Brief Profile
Dr. Avi Shah is a well-trained, patient-centric, and highly skilled pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Shah with his over 4.5 years of experience brings positivity along with his surgical skills and competence to the delivery of care to his patients. He is thorough, meticulous and has a compassionate approach. He completed his UG from KIMS, Bangalore and PG from SDUMC, Kolar with a gold medal in orthopaedics. He learnt the art and science of paediatric orthopaedics from BJ Wadia Children’s Hospital Mumbai and went on for further professional training with Fellowships in Paediatric sports from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital USA. He has trained in Child and Adolescent Hip Preservation and Arthroscopy along with complex Limb Reconstruction from Sheffield Children's Hospital (UK). He is the Co-Director of CHIPS (Children's Hip Preservation Services) and the Director of CURE Clubfoot clinic at SRCC Children's Hospital. He is an active member of multiple orthopaedic societies including Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India, Bombay Orthopaedic Society, SICOT. He has a keen interest in teaching and research and has many national and international presentations and publications in his field.
Fields of Expertise
- Young & adolescent hip preservation
- Hip arthroscopy
- Limb reconstruction and deformity correction
- Pediatric trauma
- Clubfoot
Awards & Recognition
- Awarded the prestigious POSI Kaye E Wilkins travelling fellowship, 2017
- Awarded the prestigious scholarship for IPOS , Orlando 2017 and was winner of the Top Gun skills challenge.
- Presented papers and posters at various state, national and international conferences of pediatric orthopedics
- Awarded Gold medal for standing first in university MS examination
Professional Memberships& Certifications
- Pediatric Orthopedics Society of India
- Bombay Orthopedic Society
- SICOT
Publications
- Published Paper Retrograde Nailing for Fractures on Distal Third Femur Fractures. Ejpbs Nov’15
- Published Paper Retrograde Nailing for Fractures on Distal Third Femur Fractures. Ejpbs Nov’15
- 3.Embryology, path-anatomy, clinical features, syndromes with clinical relevance in radial club hand.ijpo vol 3 (radial club hand edition)
- Review of literature on growth modulation, BOS journal 2016
- Shah AP, Vaidya S, Phadke S, Agashe M. Congenital Aplasia of the Patella and the Distal Third of the Quadriceps Mechanism: A Case Report. JBJS case connector. 2018 Dec 1;8(4):e79-.
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati and Kannada
