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Office
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803Phone+1 800-416-4441
Summary
- Dr. Suken Shah is an orthopedic surgeon in Wilmington, DE and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Nemours Children's Hospital, and Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in pediatric spinal surgery and is experienced in pediatric orthopaedics and spinal deformity
Education & Training
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1999
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- DE State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Prospective Database Registry Study of Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Posterior Spinal Fusion With Two Energy Dissection Techniques Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsThoracic Lordosis, Especially in Males, Increases Blood Loss in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Oussama Abousamra, Paul D. Sponseller, Baron S. Lonner, Suken A. Shah, Michelle C. Marks
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2019-03-01 - 219 citationsLengthening of Dual Growing Rods and the Law of Diminishing ReturnsWudbhav N. Sankar, David L. Skaggs, Muharrem Yazici, Charles E. Johnston, Suken A. Shah
Spine. 2011-05-01 - 18 citationsOutcomes of growing rod surgery for severe compared with moderate early-onset scoliosis: a matched comparative study.Ilkka Helenius, Hanna Oksanen, Anna McClung, Jeff B Pawelek, Muharrem Yazici
The Bone & Joint Journal. 2018-06-01
Journal Articles
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Pediatric Orthopedic PerspectiveJeanne M Franzone, Suken A Shah, Maegen J Wallace, Richard W Kruse, ScienceDirect
- Factors Associated with Surgical Approach and Outcomes in Cerebral Palsy ScoliosisPaul D Sponseller, Peter O Newton, Suken A Shah, Burt Yaszay, European spine journal
Press Mentions
- Surgeon in Focus with Suken ShahApril 4th, 2023
- Taking the Measure of Magnetic Growing Rod ComplicationsAugust 31st, 2018
- Back Pain Increasingly Common in AdolescentsJanuary 20th, 2016
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