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Vijay Shah, M.D.

  1. Gastroenterologist
  2. Transplant Hepatologist
  3. Chair, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Minnesota
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Departments

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

Dr. Shah received his undergraduate, medical, and clinical medicine training at Northwestern University. He obtained advanced clinical and research postdoctoral fellowship training in hepatology and liver disease at Yale University. He has maintained an NIH-funded program at Mayo Clinic for almost 25 years which focuses broadly on alcohol related liver disease, cirrhosis, portal hypertension and its complications with over 250 peer review publications in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature, Proceedings of National Academy of Science, New England Journal of Medicine and others. The basic, translational, and clinical work leans heavily on Big Data analytics. Dr. Shah is a member of the prestigious American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and Association of American Physicians (AAP). Presently, Dr. Shah serves as the Carol M Gatton and Mayo Distinguished Investigator and Chair of Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, where he is overseeing a Digital Transformation of the Department. In his leisure time, Dr. Shah likes to ski, play guitar, kayak, exercise, and spend time with his wife, two daughters, and his Labrador Retriever.

  1. Alcoholic hepatitis
  2. Cirrhosis
  3. Liver cancer
  4. Portal hypertension
  1. Liver transplant
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Portal hypertension
  • Liver transplantation
  • Complications of liver cirrhosis
  • Liver cancer
  1. 1997
    Fellow - Digestive DiseasesYale University
  2. 1995
    Fellow - Liver Transplantation (one month)Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 1994
    Resident - Internal MedicineNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
  4. 1991
    BS - Medical Science (combined 6-year undergraduate and medical degree)Northwestern University
  5. 1991
    MD - (combined 6-year undergraduate and medical degree)Northwestern University

Certifications

  1. 1997
    GastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2020
    AAP MemberAssociation of American Physicians
  2. 2019
    2019 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator AwardMayo Clinic
  3. 2019
    Named Professor: Carol M. Gatton Professor of Digestive Diseases Research, Honoring Peter Carryer, M.D.Mayo Clinic
  4. 2019
    Merit Award Status: R01 AA021171: Molecular Mechanisms of Liver Fibrosis 05/01/2017-04/30/2027 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
  5. 2011
    ASCIAmerican Society of Clinical Investigation
  6. 2003
    Young Investigator AwardDepartment of Internal Medicine
  7. 2000
    Beginning Grant-in-AidNorthland Affiliate, American Heart Association
  8. 2000
    Young Investigator AwardNitric Oxide Society
  9. 1999
    Young Investigator AwardDepartment of Internal Medicine
  10. 1998
    Clinical Scholar AwardMayo Foundation
  11. 1998
    K08 AwardNational Institutes of Health
  12. 1997
    Markey Charitable Trust Physician-Scientist AwardYale University
  13. 1997
    Basic Research AwardGlaxo Institute for Digestive Health
  14. 1996
    American Liver Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship AwardAmerican Liver Foundation
  15. 1996
    Young Investigator AwardLiver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease, Bethesda, MD
  16. 1995
    Fellowship GrantNational Institutes of Health
  17. 1992
    Second runner-up, Hans Philipp Popper Award (Basic Science Abstract/Presentation)IASL Scientific Meeting, Brighton, England
  18. 1990
    First Place, Student Research PresentationAAPI Conference, Chicago, IL

Professional memberships

  1. 2020 - present
    MemberAssociation of American Physicians
  2. 2020 - present
    Board LiaisonAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  3. 2020 - present
    TreasurerAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  4. 2019 - present
    Fellowship StatusAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  5. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Research Committee
  6. 2018 - present
    Fellowship StatusAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  7. 2017 - present
    MemberNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Advisory Council
  8. 2016 - present
    Steering Committee MemberAlcoholic Liver Disease SIG, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  9. 2016 - present
    MemberAmerican Gastroenterological Association, Nominating Committee
  10. 2015
    MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Hepatology Editor Selection Committee
  11. 2014 - present
    Co-DirectorAmerican Gastroenterological Association Annual Chairs Consortium
  12. 2013 - 2016
    MemberAmerican Gastroenterological Association, Public Policy Committee
  13. 2012 - 2014
    MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/ALF Research Grants Review Committee
  14. 2011 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Clinical Investigation
  15. 2007 - present
    DirectorOffice of Postdoctoral Affairs, Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board
  16. 2006 - present
    DirectorMultidisciplinary Training Grant in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  17. 2006 - present
    Standing MemberNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
  18. 2006 - present
    MemberResearch Awards Committee, American Liver Foundation
  19. 2005 - 2009
    MemberBiomedical Sciences Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  20. 2005 - 2007
    Ad Hoc Grant ReviewerHPBB & Training Grants, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
  21. 2005 - present
    Research ChairResearch, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  22. 2005 - present
    MemberCancer Cell Biology Program, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  23. 2005 - present
    MemberNIH Liaison Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  24. 2004 - present
    Associate ChairResearch, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  25. 2004 - present
    MemberInternal Medicine Research Advisory Group, Department of Internal Medicine
  26. 2003 - 2006
    MemberAdministrative Scheduling Director, Liver Transplantation Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  27. 2003 - present
    MemberClinician-Investigator Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  28. 2003 - present
    MemberDOM Candidate Subcommittee, Clinician-Investigator Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  29. 2003 - present
    Ad Hoc Grant ReviewerNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
  30. 2002 - 2005
    Vice ChairMultidisciplinary Training Grant in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  31. 2002 - 2003
    MemberInternational Education Subcommittee, Education Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  32. 2002 - present
    DirectorAdvanced Liver Disease Subspecialty Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  33. 2002 - present
    Co-DirectorAdvanced Liver Disease Study Group, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  34. 2002 - present
    Executive Committee MemberMultidisciplinary Training Grant in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  35. 2002 - present
    MemberResearch Committee, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  36. 2002 - present
    MemberGenomics and Proteomics Initiative, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  37. 2002 - present
    Ad Hoc Grant ReviewerNational Science Foundation
  38. 2001 - 2004
    MemberEducation Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  39. 2001 - present
    MemberGIH Fellowship Selection Committee, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  40. 2000 - present
    MemberTumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  41. 2000 - 2005
    MemberVascular Wall Biology (Great America 2B), AHA Grant Peer Review Study Section
  42. 2000 - present
    Conference CoordinatorGI Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  43. 1999 - present
    Ad Hoc ReviewerMerit Review Program, Veteran's Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  44. 1999 - present
    MemberHepatic Circulation and Experimental Portal Hypertension, Abstract Selection Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  45.  
    DirectorGenomics and Proteomics Initiative, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
  46.  
    MemberMayo Clinic Committees
  47.  
    DiplomateAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  48.  
    MemberAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
  49.  
    MemberAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  50.  
    MemberAmerican Physiological Society
  51.  
    MemberAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  52.  
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Physicians
  53.  
    MemberNitric Oxide Society

Publications

Research activities

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