Education/CredentialsDoctor of Medicine: University of CincinnatiBachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences: Northwestern University (Neurobiology) SpecialtiesNeurological SurgerySpinal Surgery Contact Information Email shahs6@ucmail.uc.edu Clinical Interests NeurosurgeryBrain TumorCentral Nervous System TumorsLumbar Spinal StenosisMetastasis CancersNervous System TumorNeuroblastomaPituitary AdenomaSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord InjuriesSpinal FracturesSpinal FusionNeck/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
Clinical Interests NeurosurgeryBrain TumorCentral Nervous System TumorsLumbar Spinal StenosisMetastasis CancersNervous System TumorNeuroblastomaPituitary AdenomaSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord InjuriesSpinal FracturesSpinal FusionNeck/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
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