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Wimberly CoveSte 502Austin, TX 78735
Phone+1 866-333-8769
Fax+1 803-419-9122
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Summary
- Dr. Nawal Shaikh is a neurologist based in Fort Worth, TX, specializing in neurooncology. She completed her medical education with an MBBS from Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research in 2009, followed by a residency in Neurology at Allegheny Health Network, where she also completed her internship in Internal Medicine. She further specialized with a Neuro-Oncology fellowship at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Dr. Shaikh has held assistant professorships at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and is currently at UTSW Medical. Her expertise includes neurofibromatosis, peripheral neuropathies, glioblastoma, and paraneoplastic syndromes. She has published on topics such as meningeal hemangiopericytoma and pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma. Her work has been recognized with several citations and awards, including the Women’s Excellence Award.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Neuro-Oncology, 2016 - 2018
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Neurology, 2013 - 2016
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & ResearchClass of 2009, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2018 - 2023
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
- PA State Medical License 2012 - 2016
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Women’s Excellence Award from Mujjaddid Alfesani Education Trust 2008
- Certificate of Participation Family Physician’s Association, 2008
- Certificate of attendance University of South California, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsExploratory Evaluation of Personalized Ultrafractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiation Therapy (PULSAR) With Central Nervous System-Active Drugs in Brain Metastases ...Michael Dohopolski, Luiza Giuliani Schmitt, Soummitra Anand, Haozhao Zhang, Strahinja Stojadinovic
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024-11-17 - 2 citationsMeningeal Hemangiopericytoma Presenting as Pure Gerstmann Syndrome: A Double Rarity.Prashant Natteru, Lakshmi Ramachandran Nair, Gustavo D. Luzardo, Nawal Shaikh
Cureus. 2021-06-23 - 56 citationsPleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: a brief reviewNawal Shaikh, Nupur Brahmbhatt, Tim J. Kruser, Kwok Ling Kam, Christina L. Appin
CNS Oncology. 2019-09-19
Journal Articles
- Delayed Leptomeningeal Metastasis of an Adult Anaplastic Pilocytic AstrocytomaRimas V Lukas, Douglas E Anderson, Edward Melian, John P Leonetti, Daniel M Heiferman, Ewa Borys, Nawal Shaikh, Brain Tumor Pathology
- Increased risk of Bell palsy in patients with migraineShaikh Nawal, AAN, 1/1/2016
- A systematic approach to the diagnosis of suspected CNS lymphomaShaikh Nawal, JAMA Neurology, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters
- Treatment Patterns and Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma: A retrospective database analysis using US Electronic Medical Records (EMR)Priya Kumthekar, Nawal Ishak Shaikh, Reethi Iyengar, Patrick Bonnet, Kyle Holen, Maria Guseva, Amir Abushamaa, Karan Singh Dixit, Society of NeuroOncology, 1/1/2017
- A case of neuronal gigantism and cortical thickening: A rare complication of therapeutic radiationNawal Shaikh, MD; Jeffrey Raizer, MD; Priya Kumthekar, MD; Karan Dixit, MD, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2017
- Risk factor analysis and outcomes in patients with high grade gliomas managed at Allegheny General hospitalNawal Shaikh, MD; Carol Schramke, PhD; Tuilka Ranjan, MD, Society of Neuro Oncology, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- B cell lymphoproliferative disorder- Castleman’s disease1/1/2017
- Neurological complications of Stem cell transplant1/1/2017
- Wallerian degeneration of cervical spinal cord post focal radiation therapy to treat posterior fossa for brain stem low grade glioma1/1/2017
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