"The Link Between the Brain, the Stress and the Heart" with Amit Shah, MD

Amit Shah, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology with an adjunct appointment in Medicine (Cardiology) at Emory University. He is also Chief of Preventive Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System.

Dr. Shah completed his undergraduate degree in physics, and certificate in biophysics, at Princeton University, and his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. He completed residency in Social Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein, Montefiore in 2009, and cardiology fellowship at Emory University in the Clinical Investigator Track in 2013, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research.

Dr. Shah works on several projects in the space of cardiovascular disease prediction and prevention. His work leverages quantitative physiological biomarkers and heart/brain imaging to understand the relationship between the brain and heart. He also works on improving healthcare delivery with innovative tools in the preventive cardiology space, and his team at the VA uses a technology-enabled approach at empowering veterans with holistic lifestyle change.  

Since Dr. Shah joined the Emory faculty in 2013, he has been continuously funded by the American Heart Association, Georgia Research Alliance, Coulter Foundation, and National Institutes of Health. He has won several awards from the American Heart Association for his research, and published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, of which many have been featured in high-impact journals such the JAMA network and Circulation.

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