow-up. Bertagnoli, R., Yue J J, Shah, RV, Pfeiffer F., Fenk-Mayer, A., Nanieva, R., and Husted, D. Spine April 2006

The Treatment of Disabling Single Level Lumbar Discogenic Low Back Pain in Patients over 60 with Total Disc Arthroplasty Utilizing the Prodisc® Prosthesis: A Prospective Study with 2 Year Minimum Follow-up. Bertagnoli, R., Yue J J, Shah, RV, Pfeiffer F., Fenk-Mayer, A., Nanieva, R., and Husted, D. Journal Neurosurgery Spine, February 2006

The Treatment of Disabling Single Level Lumbar Discogenic Low Back Pain with Total Disc Arthroplasty Utilizing the Prodisc Prosthesis: A Prospective Study with Two Year Minimum Follow-up. Bertagnoli, R., Yue J J, Shah, RV, Pfeiffer F., Fenk-Mayer, A., Nanieva, R., and Husted, D. Spine October 2005

The Treatment of Disabling Multi-Level Lumbar Discogenic Low Back Pain with Total Disc Arthroplasty Utilizing the Prodisc Prosthesis: A Prospective Study with Two Year Minimum Follow-up. Bertagnoli, R., Yue JJ, Shah, RV, Pfeiffer F, Fenk-Mayer, A., Nanieva, R., and Husted, D. Spine October 2005

The Presence of Molecular Imprints of In-vivo Lipid Peroxidation in Osteoarthritic Cartilage: A Pathogenic Role in Osteoarthritis. Shah, R., Raska, K., and Tiku, ML. Arthritis and Rheumatism. September 2005

Industry support and correlation to study outcome for papers published in Spine. Shah RV, Albert TJ, Bruegel-Sanchez V, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Grauer JN. Spine July 2005

Lumbar disc herniations. Orthopedics Hyperguide, http://www.ortho.hyperguides.com/ , Shah R, Grauer JN, Albert TJ February 2003

Degenerative disc disease. Orthopedics Hyperguide, http://www.ortho.hyperguides.com/ ,Shah R, Grauer JN, Albert TJ. February 2003

Evidence Linking Chondrocyte Lipid Peroxidation to Cartilage Matrix Protein Degradation: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Cartilage Aging and Osteoarthritis. Tiku, M. L., Shah, R., and Allison, G. T Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 14, 2000

Works in Progress

Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Novel Fixation Methods

Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Grading Instability Using CT Scan and Biomechanical Data

Licensure:

New Jersey 2009 25MA08542100
Florida 2006 ME96545
California 2005 A91635
Step III 2002
Step II 2000
Step I 1998

Board Certification:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008 – 2028

Society Membership:

American Cervical Excellence 
Society Society of Lateral Access Surgery 
North American Spine Society 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Personal Information:

Married in 2003, wife: Sonia Daughter: Elina, Son: Aarav

Hobbies/Interests

Disc jockeying, rowing, tennis, hiking, canoeing, biking