Heeral Ramesh Shah, MD
Ramesh R Shah MD PC
1703 W 30th St
Suite B
Joplin, MO 64804
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(417) 781-2616 office
Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments- Assistant Professor, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
- Mercy Hospital
- Freeman Hospital
Education and Training
- Retinal fellowship
- New England Eye Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Ophthalmology residency
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Internship
- MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL USA
- Medical School
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
Biography
EDUCATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------07/2004- 05/2005 University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, Accelerated Baccalaureate-M.D. Program
07/2003-06/2004 Research Externship, University of California- San Francisco
Preceptor: Joan O’Brien, M.D.
09/1998-06/2003 University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, Accelerated Baccalaureate-M.D. Program
POST- DOCTORAL TRAINING
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------07/2009- 06/2010 New England Eye Center
Medical Retinal Fellowship
07/2006- 06/2009 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Ophthalmology Resident
07/2005- 06/2006 MacNeal Hospital, Chicago IL
Transitional Resident
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
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2011- current Edward White Hospital
2011- current All Children’s Hospital
2010-2011 Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, MA
2009-2011 New England Eye Center, Boston, MA
HONORS AND AWARDS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2005 American Women’s Medical Association Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation recipient
2003 Alpha Omega Alpha, U. of Missouri Medical School Chapter
1998- 2002 Promotion with Distinction
1998-2002 University of Missouri Tennis Scholarship recipient
1998 Bright Flight scholarship recipient
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
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Seddon JM, Reynolds R, Shah HR, Rosner B. Smoking, dietary betaine, methionine, and vitamine d in monozygotic twins with discordant macular degeneration: epigenetic implications. Ophthalmology 2011 Jul;118(7):1386-94.
Shah HR, Smithen L, Reichel E, The Effect of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections on Ocular Perfusion. Submitted to Ophthalmology July 2011.
Shah HR, Duker JS. Unilateral Purtscher's-like retinopathy following coiling of an intra-cerebral aneurysm. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. Submitted.
Manjunath V, Shah H, Fujimoto JG, Duker JS. Analysis of peripapillary atrophy using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Ophthalmology 2011 Mar;118(3):531-6.
Shah HR, Busbee B, Reichel E. A novel lidocaine hydrochloride ophthalmic gel for topical ocular anesthesia. Local and Regional Anesthesia. 5 Aug 2010;2010(3): 57-63.
Shah HR, Carvounis PE. An atypical presentation of bilateral multiple evanescent white dot syndrome in a male with a history of cyclical hearing loss: Is a Connexin 26 mutation responsible? Manuscript in progress.
Shah HR, Holz ER, Fortun JA, Ahmad R, Carvounis PE. Long-Term Complete Response to < 3 Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections: An Analysis of Baseline Characteristics. Manuscript in progress.
Shah HR, Conway RM, Desai K, Esserman L, O’Brien JM. Management of Uveal Metastasis Secondary to Breast Carcinoma: An Evidence-Based Review with Updated Treatment Guidelines. Submitted to Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Shah HR, Vagefi M, Burroughs J, Bearden W, Anderson R, Yen MT. Clinical outcomes of the quasi- integrated porous polyethylene orbital implant: A retrospective analysis. Submitted to Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Shah, HR, Conway RM, Van Quill KR, Madigan MC, Howard SA, Qi J, Weinberg V, O’Brien JM. Beta-lapachone inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in retinoblastoma cell lines. Eye. 2008 Mar;22(3):454-60.
Shah HR, Kniestedt C, Bostrom A, Stamper R, Lin S. Role of central corneal thickness on baseline parameters and progression of visual fields in open angle glaucoma. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007. July-Aug; 17(4): 545-9.
Tong CT, Howard SA, Shah HR, Van Quill KR, Lin ET, Grossniklauss HE, O’Brien JM. Effects of celecoxib in human retinoblastoma cell lines and in a transgenic murine mouse model of retinoblastoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2005 September; 89(9): 1217-20.
BOOK CHAPTERS
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Shah HR, Yen MT. Chapter 18: Approach to Blepharospasm and Related Conditions. In: Surgery of the Eyelid, Orbit, and Lacrimal System. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2008.
Shah HR. Chapters 4-11 in Optical Coherence Tomography of Ocular Diseases.
Schuman JS, Puliafito CA, Fujimoto JG, Duker JS. 3rd Ed. SLACK Inc, in press.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
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Shah HR, Reynolds R, Seddon J. Phenotypic Characteristics of Monozygotic Twins. ARVO 2010.
Reichel E, Shah HR, Smithen L. The Effect of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections on Ocular Perfusion. ARVO 2010.
Shah HR, Holz ER, Fortun JA, Ahmad R, Carvounis PE. Long-Term Complete Response to < 3 Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections: An Analysis of Baseline Characteristics. [poster] American Society of Retina Specialists, 2009.
Shah HR, Holz ER, Fortun JA, Ahmad R, Carvounis PE. Long-Term Complete Response to < 3 Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections: An Analysis of Baseline Characteristics. [presentation] 46th Annual Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Day Meeting, 2009.
Shah HR, Weikert MP, Wang L, Koch DD. Can we more accurately predict residual astigmatism following toric intraocular lens implantation? [presentation] 45th Annual Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Day Meeting, 2008.
Shah HR, Vagefi M, Burroughs J, Bearden W, Anderson R, Yen MT. Clinical outcomes of the quasi- integrated porous polyethylene orbital implant: A retrospective analysis. [presentation] 44th Annual Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Day Meeting, 2007.
Shah HR, Lin S, Kniestedt C, Stamper R. Effects of Central Corneal Thickness on Visual Field Results. [presentation] American Glaucoma Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL. March 2004.
Shah HR, Conway RM, Howard S, Van Quill KR, O’Brien JM. The Chemotherapeutic Potential of Beta-lapachone in Retinoblastoma [poster] Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. May 2004
Lin S, Shah HR, Kniestedt C, Stamper R. Long-term Effects of Central Corneal Thickness on Visual Field Results. [poster] Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. May 2004
Samy A, Stass-Isern M, Shah HR, Willoughby L, Krishna R. Intraocular Lenses Versus Contact Lenses to Treat Pediatric Cataract and Aphakia. [presentation] The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, CA. 2003
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2007 Texas Ophthalmological Association
2005- 2006 Institutional Coordination Committee for the Transitional Year Residency Program, Resident Representative
2004- 2005 Docent Council, active student representative
2003- 2004 President of Outreach, Unite for Site, University of California- San Francisco
2002- 2003 President, Ophthalmology Interest Group, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine
2001- present American Medical Association
LANGUAGES
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Fluent in English, medical Spanish, and Gujarati.
INTERESTS
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Tennis
SCUBA (PADI Certified Open Water Diver)