Shimul A Shah, MD, MHCM

Dr. Shimul Shah is an academic multi-organ transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon with a special interest in health services research. Before joining Mass General Brigham, Dr. Shah served as Professor and Chief of Solid Organ Transplantation and Vice Chair of health services research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Health (UC Health) and the University of Cincinnati Medical College (UCMC), where he led a thriving transplant program. As a graduate of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery Residency in 2006, Dr. Shah returns to Boston and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Shah provides expert care for patients in need of liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as hepatobiliary surgery for conditions like end-stage liver disease, cancers of the liver, and liver and bile duct disorder. During his tenure at UCMC, the liver transplant program grew by 330%, helping more patients access life-saving transplants. His dedication to excellence earned him the inaugural James and Catherine Orr Endowed Chair in Liver Transplantation.

In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Shah is dedicated to making surgery more accessible and improving health care equity through research. He has written or contributed to nearly 240 publications and 25 book chapters. He founded and directed the Cincinnati Research in Outcomes and Safety in Surgery (CROSS), a multidisciplinary group focused on health services research that now includes 10 surgical faculty members. Dr. Shah also holds national leadership roles with the AHPBA and UNOS and continues to contribute to improving outcomes for transplant patients nationwide.

sshah6@mgb.org