Manish N. Shah, MD

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Manish N. Shah, MD, is fellowship-trained in pediatric neurosurgery with special expertise in pediatric epilepsy, craniofacial and craniocervical spine surgery. He is also an expert in the surgical management of spasticity and dystonia in children, and performs selective dorsal rhizotomies, baclofen pump placements and advanced deep brain stimulation.

An associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Dr. Shah earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Princeton University and his medical degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his residency in general surgery and fellowships in neurosurgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and pediatric neurosurgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. He received a clinical research award in 2009 and a medical student teaching award in 2010. At Washington University, Dr. Shah learned the surgical treatment of spastic diplegia with selective dorsal rhizotomies from one of the technique’s pioneers, Dr. Tae Sung Park.

He is an author of research articles published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus and Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, as well as a book chapter entitled “Congenital and Acquired Abnormalities of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine,” published in Youmans: Neurological Surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ Joint Cerebrovascular Section and Joint Pediatrics Section.

Dr. Shah is committed to providing outstanding pediatric neurosurgical care, including:

• Pediatric epilepsy surgery
• Pediatric craniofacial surgery
• Pediatric craniocervical spine surgery
• Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
• Deep brain stimulation for dystonia

Education/Training

Medical School
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , 2006

Residency
Washington University , 2013

Fellowship
St. Louis Children’s Hospital – Washington University, 2014

Board Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery

Collaboration with Referring Physicians

Physicians at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences engage referring physicians in the care of their patients, keeping them informed about patient progress throughout the evaluation and treatment process. After a patient’s treatment, referring physicians receive a summary and a plan for follow-up. Our physicians encourage continued communication about each patient.

Languages Spoken:
English

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