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Expert Profile: Dr. Shamik Shah, MBBS, MD, DNB (Nephrology), ISN Fellow

Expertise: I can answer all questions related to kidney diseases, hypertension, plasmapheresis and kidney transplantation. I am a Board certified Nephrologist in India. I was a post-Doctoral Scholar at the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego. My area of interest is Critical care Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury.

Experience in the area
8 years

Publications
Shah SH, Mehta RL. Acute kidney injury in critical care: time for a paradigm shift? Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2006 Nov;15(6):561-5. Shah, SH, Soroko S, Lischer E, Mehta RL. Delivered vs. Prescribed dose of Dialysis in Hospitalized Patients: Results of an Audit. J Am Soc Nephrol 17(Abstracts Issue): 2006, 107A. Abdeen O, Shah SH, Mehta RL; “Dialysis therapies in the surgical intensive care unit”; William Wilson, Christopher Grande, David Hoyt Eds. Trauma: Resuscitation, Anesthesia, and Critical Care, Informa Healthcare 2007. ISBN 08247-2920-X Shah SH, Mehta RL. “Non-dialytic management of acute kidney disease”; Evidence based Nephrology, BMJ, (In press)

Education/Credentials
MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), Diplomate of National board (Nephrology)

Awards and Honors
Fellowship of the International Society of Nephrology 2005. Young Investigator Award by the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, June 2001

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 8380
Knowledge	9.90 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.83 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.96 Best of the best
Politeness	9.96 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		3
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		753

Recent Reviews from Users

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10	10	10	10	10/10/08
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User Comments

info like Dr. Shah's answer to my question is invaluable when trying to make health decisions about loved ones.
(neil on 10/10/08)

Dr Shah was VERY prompt in answering my questions and his answers were very clear. I appreciate his time in doing this.
(Elaine on 10/10/08)

Very happy with his responses.
(Sumita on 10/09/08)

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Recent Answers from Dr. Shamik Shah, MBBS, MD, DNB (Nephrology), ISN

2008-10-09 Lower Back Pain, Blood In Urine, Foamy Urine... WHAT IS IT?: Hi, Thanks for asking my opinion on "Allexperts". The foamy urine can be caused by excessive protein leak in urine. It seems that you have both red flags for kidney disease - hematuria and proteinuria...

2008-10-09 very high microalb/creat ratio: Hi John, Thanks for following up with me. A discussion of all conditions that fall under "Nephrotic syndrome" is beyond the scope of this forum. The conditions that you narrate can be contributing...

2008-10-09 BP during dialysis: Hi Suresh, Thanks for asking my opinion on "Allexperts". It is clear that your father was being under-dialyzed till now. The minimum dialysis dose required for patients with ESRD is based on the...

2008-10-08 creatinine: Hi Sumita, Thanks for following up with me. I do not know of any allopathic medicine that reduces the serum creatinine level. One can try various measures to prevent its progression. Without a...

2008-10-08 focal segemental glomerulosclerosis: Hi Neil, Thanks for asking my opinion on "Allexperts". Five mutually exclusive variants of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis may be distinguished by the pathologic findings seen on renal biopsy:...