Education

Medical School
Medical College of Virginia (2000)
Internship
Graduate Hospital (2001), Internal Medicine
Residency
Temple University School of Medicine (2004), Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Fellowship
University of Washington Medical Center (2005), Multiple Sclerosis

Research Interest

  • Spasticity Management
  • Wheelchair Seating

Publications

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A randomized, blinded, parallel-group, pilot trial of mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) compared with interferon beta-1a (Avonex) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Frohman EM, Cutter G, Remington G, Gao H, Rossman H, Weinstock-Guttman B, Durfee JE, Conger A, Carl E, Treadaway K, Lindzen E, Salter A, Frohman TC, Shah A, Bates A, Cox JL, Dwyer MG, Stüve O, Greenberg BM, Racke MK, Zivadinov R Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2010 Jan 3 1 15-28
Fatigue in multiple sclerosis.
Shah A Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2009 May 20 2 363-72
Break in binocular fusion during head turning in MS patients with INO.
Mills DA, Frohman TC, Davis SL, Salter AR, McClure S, Beatty I, Shah A, Galetta S, Eggenberger E, Zee DS, Frohman EM Neurology 2008 Aug 71 6 458-60
Corticosteroids for multiple sclerosis: I. Application for treating exacerbations.
Frohman EM, Shah A, Eggenberger E, Metz L, Zivadinov R, Stüve O Neurotherapeutics 2007 Oct 4 4 618-26
Gender-related differences in acute rehabilitation lengths of stay, charges, and functional outcomes for a matched sample with spinal cord injury: a multicenter investigation.
Greenwald BD, Seel RT, Cifu DX, Shah AN Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001 Sep 82 9 1181-7

Books

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Rehabilitation: Its Role in Multiple Sclerosis. In Cook SD (ed) Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis, 4th ed

Kraft GK, Shah A (2006). New York, Taylor & Francis

Symptomatic Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. In Lucchinetti C, Holfeld R (eds) Blue Books of Practical Neurology

Shah A, Davis SL, Bates A, FrohmanT, Frohman EM (2008). Philadelphia, Elsevier

Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis. In Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

Shah A (2009).

Spasticity Due to Multiple Sclerosis: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Treatment. In Brashear A, Elovic E (eds) Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management, 1st ed

Shah A, Maitin I (2010). New York, Demos Medical

Honors & Awards

  • Program for Academic Leadership
    Association of Academic Physiatrists (2007)
  • Fellow
    American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2006)
  • FOCIS Award
    National competition awarded to outstanding fellows in basic or clinical science (2005)
  • Emory Stoner Award
    Pennsylvania Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2004)
  • Presidential Scholarship
    Medical College of Virginia (2000)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists
  • Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
  • Dallas County Medical Society
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Society
  • Texas Medical Association