Arathi Shah MD FAAP

Austin, TX *****-****

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Clinical/Work Experience

**/****- ******* : Texas Children’s Pediatrics Associates, Austin Pediatrics

Clinical Team- Site Leader and Lab Director

● Application of Physician leadership skills for a team-oriented approach in direct primary care pediatrics including proactively setting up team meetings periodically with operational & clinical team-leads for better delivery of quality healthcare to patient-families. ● Patient Centered Medical Home: advocacy for our kids and their families promoting physical and mental well-being. ● Advocating for immunizations according to CDC scheduling recommendations. ● Advocacy for insurance coverage of services, medications, DME thereby consolidating Patient centered medical home.

07/2018 - 04/2022 : Austin Regional Clinic Kyle, TX

● Assisting Operational Team-lead, administrative team in training newly recruited staff including medical assistants, nurses with creation of manuals for optimal work-flow. ● Active involvement as a participant in one of the Physician workgroups at ARC- 'Health Equity' created to advocate for equity in Healthcare, for patients as well as staff-healthcare teams. ● Participation & active learner - ARC "patient centered experience" Project S.T.A.R.T with Heart program ● CME to better equip myself for better mental health provision via mini-fellowship (PPP) Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care: sponsored by Texas Pediatric Society, opportunity for select group (committee co-chairs and the Board) in Dec 2020 ● Participation and continued learning through Central Texas Trauma Learning Collaborative sponsored by Texas Pediatric Society for better identification of ACES: adverse childhood experiences; care gaps in social determinants of health for patient-families.

07/2016 - 07/2018 : Rainbow Children's P. A. Arlington, TX

General Pediatrician ● Provided comprehensive pediatric - outpatient primary care for patients from birth through adolescence, in health professional shortage and medically underserved areas. ● Delivered on-call care in large hospital - daytime newborn rounds for multiple consecutive days. ● Training and attendance of Texas Medical Association's Leadership College Sep 2016- May 2017. Learnt the ropes of patient, physician advocacy, "branding" oneself and trained to evolve into a physician lead of team-based approach in healthcare.

10/2014 - 06/2016 : University Health System San Antonio, TX

● Provided comprehensive pediatric primary care for patients from birth through adolescence in medically underserved areas, as part of integrated hospital-based community medicine. ● Active involvement with Texas Medical Association, Bexar County Medical society and Texas Pediatric Society, in various committees and sections as outlined below.

06/2011 - 08/2014 : South Texas Center For Pediatric Care San Antonio

● Provided comprehensive pediatric primary care for patients from birth through adolescence in medically underserved and health professional shortage areas. ● Delivered on-call care in large hospital daytime, weekends for multiple consecutive days. ● Initiated into Organized Medicine in Texas through Texas Medical Association and Bexar County Medical Society.

08/2008 - 06/2011 : Hope Mills Pediatrics Hope Mills, NC

● Provided comprehensive pediatric care for patients from birth through adolescence. ● As a team lead, successfully established the presence of Yadkin Pediatrics as a new pediatric primary care practice location, part of Hope Mills Pediatrics, P.A., now known as Kidzcare Pediatrics, P.A. ● Worked on team-building strategies with my nurse-lead and practice manager.

Education and Training

July 2005-June 2008 : M.D. General Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY

October 2008 onwards: Board Certified in Pediatrics

June 2022-June 2023 : Certificate Program of Harvard Medical School Post Graduate Medical Education, Boston MA- Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program

June 2004-April 2005 : Master of Science Program: Health Services Administration, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

January 2004- May 2004: Masters in Public Health program, State University of New York, Albany. Transferred credits over to UCF, Orlando in June 2004.

August 1997- May 2003 : Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, B J Medical College, Gujarat University Ahmedabad, India

● Ranked in Top 3 % class of 350. Trained in tertiary care referral center in the Western region of India, including Internship and housemanship. Second largest hospital of Asia- Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad with specialty cardiology, kidney, ophthalmology, blood & cancer as well as tuberculosis hospitals.

March 1995- March 1997 : Gujarat University Gujarat, India Bachelor of Science Studied at Saint Xavier's higher secondary school, ● Summa cum laude graduate

Awards and Accomplishments

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

● Secretary of International Medical Graduate Section, Texas Medical Association: 2021 -present

● Member of IMG Section, Texas Medical Association : 2014 onwards

● Member of Texas Medical Association Membership Committee : 2017- 2021

● Member of Texas Medical Association, Women-In-Medicine Committee : 2019 onwards

● Member of Texas Medical Association Leadership College Exec Committee : 2019-2021

● Alternate Delegate of Travis County Medical Society, Texas Medical Assocation:2019 onwards

● Texas Medical Association Be Wise-Immunize Physician Advisory Panel : 2016- 2019

● Co-chair of Community & School Health Advocacy Committee, Texas Pediatric Society: 2018 -2023

Co-chair of Committee on Administration & Practice Management, Texas Pediatric Society: 2022- present

● Member of Childhood Nutrition, Infectious Disease committees, Texas Pediatric Society : 2013 onwards

● Co-chair Membership Committee-Bexar County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association : 2016

● Member of Public Health & Patient Advocacy Committee- Bexar County Medical Society : 2016

● Executive Committee Member of TX Indo-American Physician's Society - SW chapter of American Association of Physicians of India Origin :2014-2016

Member of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, National organization: 2013

Member of Female Doctors Association in Austin of Indian Origin, 2023 onwards

● Member of National Medicos Organization, India : 1997- 2003

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Preceptor of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner student from Vanderbilt University- School of Nursing : January- March 2023

● Preceptor of Family Nurse Practitioner student from TX State University- St David's School of Nursing : Summer 2021

● Preceptor of Medical students-UTHSCSA,UHS-SE: April-Nov 2015

● Preceptor of Medical Student from Mexico (externship) through Children's Hospital of San Antonio : Oct-Nov 2012

● Preceptor of Family Nurse Practitioner Student, SW location of Sth TX Ctr for Pediatric Care : June-Aug 2012

● Facilitator-Supervisory Attending conducted morning reports for FP residents,Cape Fear Valley Hosp,NC : Aug 2008-2009

● Facilitator to MS-II at Case Based Learning sessions in Immunology class, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn NY : Aug 2007

Activities and Honors

CERTIFICATION

● American Board of Pediatrics : October 27th, 2008

● American Board of Pediatrics Recertification : February 15th, 2016

● Maintenance of Certification MOCA Pediatrics : 2016 – 2026

● TMA leadership College Scholarship : May 6th, 2017

● LICENSE : Texas Medical Board Active unrestricted medical license: June 2011 onwards

Harvard Medical School Post Graduate Medical Education- Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, 1-year Certificate Program (2022-2023)

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

● Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics : October 2008- present

● Travis County Medical Society : July 2018- present

● Dallas County Medical Society : July 2016- June 2018

● Bexar County Medical Society : June 2011- June 2016

● Texas Medical Association : June 2011- present

● Texas Pediatric Society : June 2012- present

● TIPSSW Chapter : June 2012- present

● American Association of Physicians Of Indian Origin: lifetime

Awards and Certificates

● Certificate of Participation in Community Volunteer Activity- Girl Scouts STEM. Motivational Speaker as Healthcare professional : Summer 2021

● Certificate of Scholarship, Graduate of Texas Medical Association Leadership College: May 2017

● Texas Medical Association "Hard Hats for Little Heads Giveaway" : April 2017, Fall 2019

● Certificate of Participation in BAPS Charities, 2nd-5th Annual Health fair, SA TX : Oct 2012; Sep 2013, 2014; Aug 2015

● Certificate of Participation in School Health Program, Gujarat : May - July 2002

● Certificate of Participation in Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program, Gujarat : October 1999- March 2000

● Award for Dedicated service to Humanity - Earthquake Rehabilitation Project Gujarat: January 2000

Research Activities

● Project reports on Handwashing & Hygiene; Medication errors in EMR - American Academy of Pediatrics : November- December 2015

● Prevalence of Asthma in 8-13 yr old inner city females conducted in Pediatrics Dept, B J Medical School : November 2002- March 2003

Publications/Case Reports

● Transient Pituitary Dysfunction & Empty Sella Syndrome in a Morbidly Obese female with Pseudotumor Cerebri published in Pediatric Endocrinology Review Journal in January 2007 : September 2006- January 2007

● Project Report on ‘Malaria & its Control', Journal of Community Medicine, BJMC : November 2002- January 2003

● Case series on ‘HIV Prevalence/Awareness', BJ Medical College Journal, BJ Med College : December 2000- January 2001

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