Apurva Surendra Shah, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Co-Director of the Brachial Plexus Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Orthopaedic Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Member, Board of Directors, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Medical Career Design (MCD) Fellowship Program
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
4th Floor Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
4th Floor Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501
Fax: 215-590-1501
Email:
shaha6@email.chop.edu
shaha6@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
Yale University, 2000.
MBA (Master in Business Administration)
Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, 2005.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2005.
Permanent linkBA (Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
Yale University, 2000.
MBA (Master in Business Administration)
Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, 2005.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2005.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Hand and upper extremity surgeryDistal radius fracture
Brachial plexus birth injury
Congenital hand anomalies/differences
Description of Other Expertise
Business administrationDescription of Research Expertise
Hand and upper extremity surgeryDistal radius fracture
Brachial plexus birth injury
Congenital hand anomalies/differences
Cost analysis
Time-driven activity-based costing
Cost-effectiveness
Value driven healthcare delivery
Postoperative pain and opioid use
Selected Publications
Hassan K, Shah AS: Hand - Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly, and Symbrachydactyly. Hand Surgery Update. Hammert W, Rhee P (eds.). American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL, 7th Edition, June 2023.Heyer JH, Fryhofer GW, Mitchell SL, Shah AS, Cahill PJ: Case report: vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in a patient with bilateral phocomelia. Spine Deformity 11(1): 243-246, Jan 2023.
Lee J, Guzek RH, Shah NS, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Shah AS: How much will my child's ACL reconstruction cost? Availability and variability of price estimates for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the United States. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 42(10): 614-620, Nov-Dec 2022.
Bram JT, Falk DP, Chang B, Ty JM, Lin IC, Fazal FZ, Shah AS: Factors influencing why children and their families choose surgery for ganglion cysts. Journal of Hand Surgery Am 47(11): 1119.e1-1119.e8, November 2022.
Jia L, King JD, Goubeaux C, Belardo ZE, Little KJ, Samora JB, Marks J, Shah AS: Optimal management of the pediatric trigger finger: a 12-year analysis of three major US children’s hospitals. e-Poster presentation at American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Boston, MA September 2022.
Shah AS, Guzek R, Miller ML, Willey MC, Mahan ST, Bae DS, and the Pediatric Distal Radius Fracture (PDRF) Study Group: Descriptive epidemiology of pediatric distal radius fractures: results from a prospective multicenter registry. e-Poster presentation at American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Boston, MA September 2022.
Dearden M, Chang B, Ty J, Lin I, Belardo Z, Balar P, Shah AS: Patient-reported outcomes following surgical excision of pediatric ganglion cysts: analysis of a prospective, multicenter cohort. e-Poster presentation at Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada May 2022.
Fazal F, Lin E, Pearsall M, Talwar D, Chang H, Shah AS: Local anesthetic injection prior to incision decreases general anesthesia requirements in pediatric hand surgery: a randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy during trigger thumb release. e-Poster presentation at Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada May 2022.
Zheng JL, Shah AS, Nguyen J, Baldwin KD: "TRASH" transolecranon fracture-dislocation with occult osteochondral coronoid fracture: a case report. JBJS Case Connector 12(2): doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00015, April 2022.
Schaeffer T, Canizares MF, Wall LB, Bohn D, Steinman S, Samora J, Manske MC, Hutchinson DT, Shah AS, Bauer AS, CoULD Study Group: How risky are risk factors? An analysis of prenatal risk factors in patients participating in the Congenital Upper Limb Differences Registry. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 4: 147-152, 2022.