Jesal Shah

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Director of Antibiotic Stewardship, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry and Cell Biology)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
BA (Magna Cum Laude, Policy Studies)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
MD (Doctor of Medicine-Global Health and Care of the Underserved Tracks )
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX , 2019.
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Selected Publications

Binkley A, Fadugba O, Kim P, Adams L, Delgado K, Ebert J, Lee A, Maguire J, Xiong R, Lin X, Mull N, Frey K, Berk A, Shah J, Talati N: Optimizing use of Cefazolin for Surgical Prophylaxis in Patients with Penicillin Allergy Labels. IDWeek 2025, Atlanta, GA October 2025.

Dyson T, Maguire C, Shah J, Binkley A: Factors associated with prolonged treatment of Uncomplicated grams negative bacteremia. IDWeek 2025, Atlanta, GA October 2025.

Dyson T, Maguire C, Shah J, Binkley A: Factors associated with prolonged treatment of Uncomplicated grams negative bacteremia. Eastern States Conference, Hershey, PA May 2025.

Shah JR, Sohail MR, Lasco T, Goss JA, Mohajer MA, Khalil S: Clinical utility of plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing in determining microbiologic etiology of infectious syndromes in solid organ transplant recipients. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Diseases Dec 2024.

Jesal Shah, Barbara W. Trautner, Kiara Olmeda, Lindsey A. Laytner, Fabrizia Faustinella, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Larisa Grigoryan: A survey of patient practices regarding leftover antibiotics reveals a potential source of antibiotic overuse. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Pranita D. Tamma (eds.). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (American Society for Microbiology), July 2024.

Fernando Centeno, Meagan Martinez-Palmer, Anna Zubovskaia, Robin Sherchan, Wes Tang, Jesal Shah, Mayar Al Mohajer: Diagnostic Stewardship for VAP: Trial of a Hybrid Order-Review and Laboratory Reporting Intervention. Department of Medicine Research Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX April 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Shah J, Trautner B: Leftover antibiotics are a major barrier to antibiotic stewardship: results from a survey in over 500 patients in ambulatory care settings. ID Week, Boston, MA October 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.

VanFrank B, Uhd J, Savage TR, Shah J, Twentyman E: Availability and content of clinical guidance for tobacco use and dependence treatment – United States, 2000-2019. Preventive Medicine 164(1): epub 107276, Nov 2022.

Bien-Gund CH, Shah J, Ho JI, Stephens-Shields, She K, Fishman J, Thirumurthy H, Acri Trisha, Dugosh, Gross R : The COVID-19 Self-Testing through Rapid Network Distribution (C-STRAND) trial: A randomized controlled trial to increase COVID-19 testing in underserved populations. Contemp Clin Trials 110(1): epub 106585, Nov 2021.

Cohn J, Newman M, Taylor M, Easterbrook P, Olufunmilayo L, Bigirimana F, Broyles, L, Mushavi A, Holten J, Ngugi, Cui, Fugiang, Dalia Z, Sirak H, Tsiouris F, Andersson M, Mobori-Ngacha D, Jallow W, Essajee S, Ross A, Bailey R, Shah Jesal, Doherty M: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa Bulletin of the World Health Organization 99(4): 287-295, April 2021.

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