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Sanjit J. Shah, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Neurosurgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Doctor of Medicine: University of Cincinnati
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences: Northwestern University (Neurobiology)
Specialties

Neurological Surgery
Spinal Surgery

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Neurosurgery

Brain Tumor

Central Nervous System Tumors

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Metastasis Cancers

Nervous System Tumor

Neuroblastoma

Pituitary Adenoma

Spinal Cord Compression

Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Fractures

Spinal Fusion

Neck/Spine Injury

Peer Reviewed Publications

Zucca B.; Koscielski M.; Kakazu A.; Shah S.; Gaskill-Shipley M.; Smith M.; Prestigiacomo C.; Forbes J. 12-01-2026. Completely thrombosed middle cerebral artery aneurysm mimicking cavernous malformation: illustrative Acta Neurochirurgica, 168 1,

Atluri S.; Dupont D.; Singh S.; Cornea C.; Garner R.M.; Shah S.; Cheng J.; Nasser R. 12-01-2025. Trends in medicare reimbursement for the resection of spinal tumors: 2000–2021 Neurosurgical Review, 48 1,

Garrett M.C.; Albano R.; Carnwath T.; Elahi L.; Behrmann C.A.; Pemberton M.; Woo D.; O’Brien E.; VanCauwenbergh B.; Perentesis J.; Shah S.; Hagan M.; Kendler A.; Zhao C.; Paranjpe A.; Roskin K.; Kornblum H.; Plas D.R.; Lu Q.R. 12-01-2023. HDAC1 and HDAC6 are essential for driving growth in IDH1 mutant glioma Scientific Reports, 13 1,

Garrett M.C.; Albano R.; Carnwath T.; Shah S.; Woo D.; Lamba M.; Plas D.R.; Paranjpe A.; Roskin K.; Zhao C.; Lu R. 12-01-2022. Chromatin structure predicts survival in glioma patients Scientific Reports, 12 1,

Nasser R.; Kosty J.A.; Shah S.; Wang J.; Cheng J. 12-01-2018. Risk Factors and Prevention of Surgical Site Infections Following Spinal Procedures Global Spine Journal, 8 4_suppl, 44-48

Shah S.; Ivey N.; Matur A.; Andaluz N. 10-01-2023. Intraoperative Fluorophores: An Update on 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and Sodium Fluorescein in Resection Tomography, 9 5, 1551-1567

Le, MS D.T.; Barhorst, BS K.A.; BS J.C.; Yang, MD G.L.; Shah, MD S.J.; Ngwenya, MD, PhD L.B.; Prestigiacomo C.J.; Harlan, PharmD S.S.; Keegan, PharmD, BCPS S.P.; Jandarov, PhD R.A. 10-01-2020. Blunt cerebrovascular injury in the geriatric population Neurosurgical Focus, 49 4,

Meinert J.; Shah S.; Kaye J.; Doyle E.; Samy R.; Horne D.; Forbes J.A. 08-03-2023. Combined Macrovascular Sling Transposition of Dolichoectatic Vertebral Artery and Microvascular Deco Operative Neurosurgery, 25 2, E96-E97

Shah S.; Manzoor S.; Rothman Y.; Hagen M.; Pater L.; Golnik K.; Mahammedi A.; Lin A.L.; Bhabhra R.; Forbes J.A.; Sengupta S. 08-01-2022. Complete Response of a Patient With a Mismatch Repair Deficient Aggressive Pituitary Adenoma to Immu Neurosurgery, 91 2, E51-E56

Vorster P.; Matur A.V.; Palmisciano P.; Conteh F.S.; Onyewadume L.; Duah H.O.; Shukla G.G.; Chilakapati S.S.; Tao X.; Gupta S.; Shah S.; Motley B.; Cheng J.; Virojanapa J.; Adogwa O. 07-01-2023. Do Obese Patients Lose Weight After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis World Neurosurgery, 175 , 122-129.e1

Khalid S.I.; Kelly R.; Adogwa O.; Carlton A.; Woodward J.; Ahmed S.; Khanna R.; Bagley C.; Cheng J.; Shah S.; Mehta A.I. 07-01-2018. Pediatric Spinal Ependymomas: An Epidemiologic Study World Neurosurgery, 115 , e119-e128

Rao R.; Patel A.; Hanchate K.; Robinson E.; Edwards A.; Shah S.; Higgins D.; Haworth K.J.; Lucke-Wold B.; Pomeranz Krummel D.; Sengupta S. 06-01-2023. Advances in Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Brain Tumors Tomography, 9 3, 1094-1109

Wright J.; Elder T.; Gerges C.; Reisen B.; Wright C.; Jella T.; Shah S.; Yang G.; Ngwenya L.B.; Wang V.; Parr A.M. 06-01-2021. A systematic review of telehealth for the delivery of emergent neurosurgical care Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 5, 261-268

Lechpammer M.; Rao R.; Shah S.; Mirheydari M.; Bhattacharya D.; Koehler A.; Toukam D.K.; Haworth K.J.; Pomeranz Krummel D.; Sengupta S. 04-01-2022. Advances in Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Adult Glioblastoma: Overcoming Chemical and Physical Cancers, 14 7,

Min S.; Zhang G.; Hu A.; Petito G.T.; Tripathi S.H.; Shukla G.; Kumar A.; Shah S.; Phillips K.M.; Forbes J.A.; Zuccarello M.; Andaluz N.O.; Sedaghat A.R. 03-30-2023. A Comprehensive Analysis of Tobacco Smoking History as a Risk for Outcomes after Endoscopic Transsph Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base, 85 3, 255-260

Rao R.; Shah S.; Bhattacharya D.; Toukam D.K.; Cáceres R.; Pomeranz Krummel D.A.; Sengupta S. 03-08-2022. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels as Targets for Treatment and Management of Cancers Frontiers in Physiology, 13 ,

Matur A.V.; Shah S.; Plummer Z.J.; Mejia-Munne J.C.; Patil Y.; Coffin M.K.; Adogwa O.; Nasser R.; Cheng J.S.; Virojanapa J.N. 03-01-2026. Esophageal Injury Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Single-institution Retrospect Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 145 ,

Petito G.; Hu A.; Zhang G.; Min S.; Tripathi S.H.; Kumar A.; Shukla G.; Shah S.; Phillips K.M.; Jana S.; Forbes J.A.; Zuccarello M.; Andaluz N.O.; Sedaghat A.R. 02-02-2024. Risk Factors for Development of Diabetes Insipidus and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormon Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base, 86 1, 39-45

Bachir S.; Shah S.; Shapiro S.; Koehler A.; Mahammedi A.; Samy R.N.; Zuccarello M.; Schorry E.; Sengupta S. 01-02-2021. Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and the implications for vestibular schwannoma and meningioma pathoge International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 2, 1-12

Shah S.; Yang G.L.; Le D.T.; Gerges C.; Wright J.M.; Parr A.M.; Cheng J.S.; Ngwenya L.B. 01-01-2020. Examining the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act: impact on telemedicine for neurotrau Neurosurgical Focus, 49 5, 1-6