Vinil Shah, MD

Vinil Shah, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Chief of Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and completed a one-year internship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York in 2007. Dr. Shah did his radiology residency from 2007–2011 at UCSF, serving as chief resident in 2010. From 2011–2013, he completed a clinical fellowship and a chief fellowship in neuroradiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. From 2013–2014, Dr. Shah was a clinical fellow in musculoskeletal imaging and intervention at the same institution. In August 2014, Dr. Shah accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in Neuroradiology at UCSF.

Dr. Shah’s research interests include studying spinal imaging biomarkers to help guide intervention and assessing clinical outcomes of spine intervention. Dr. Shah is also involved in global health and international outreach efforts. Other interests include structured reporting, teaching, and radiology curricula development.