Apurva Surendra Shah - Faculty Biosketch

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

Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501

Email:
shaha6@chop.edu

Links
Faculty Profile at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Education:
BA (Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
Yale University, 2000.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2005.
MBA (Master in Business Administration)
Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, 2005.

Post-Graduate Training
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005-2010.
Administrative Chief Resident, University of Michigan Hospitals Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009-2010.
Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010-2011.
Fellowship in Pediatric Hand Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, 2011-2012.

Certifications
Certification in Microsurgery, Microsurgery Research & Training Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2010.
Certification in Advanced Microsurgery, Microsurgery Research & Training Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY , 2012.
Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014.
Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

Hand and upper extremity surgery
Distal radius fracture
Brachial plexus birth injury
Congenital hand anomalies/differences

Description of Other Expertise

Business administration

Description of Research Expertise

Hand and upper extremity surgery
Distal 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

Baghdadi S, Yang D, Värk PR, Baldwin K, Buttrick E, Shah AS: Avoiding trouble with pediatric capitellar fractures: unusual fracture variants, TRASH lesions, and treatment pearls. e-Poster presentation at the Combined European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD May 2024.

Lenhart R, Värk PR, Baldwin KD, Goodbody C, Schoenecker JG, Shah AS: A clinical and scientific paradigm shift: revisiting growth after pediatric radius fracture plating. e-Poster presentation at the Combined European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD May 2024.

Lee J, Buttrick E, Vuillermin C, Wall LB, Samora JB, Shah AS, CoULD Study Group: Clinical presentation and patient-reported function in children with Sprengel’s deformity. e-Poster presentation at the Combined European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD May 2024.

Chaclas N, Mahon SJ, Yellin J, Goodbody C, Shah AS: Throwing Pains: clinical presentation and surgical outcomes of cubital tunnel syndrome in children and adolescents. e-Poster presentation at the Combined European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD May 2024.

Buttrick E, Sarkar S, Pang A, Reiner AJ, Sacca CM, Goodbody C, Horn DB, Mendenhall SD, Shah AS: Surgical considerations for children with foot syndactyly. e-Poster presentation at the Combined European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD May 2024.

VanEenenaam DP, Mahon SJ, Brown N, Yellin J, Shah AS: Flippin’ out over gymnast wrist: presentation and treatment of distal radial physeal stress syndrome in young gymnasts. Poster presentation at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD April 2024.

Talwar D, Belardo ZE, Blumberg T, Upasani V, Nelson S, Sankar WN, Shah AS: Parent and child anxiety following surgical treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Poster presentation, 45th Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA March 2024.

Cordray H, Fiandeiro M, Banala M, Vaile JR, Struble SL, Pehnke M, Shah AS, Mendenhall SD: Recommended patient-reported outcome measures of pediatric upper limb function: a systematic review of psychometrics, feasibility, and content. e-Poster presentation at the American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas January 2024.

Banala M, Struble SL, Buttrick E, Cordray H, Vaile JR, Chang B, Shah AS, Mendenhall SD: Evaluating the cost of postaxial polydactyly type B excision in the operating room vs. in-office. e-Poster presentation at the American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas January 2024.

Fiandeiro M, Cordray H, Banala M, Struble SL, Vaile JR, Pehnke M, Shah AS, Mendenhall SD: Objective methods for quantifying upper limb function in children: a systematic review and appraisal. e-Poster presentation at the American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas January 2024.