Spine Universe Author Biography

Doctor Suken Shah is an Attending Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Co-Director of Spine and Scoliosis Service at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Department of Orthopaedics in Wilmington, DE. He also is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Shah earned his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University graduating Cum Laude. He completed a surgical internship at The Pennsylvania Hospital and orthopaedic surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University / Rothman Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Shah received advanced training by completion of a Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

In addition, Dr. Shah has received academic honors, such as membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, awards for his research, and is distinguished as one of the Best Doctors in America. Other distinctions include a Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship and Spinal Deformity Education Group Advancement Award. Dr. Shah serves on the Scoliosis Research Society's Growing Spine and Worldwide Course Committees and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America's Research Committee. He is a member of other professional organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Harms Study Group, Russell Hibbs Society, and others.

This prolific author also serves as a reviewer for prestigious medical journals including the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Arthroscopy, and Scoliosis.

Financial Disclosure:
Axial Biotech, Inc.: Grants/Research Support
DePuy Spine: Consultant, Grants/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support

SpineUniverse articles from Suken A. Shah, MD

• Deformity Problems in the Young - Case Discussion
  Doctor Suken Shah's presentation, Case Discussion of Deformity Problems in the Young is featured. This video is from the Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge spine-related CME meeting.
• Etiology and Risk Factors for Acute Pancreatitis after Scoliosis Surgery
  An abstract from the SRS 2003 Annual Meeting investigating the risk factors for acute pancreatitis after scoliosis surgery.
• Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implantation Before, During, or After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  An exhibit from the 2002 SRS Annual Meeting discussing complications associated with intrathecal baclofen pump implantation in children with cerebral palsy.
• Postoperative Pancreatitis after Spinal Surgery and the Increased Risk of Sepsis and Wound Infection
  An abstract from the SRS 2004 Annual Meeting to see if if postoperative pancreatitis increases a patient’s risk of developing an infection.
• Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy: Natural History and Risk Factors for Progression
  This study defined the natural history of scoliosis, risk factors for progression and the effect of adolescent growth spurt on scoliosis progression in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
• Spinal Fusion in Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy Patients: Can a Child Walk After Instrumentation to the Pelvis?
  An abstract from the SRS 2003 Annual Meeting on patients with spastic cerebral palsy and neuromuscular scoliosis treated with spinal fusion.
• The Associated Effects of Untreated Unilateral Hip Dislocation in Cerebral Palsy Scoliosis
  This study investigated the effect of unilateral hip dislocation on pelvic obliquity and the rate of curve progression in children with cerebral palsy.