Dr Binay Kumar Shah
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| Dr Binay Shah |
840 S Wood Street
60612 Chicago
United States of America
email: binay.shah@gmail.com
Web site: http://binayfoundation.org/
Fields of Interest: Hematology, Oncology
Dr. Binay Kumar Shah was born in 1975 in Mahottari, Nepal and graduated from B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal. He worked as house officer at BPKIHS from 2001 to 2002 and as a resident at National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.He is currently working as a Hematology/Oncology fellow at University of Illinois at Chicago medical center.
Work Experience:
Current: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center,Lewiston, Idaho.
09/07/2007 to date Fellow, Dept. of Hematology/Oncology, UIC medical center, Chicago, IL
08/062007 - 08/31/2007 Physician, Plainfield correctional facility, Plainfield, IN USA
06/23/2004 - /06/22/2007 Resident, Long Island College hospital, Brooklyn, NY USA
02/15/2004 – 06/10/2004 Medical Officer, Sudha Polyclinic, Kathmandu, Nepal
04/15/2002 – 06/10/2003 Resident, National academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
03/16/2001 – 03/30/2002 House Officer, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
publications:
Shah BK, Sharath R, Prabhu H, Vieira J, Mahaseth H. Modern milk alkali syndrome – a serious preventable condition. The New Zealand Medical Journal 2007;120 (1262):
·Shah BK, Bhattacharya S, Parija SC. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus among Bhutanese refugees residing in Nepal. KUMJ 2006; 3-3 (11): 239-242.
·Shah BK. Knowledge that upper respiratory tract infection resolves on its own is associated with more appropriate health-seeking behaviour and antibiotic cognition. Singapore Med J 2006; 47(11): 1012.
·Shah BK. Stop blaming physicians. KUMJ 2006; 4-2 (14): 264.
·Shah BK, Baig L. Anemia and parasitic infestation in pregnant Nepalese women. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2005; 17(1): 5-9
·Yadav CM, Shah BK. Mature Teratoma of posterior mediastinum: first case report from Nepal. Pak J Med Sci 2003; 19(3): 226-7.
·Gorkhali MP, Shah BK. Chorea Gravidarum: a case report. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Nepal 2003; 4(1): 47-8.
·Shah BK, Gupta P. Weekly versus daily iron and folic acid supplementation in adolescent Nepalese girls. Archives of Adolescent Pediatric Medicine 2002; 156(1): 131-5.
·Shah BK, Gupta P: Anemia in Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Report from Semi-urban Nepal. Indian Pediatrics 2002; 39:1126-1130.
·Sharma A., Shah BK, Joshi M and Khandelwal SK. Alcohol problems in a general hospital in Eastern Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Psychiatry 1999; 1:41-5.
·Khan M, Ali S, Rafiq MA, Javed RA, Baig MA, Shah BK. Native valve endocarditis due to candida parapsilosis presenting as acute embolic stroke after 8 months of catheter associated fungemia. (Presented in RFS AMA competition)
Research grants/awards/Honors:
·Best clinical pathology conference/morbidity & mortality presentation (first prize) 2006 – 2007, The Long Island College Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine residency program.
·Nepal Health Research Council Grant for undergraduate students, 1997 for the study entitled "Bhutanese Refugees:? A threat to Nepalese regarding HBV infection"
·BPKIHS Student Research Grant, 1998 for the study entitled "Weekly versus daily iron and folic acid supplementation in adolescent Nepalese girls"
·Awarded Appreciation Letter by Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal
·Awarded Appreciation Letter by the Prime minister of Nepal for significant contribution in organizing health camps
Extracurricular interests:
·Founder and President, Binay foundation - a social organization dedicated to promoting health and education in underprivileged population in Nepal. www.binayfoundation.org
·Elected President (NYC chapter) of ANTA - Association of Nepali Teraians in America www.terai.org, a non profit organization committed for the cause of Teraians in Nepal.
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