![Dr Rushikesh Shah, Gastroenterologist at Digestive Health Associates in Dallas, TX](https://www.dhcoftx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rushikesh-H.-Shah_-MD-1.png)
Dr. Shah strongly believes in patient education and empowerment to promote shared medical decision-making with his patients.Digestive Health Associates of Texas in Dallas, TX
Rushikesh Shah, M.D. has a deep passion for pancreatobiliary diseases, including acute and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic, benign, and malignant biliary diseases. He has advanced training and experience performing a variety of advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCP, EUS, deep balloon enteroscopy, Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), Gastric – POEM, endoscopic suturing, in addition to routine GI procedures, including EGD and colonoscopy.
His focus is to take a personalized approach with each of his patients, placing specific emphasis on the patients’ quality of life while making medical decisions.
Education and Training
• Fellowship: Emory University – Advanced Endoscopy Fellow (Atlanta, GA)
• Fellowship: Emory University – Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Atlanta, GA)
• Residency: Syracuse VA Medical Center – Chief Resident – QA & Patient Safety
• Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University – Internal Medicine Residency
• MD: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune, India
Professional Affiliations
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• American Gastroenterological Association
• Texas Medical Association
Facility Affiliations
• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas
• Digestive Health Center of Dallas
• Physicians Day Surgery Center