Rakesh Shah MD

Cardiology•Webster, TX

Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Cardiac Critical Care

Cardiologist at Bay Area Heart, Webster, Texas

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450 Blossom StSte DWebster, TX 77598
Phone+1 832-905-5940
Fax+1 832-905-5941

Education & Training

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2001 - 2002
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Baroda Medical CollegeClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2002 - 2027
VA State Medical License 1998 - 2006
IA State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Scholar’s Prize for Outstanding Performance, Internal Medicine Medical College of Virginia Hospital / Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998
Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship 1982, 1984

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Laser angioplasty and laser-induced thrombolysis in revascularization of anomalous coronary arteries.
Rakesh Shah, Robert E Martin, On Topaz
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2002-04-01

Journal Articles

Clinical and Angiographic Profiles of HIV Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography
Shah RK, Krishnaswamy K, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Malloy WN, Minisi AJ, Topaz O, Monroe S, Vetrovec GW, Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/1/2002
Laser angioplasty and laser-induced thrombolysis in revascularization of anomalous coronary arteries
Shah RK, Martin RE, Topaz O, J Invas Cardiol, 1/1/2002
Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris
Topaz O, Bernardo NL, Shah R, McQueen R, Desai P, Janin Y, Lansky AJ, Carr ME Jr, Am J Cardiol, 4/1/2001
Application of excimer laser angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Topaz O, Shah RK, Mohanty PK, McQueen RA, Janin Y, Bernardo NL, Laser Surg Med, 1/1/2001
Safety and efficacy of laser angioplasty in patients with low ejection fraction presenting with acute coronary syndromes
Shah RK, Bernardo NL, McQueen RH, Desai P, Janin Y, Ereso A, Topaz O, Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/1/2001
Feasibility and acute outcomes of coronary angiography and intervention in patients weighing greater than 300lbs
Shah RK, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Malloy WN, Topaz O, Vetrovec GW, Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/1/2001
Laser angioplasty in acute ischemic-thrombotic coronary syndromes
Topaz O, Shah RK, McQueen RH, Desai P, Janin Y, Lansky AJ, Carr ME, Bernardo NL, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2001
Emergency department rest myocardial perfusion imaging results in more effective utilization of coronary angiography in low risk chest pain patients
Kontos MC, Shah RK, Schmidt KL, Jesse RL, Ornato JP, Tatum JL, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2001
Evaluation of drug ketanserine in essential hypertension
Mehta NC, Shah CB, Singh AK, Shah RK, J Assoc Physicians India., 12/1/1992
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Abstracts/Posters

Troponin I elevation in patients without CK-MB criteria for MI.
Kontos MC, Shah RK, Anderson PF, Shah NK, Ornato JP, Tatum JL, Jesse RL, American Heart Association Scientific Session, Anaheim, CA, 1/1/2001
Donor traits contribute to racial disparity in survival among heart transplant recipients.
Kimball P, Park M, Shah R, Tolman D, American Society of Transplant Physicians, Chicago, IL, 1/1/1997
Evaluation of ELLISA (sensitivity and specificity) using A-60 antigen in the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Shah RK, Shah NK, Singh AN, Soni BK, Mehta NC, 16th Annual Conference, Association of Physicians of Gujarat, Jamnagar, India, 1/1/1995
Bronchioloalveorlar cell carcinoma of the lung and paraneoplastic syndrome.
Shah RK, Mehta NC, Singh AK, Shah NK, 15th Annual Conference, Association of Physicians of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India, 1/1/1993
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