Mihir M. Shah, MD
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RoleSurgical Oncology
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2018
Background
Mihir M. Shah, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. After completing his general surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, he completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery at Emory University, followed by a fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
A board certified surgical oncologist, Dr. Shah specializes in complex laparoscopic and robotic surgery for the treatment of cancer of the liver, pancreas, biliary tree, stomach, esophagus, small bowel and retroperitoneum including adrenals and sarcomas, and is interested in outcomes research and clinical trials in hepatopancreatobiliary and foregut cancers.
Titles & Roles
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Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, 2018Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
- Fellowship, Surgery, 2016Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, General Surgery, 2015Cleveland Clinic Florida
- Internship, General Surgery, 2011Mercy Catholic Medical Center
- Medical Education, MD, 2009University of Seychelles - American Institute of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Complex General Surgical OncologyAmerican Board of Surgery, 2018SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery, 2015
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: Member Services and International Relations Committee
- Society of Surgical Oncology: Membership Committee
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Member: Committee for Surgical Innovation
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Research
Dr. Shah's research interests include translational science, clinical trials and impact of dietary patterns in pancreatic, hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancers.
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PhaseII
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ConditionsBorderline Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC V8, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC V8, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC V8
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LocationEmory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Winship Cancer Institute
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Testing the Use of Chemotherapy After Surgery for High-Risk Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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PhaseII
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ConditionsMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Stage I Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8, Stage II Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8, Stage III Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor AJCC v8
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LocationEmory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Winship Cancer Institute
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Publications
Dr. Shah has published extensively in several peer-reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for several respected journals including Annals of Surgical Oncology, JAMA and surgical endoscopy. He also serves on the editorial boards for Annals of Surgical Oncology and Journal of Surgical Oncology.
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Journal of surgical oncology
PT Mavani, C Sok, PS Ajay, T McPherson, J Switchenko, DA Kooby, MM Shah 01/08/2025 Effect of Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy on Return to Intended Oncologic Therapy for Gastric Cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology
A Koo, PT Mavani, C Sok, S Goyal, S Concors, MC Mason, JH Winer, MC Russell, K Cardona, E Lin, SK Maithel, DA Kooby, CA Staley, MM Shah 01/01/2025 Annals of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, MM Shah 12/01/2024 Significance of Specimen Extraction Site in Minimizing Hernia Risk After Distal Pancreatectomy.
Annals of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, HU Shah, S Sandhu, CP Sok, PT Mavani, S Goyal, MC Russell, K Cardona, FB Maegawa, SK Maithel, JM Sarmiento, DA Kooby, MM Shah 12/01/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
A Koo, PT Mavani, C Sok, S Goyal, S Concors, MC Mason, JH Winer, MC Russell, K Cardona, E Lin, SK Maithel, DA Kooby, CA Staley, MM Shah 11/29/2024 Annals of surgery
PC Müller, C Kuemmerli, AT Billeter, B Shen, J Jin, F Nickel, C Guidetti, E Kauffmann, J Purchla, C Tschuor, PS Krohn, SK Burgdorf, JP Jonas, FJ Bussmann, O Saint-Marc, A Iben-Khayat, PCM Andel, IQ Molenaar, U Wellner, T Keck, B Moeckli, C Toso, F Di Benedetto, V Valle, P Giulianotti, D Roulin, JB Martinie, M Rama, H Lavu, C Yeo, PT Mavani, MM Shah, DA Kooby, J He, U Boggi, T Hackert, IHM Borel-Rinkes, BP Müller, PA Clavien 11/19/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
PT Mavani, A Koo, DA Kooby, MM Shah 11/18/2024 Journal of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, PT Mavani, CP Sok, S Goyal, JM Switchenko, TW Gillespie, DA Kooby, TJ Kennedy, MM Shah 10/01/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, HU Shah, S Sandhu, CP Sok, PT Mavani, S Goyal, MC Russell, K Cardona, FB Maegawa, SK Maithel, JM Sarmiento, DA Kooby, MM Shah 09/30/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, S Goyal, DA Kooby, MM Shah 08/01/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, MM Shah 04/01/2024 Optimizing Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Resections of Colorectal Liver Metastases.
JAMA network open
PT Mavani, MM Shah 04/01/2024 ASO Author Reflections: Simplifying the Fundamentals of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor Management.
Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, MM Shah 03/01/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, S Sandhu, H Shah, PS Ajay, MC Russell, K Cardona, F Maegawa, SK Maithel, J Sarmiento, S Goyal, DA Kooby, MM Shah 03/01/2024 Management of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Review.
Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, PS Ajay, V Tsagkalidis, DA Kooby, MM Shah 03/01/2024 Annals of surgical oncology
C Sok, S Sandhu, H Shah, PS Ajay, MC Russell, K Cardona, F Maegawa, SK Maithel, J Sarmiento, S Goyal, DA Kooby, MM Shah 03/01/2024 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
SK Shah, L Xiang, A Manful, MM Shah, G Sharma, RR Adler, JS Weissman 03/01/2024 The Gender Gap in Surgical Literature: Are We Making Progress?
The Journal of surgical research
PS Ajay, CM Sharperson, SK Shah, DA Kooby, MM Shah 03/01/2024 Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Outcomes in Older Adult Patients With Biliary Tract Cancer.
JAMA network open
OB Gbolahan, X Zhi, Y Liu, MM Shah, DA Kooby, OB Alese 01/02/2024 Identifying the optimal treatment strategy in patients with resectable non-cardia gastric cancer.
Surgical endoscopy
PS Ajay, RK Rajamanickam, K Rhee, R NeMoyer, S Goyal, JM Switchenko, Y Lin, SK Jabbour, DR Carpizo, TJ Kennedy, MM Shah 01/01/2024 Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Surgical oncology clinics of North America
AY Abualnil, R Kumar, MA George, A Lalos, MM Shah, MP Deek, SK Jabbour 01/01/2024 Journal of surgical oncology
PT Mavani, PS Ajay, S Goyal, MM Shah 12/01/2023 Surgical endoscopy
EP Ceppa, AT Collings, M Abdalla, E Onkendi, DW Nelson, A Ozair, E Miraflor, F Rahman, J Whiteside, MM Shah, S Ayloo, R Dirks, SS Kumar, MT Ansari, I Sucandy, K Ali, S Douglas, PM Polanco, TJ Vreeland, J Buell, AM Abou-Setta, Z Awad, CH Kwon, JB Martinie, F Sbrana, A Pryor, BJ Slater, W Richardson, R Jeyarajah, A Alseidi 12/01/2023 Does non-metastatic gastric cancer of the cardia warrant a different treatment strategy?
Journal of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, R NeMoyer, S Goyal, JM Switchenko, Y Lin, SK Jabbour, DR Carpizo, CM Paulos, TJ Kennedy, MM Shah 08/01/2023 Impact of nodal status in determining multimodal treatment strategies in non-cardia gastric cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, CP Sok, S Goyal, JM Switchenko, FB Maegawa, TW Gillespie, CM Paulos, GB Lesinski, DA Kooby, TJ Kennedy, MM Shah 08/01/2023 Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
R Kumar, J Kim, MP Deek, MF Eskander, P Gulhati, H In, T Kennedy, MM Shah, MS Grandhi, L Berim, KR Spencer, RC Langan, HS Hochster, PM Boland, SK Jabbour 07/05/2023 Journal of surgical oncology
PS Ajay, NL Eng, CP Sok, DE Mustin, K Cardona, JM Sarmiento, MM Shah, MC Russell, SK Maithel, DA Kooby 07/01/2023 Surgical endoscopy
M Abdalla, AT Collings, R Dirks, E Onkendi, D Nelson, A Ozair, E Miraflor, F Rahman, J Whiteside, MM Shah, S Ayloo, A Abou-Setta, I Sucandy, A Kchaou, S Douglas, P Polanco, T Vreeland, J Buell, MT Ansari, AD Pryor, BJ Slater, Z Awad, W Richardson, A Alseidi, DR Jeyarajah, E Ceppa 05/01/2023 Awards
National and International- Best Poster Award, 2nd International Advanced Liver & Pancreas Surgery Symposium (ISLS 2018), Seoul, Korea
- Travel Grant, 2nd International Advanced Liver & Pancreas Surgery Symposium (ISLS 2018), Seoul, Korea
- 2nd Best Oral and Poster Presentation, New Jersey Chapter, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Symposium (NJ ACS 2017), NJ
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