Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Chair, BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine
The Azita G. Hamedani Distinguished Chair of Emergency Medicine
Chair, Wisconsin Partnership Program Oversight and Advisory Committee
Associate Director for Faculty Development, UW Center for Health Disparities Research

Clinical information Publications

EDUCATION

BA: The University of Chicago, Biology
MPH: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
MD: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: The Ohio State University – Chief Resident
Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, The University of Chicago

Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, is the Chair of the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he is also a professor of emergency medicine, population health sciences, and geriatrics.

As a clinician, researcher, and educator, Dr. Shah has dedicated his career to improving prehospital and emergency department care delivered to acutely ill older adults, specifically individuals living with dementia. His work focuses on developing, testing, and implementing innovative approaches to providing older adults with acute illness care that are safe, convenient, and effective. His pioneering efforts have helped to establish the field of geriatric emergency medicine and have advanced the role of ambulance-based paramedics to support community health efforts — now known as “community paramedicine.” Over his career, Dr. Shah has authored more than 175 publications and has received over $150 million in grants and contracts as principal or co-investigator.

In recent years, Dr. Shah’s efforts have also focused on training and developing the next generation of academic emergency medicine faculty, particularly researchers. He has mentored many students, residents, fellows and faculty, including on career development awards, and previously led the NIH-funded KL2 Scholars Program at UW–Madison. Many of his mentees are now successful academicians and leaders in emergency medicine and beyond.

SELECT AWARDS & HONORS

• President, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, 2023-24
• Organizational Achievement Award, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2024
• Pioneer Award, SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, 2022
• Service Award, Scientific Review Section, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2022
• Academic Career Achievement Award, SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, 2021
• The Gerson-Sanders Award for Contributions to Geriatric Emergency Medicine, SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, 2019
• Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, 2016
• Top Six Reviewer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014
• Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, 2006
• American Geriatics Society GSI Jahnigen Career Development Scholar, 2003
• Board of Directors, The Isthmus Project, Madison, WI
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Medical Honor Society

FUNDING

ED-LEAD: Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Source: National Institute on Aging/NIH
Type: U19
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network 2.0 – Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0 ADC)
Source: National Institute on Aging/NIH
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Type/Source: P30, National Institutes of Health
Role: Co-Investigator, Wisconsin ADRC Care Research Core

Specialty Training at Rural Sites (STARS) – Pediatric Prehospital Care
Source: Orion Initiative, UW School of Medicine and Public Health