AmerShakilMD

Family Medicine • Dallas, TX

Physician

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-645-3900

Education & Training

University Of Texas At Dallas, Naveen Jindal School Of ManagementM.B.A., Healthcare Organization Leadership, Graduated with Distinction, 2015
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)Fellowship, 2009 - 2010
University of Illinois College of MedicineFaculty Development , 1997 - 1998
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Family Medicine, 1994 - 1997
North General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Rawalpindi Medical CollegeClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1994 - 1999
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Academy of Family PhysicianFellow American Academy of Family Physician

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President Texas Academy of Family Physicians Dr. Bill Ross Professorship in Family Practice Fam & Comm Med, UT Southwestern, 2013
Recognition Certificate Chair Commission on Academic Affairs, Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP), 2012
Recognition Certificate President Faculty Senate, University of Texas Southwestern Faculty, 2011
Program Director Recognition Award (Bronze Level) Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), 2011
Community Services Recognition Award Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), 2011
Recognition Article by The Dallas Morning News Free Medical Clinic in Richardson, TX, 2011
Special Constituency Leadership Award Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP), 2010
Second Place Award, Achieving Excellence In the Area of 21st Century Training 2010 and Research Design Association of Family Medicine Program Directors (AFMRD), 2010
Community Services Recognition Award Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, 2009
Third Place Award, Poster Presentation Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP), 2008
Recognition Award, Relief Efforts for Earthquake in Kashmir and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), 2006
Recognition Article by The Dallas Morning News, Relief Efforts for Earthquake in Kashmir and Pakistan 2005
Community Services Recognition Award Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT) Clinic, 2004
Community Services Recognition Award Muslim Community Center for Human Services (MCCHS), 2002
Community Services Recognition Award Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

363 citations
HITS: A Short Domestic Violence Screening Tool for Use in a Family Practice Setting
Kevin Sherin, James Sinacore, Xiao Qiang Li, Robert E. Zitter, Amer Shakil
Family Medicine. 1998-07-01
7 citations
PedHITSS: A Screening Tool to Detect Childhood Abuse in Clinical Settings.
Amer Shakil, Philip Day, Jessica Chu, Sarah B. Woods, Kate Bridges
Family Medicine. 2018-11-01
43 citations
Validation of the HITS Domestic Violence Screening Tool With Males
Amer Shakil, Smith Donald, James Sinacore, Martin A. Krepcho
Family Medicine. 2005-03-01

Journal Articles

Awareness and prevention of osteoporosis among South Asian women
Gimpel, N.E., Rizvi, H., Siddiqui, Z., Ohagi, E., Billmeier, T.M., and Foster, B, Community Health, 1/1/2010
Letter to editor, community action research program
Gimpel, N.E., Ohagi, J., and Dobbie, A, Fam Med, 1/1/2009
Validation of the domestic violence screening tool (HITS) in male population
Smith, D., Sinacore, M., and Krepcho, M, Fam Med, 1/1/2005
What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis?
Trammell, S., Shakil, A., and Wilder, L, Fam Practice, 1/1/2005
Do antibiotics prevent recurrent UTI in children with anatomic abnormalities? Clinical inquiry from the family practice inquiries network
Reed, L., and Wilder, L, Fam Practice, 1/1/2004
Finding guidance amid uncertainty of ADHD diagnosis editorial
Shakil, A, Am Fam Physician, 1/1/2001
Screening for domestic violence in family medicine: Development of the verbal HITS scale
Sherin, M., and Sinacore, M, Journal of Advocate Health Care, 1/1/1999
Recognition of factitious hypoglycemia in family practice setting, JFP
Waickus, C., de Bustros, A, Am Board Fam Pract, 1/1/1999
A short domestic violence screening tool (HITS) for use in a family practice setting
Sherin, K., Sinacore, M., Li, X., Zitter, R, Fam Med, 1/1/1998
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