Jesal Shah
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
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Magna Cum Laude, Policy Studies)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
BS (Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry and Cell Biology)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
MD (Doctor of Medicine-Global Health and Care of the Underserved Tracks )
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX , 2019.
Permanent linkBA (Magna Cum Laude, Policy Studies)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
BS (Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry and Cell Biology)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 2015.
MD (Doctor of Medicine-Global Health and Care of the Underserved Tracks )
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX , 2019.
Description of Clinical Expertise
General Infectious Diseases, HIV, Hepatitis B/C, Cardiac Device Related Infections, Prosthetic Joint Infections, Oncology-related Infectious Diseases, Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections, Travel MedicineDescription of Research Expertise
Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Antibiotic Stewardship, Diagnostic StewardshipSelected Publications
Hannah Filbert, Jesal Shah, Adrienne Terrico, Amanda Binkley: Soaking in Rifampin: Rifampin-Soaked Dacron Grafts Use in Cardiovascular Surgery. ASHP Mid-Year December 2025.Dylan Scully, Amanda Binkley, Jesal Shah, Christian M. Gill: Vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring, opportunity for laboratory stewardship. ASHP Mid-Year December 2025.
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.