Amil Shah, M.D.

Dr. Amil Shah, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology.

Originally from Boston, Dr. Shah earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, as well as a master's degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by advanced training through a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Tufts Medical Center, and fellowships in advanced echocardiography and clinical research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. 

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Shah joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. His clinical interests include cardiac imaging and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Shah's research interests focus on understanding the development of heart failure in at-risk populations, with a particular emphasis on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. His research has received over $25 million in grant funding, with continuous National Institutes of Health funding over the last decade. He has published over 250 research articles, editorials, and book chapters. He has also given numerous lectures nationally and internationally.

Dr. Shah is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America. He is also a member of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Personal Note

Dr. Shah's interests outside of medicine including running, hiking, traveling, and reading.

Medical School

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (2002)

Residency

University of Pennsylvania Health System (2005), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Tufts Medical Center (2007), Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital (2009), Cardiovascular Imaging

Other Post Graduate Training

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2010), Clinical Effectiveness

• Clinical Trials
• Echocardiography
• Epidemiology
• Heart Failure
• Proteomics

• Fellow
  Heart Failure Society of America (2020)
• Fellow
  American College of Cardiology (2019)
• Chair's Research Award
  Brigham and Women's Hospital (2018)
• Chair's Research Award
  Brigham and Women's Hospital (2014)

• American College of Cardiology (2005)
• American Heart Association (2009)
• American Society of Echocardiography (2007)
• Heart Failure Society of America (2013)