Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Bio

Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, is Senior Scholar at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He is a distinguished healthcare leader with experience as an operator, scientist, innovator, and regulator. His expertise spans public health, public and private health insurance, and clinical operations across the continuum of care. At Stanford, Dr. Shah conducts research on improving healthcare quality and safety while lowering cost, driving adoption of digital technologies, and quantitatively evaluating the resulting value for US and international health care systems. Dr. Shah is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Medicine. He is an Advisor to the CDC Director, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), independent director of STERIS plc [NASDAQ:STE], and trustee of the John A. Hartford Foundation. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Advisory Committee to the CDC Director (2021 - Present)
Chairman of the Board, Linux Foundation Public Health (2021 - 2022)
Independent Director, STERIS plc (2018 - Present)
Trustee, John A Hartford Foundation (2017 - Present)

Professional Education

AB, Harvard College
MD, MPH, Yale University

2021-22 Courses

The Digital Future of Health Care
MED 213 (Spr)

All Publications

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