➤ Experience:

Dr. Sandip set about his medical career with the completion of MBBS and MD (Internal Medicine) from Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad. On completion of post graduation, Dr. Sandip served at Sumandeep Vidyapeeth and Dhiraj General Hospital, Waghodiya (Vadodara) as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine for a period of one year. However, Dr. Sandip was drawn towards the field of Gastroenterology and thereby completed his DNB fellowship in Medical Gastroenterology from the prestigious Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences(NIMS), Hyderabad in 2015. While doing so, Dr. Sandip procured a hands-on training experience and a wide exposure to an array of gastrointenstinal procedures under the mentorship of Dr Ajitkumar Srivastava, a prominent faculty of national repute.

Dr Sandip has special interest in luminal Gastroenterology and Neuromotility especially acid-peptic disorders, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and biliary-pancreatic disorders although his practice encompasses all fields of Gastroenterology.

Dr. Sandip is adept in handling basic as well as advanced GI endoscopy procedures. His educational needs in terms of skills and knowledge development were addressed by way of various teaching programmes at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and Global Hospital, Hyderabad during his tenure as DNB fellow. His pursuit for learning continues till the present time through active participation in various national and international workshops on advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound Specialist in Ahmedabad . Besides procuring, Dr. Sandip has also disseminated knowledge via paper presentations in various national and international conferences. He is an expert in handling all types of endoscopic procedures including endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) and is widely recognised for his skills in difficult ERCP for biliary-pancreatic malignancy. Dr Shah’s long standing passion has been the delivery of individualized and patient- centred care based on an evidence-based approach.

➤ Current Position:

Dr Sandip Shah is founder and director of Gastroplus Digestive Disease Centre in Ahmedabad. Gastroplus has three “state of art” centre in ahmedabad with dedicated units for advanced endoscopic procedures, third space endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound and Dedicated GI physiology unit with advanced solid state manometry by Medtronics, Urea Breath Test, Hydrogen Breath Test and 24 hr pH metry.

➤ Awards:

• Best Resident Award for the year 2014 :

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

• Award of Travel Grant for poster presentation in IDD(International Digestive Disease) forum, Hong Kong in June 2014 :

Poster (Main author): Intramuscular Diclofenac prevents post ERCP pancreatitis

• First prize for oral presentation of paper at SGEI (Society of Gastointestinal Endoscopy of India) plenary session at ISGCON 2013 (Ahmedabad) in December 2013:

Paper (Main author & Presenter): Study the efficacy of intramuscular Diclofenac in prevention of post ERCP pancreatitis

• Winner of TYSA (Torrent Young Scholar Award) 2015 in finale at all india level quiz – National Quiz competition

➤ Publications:

• Main Author :
• Journal of Association of Physician In India (JAPI) – Main author (May 2012)

Study of 63 cases of Methyl Alcohol Poisoning : Sandip S. et al., JAPI; May 2012: VOL 60.

• Co-author :
• Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Co-author) by IDD forum 2014 :

NT pro BNP levels in patients with cirrhosis: relation to cardiovascular dysfunction and severity of disease

K Chintan, K Ajit, T Abhisheka, N Joshi, B Sukanya, S Sandip,S Nikhil, V Kunal

• Journal of clinical and experimental Hepatology (Manuscript no. JCEH-D-12-00064R2)

Title : Combined uphill and downhill varices as a consequence of Rheumatic Heart Disease : A unique

Presentation

Authors : Yogesh P Harwani, MD; Ajit Kumar, MD,DM; Akash Chaudhary, MD,DM; Manoj

Kumar, MD,DNB; Padmavathi R Choudeswari, MD; Vishnuvardhan Kankanala, MD,DM; Nayana Joshi,

MSc,PhD; Chintan Kansagra, MD; Sandip Shah, MD; Abhisheka Tripathi, DM cardiology

• Indian Journal of Clinical Practice (IJCP) – Co Author (January 2011)

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation : A rare complication of enteric fever : Vikas R, Sandip Shah, Nilay Thakore, Ilesh Mehta,  IJCP ; Vol 21, No 8, January 2011.

➤ Other Presentations :

• Abstract accepted for presentation in ISGCON 2014 (Mumbai in December 2014)- Main author :

              Title : Post ERCP asymptomatic hyperamylasemia – its significance and clinical implication

• Co-author in three abstracts accepted by ISGCON 2014 in December 2014 at Mumbai

1. Outcome of Savary Gilliard dilatation in esophageal strictures without fluoroscopy guidance : accepted for oral presentation – planary session SGEI
2. A retrospective study of pancreatic fluid collections – A tertiary care centre experience : accepted for poster presentation at ISG sessions
3. Infliximab in IBD – our 2 year experience at NIMS : accepted for poster presentation at ISG sessions

• Presentations as co-author in ISGCON December 2013 at ahmedabad :

1. Prevelence of HBV in urban industrial population of south india : presented as poster in INASL session
2. A novel Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification(LAMP) assay for detection of HBV – A pilot study : awarded second prize as co-author in INASL session ISGCON
3. Spectrum of Budd chiari syndrome in tertiary care center in south india : presented as poster in INASL session ISGCON

• Presentation at INASL, Hyderabad 2013 :
  • Role of CFF(critical flicker frequency) in diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy : presented as poster