K Scholar Graduate, Shah, Named to American Society of Transplantation Committee

Dr. Silvi Shah (photo courtesy of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)

K Scholar program graduate, Dr. Silvi Shah, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has been invited to serve on the Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST) selection committee.

The goal of the committee is to advance the field of transplantation and improve patient care through the promotion of research, education, advocacy and organ donation. FAST also recognizes members who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation as well as outstanding service to the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Shah was inducted into FAST in 2020.

Dr. Shah’s research focuses on women’s health, including pregnancy, sex disparities in kidney disease and kidney health in cardiovascular disease. She is supported by the K23 career development award from the National Institutes of Health to study sex differences in cardiovascular disease in patients on dialysis. Dr. Shah serves as a co-editor of American Society of Transplantation e-news and leads the American Society of Nephrology’s “Women’s Health and Research in Nephrology” community.


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