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Office
240 Middletown Blvd
Ste 101C
Langhorne, PA 19047Phone+1 215-550-9999Fax+1 215-857-9572
Summary
- Dr. Rajnikant (Raj) Shah is a practicing cardiologist in Langhorne, PA. He is educated at the University of Pennsylvania and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine on the Temple and Drexel University faculties. Dr. Shah is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac CT angiography. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Physicians. He received his medical degree with distinction from the M.S. University in Baroda, India, and graduate training in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah received a Master of Business Administration with Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honors in 1997.
He is pioneer in the field of telemedicine and the creator of SmartCareDoc telemedicine system which was deployed at “The Clinic at Wal-Mart” in 2012-14: The first telemedicine clinic in retail store in America. He established Tele-Retinopathy screening program at the Temple University Health System in 2016 and a teaching Teleclinic at the School of Nursing at Rutgers University. He is also a Research Fellow at the Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center at Rutgers University for the study of Pharmaceutical Management and Healthcare and lectures about Telemedicine. He is member of the Advisory Board of Kean University Business School.
Education & Training
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyDiplomate, Cardiovascular Tomography, 2010
- National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate, Echocardiography, 2007
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyDiplomate, Nuclear Cardiology, 2005
- University of South FloridaMBA, Business Administration, Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma, 1995 - 1997
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1973 - 1975
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
- Temple University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
- Baroda Medical CollegeClass of 1964, M.B.,B.S, Distinction in Physiology and Forensic Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1984 - 2025
- WV State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1974 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 1973 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Physiscians
- Fellow American Heart Association, Council On Clinical Cardiology, 1976
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsA 15 month experience with a primary care-based telemedicine screening program for diabetic retinopathy.James Benjamin, Justin Sun, Devin Cohen, Joseph Matz, Angela Barbera
BMC Ophthalmology. 2021-02-04 - 14 citationsGuanabenz and methyldopa on hypertension and cardiac performanceBarry R. Walker, Rajnikant S. Shah, Kodangudi B. Ramanathan, Svetislav K. Vanov, Richard H. Helfant
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1977-12-01 - 11 citationsNitroglycerin and Ventricular Performance: Differential Effect in the Presence of Reversible and Irreversible AsynergyRajnikant S. Shah, Monty M. Bodenheimer, Vidya S. Banka, Richard H. Helfant
Chest. 1976-10-01
Press Mentions
- Pennsylvania Cardiologist Ahead of the Curve in TelemedicineJune 29th, 2016
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