Bhavesh L Shah MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center
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759 Chestnut StSpringfield, MA 01199
Phone+1 413-794-5370
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Summary
- Dr. Bhavesh Shah is a neonatal-perinatal specialist based in Springfield, MA. He completed his medical training at L. Tilak Municipal Medical College, followed by an internship at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, and residency and fellowship in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Joined Baystate Medical Center in 1977. Organized Regional NICU, since1980 served as the Division Director of Newborn Medicine at Baystate Medical Center. His research focuses on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants, with multiple publications exploring cognitive impairment, epilepsy, and neurotrophin levels, which have been cited numerous times in other scholarly works. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Education & Training
University of ConnecticutFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1975 - 1977- University of ConnecticutResidency, Pediatrics, 1972 - 1975
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
L. Tilak Municipal Medical CollegeClass of 1969
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1977 - 2019
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsAssociation of Circulating Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Protein Biomarkers in Extremely Preterm Born Children with Subsequent Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging...Karl C.K. Kuban, Hernan Jara, T. Michael O'Shea, Timothy Heeren, Robert M. Joseph
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019-05-07 - 5 citationsAntecedents of epilepsy and seizures among children born at extremely low gestational age.Rachana Singh, Laurie M. Douglass, Thomas M. O'Shea, Carl E. Stafstrom, Elizabeth N. Allred
Journal of Perinatology. 2019-03-27 - 15 citationsAmong Children Born Extremely Preterm a Higher Level of Circulating Neurotrophins Is Associated with Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment at School Age.Karl C.K. Kuban, Timothy Heeren, T. Michael O'Shea, Robert M. Joseph, Raina N. Fichorova
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018-07-18
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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