Dr. Chirag N Shah
MD, DM (Gastroenterology)
chirag@missiongastrohospital.com
Mon -Sat: 9:00 am - 8:00 PM
Dr. Chirag N Shah is one of the leading gastroenterologists in Ahmedabad who has performed over 5000 endoscopies and other gastroenterology related procedures to treat more than 10000 patients over the course of his practice. He is an acclaimed member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
Gastrologist Doctor Chirag served as consultant and Operating Head of Medical Gastroenterology in Shalby Hospital for three years. During that time in 2014, he also visited the Center for Interventional Endoscopy in Florida, USA to be trained by a team of renowned endoscopists. He served as the Director and Head Consultant in Noble Institute of Gastroenterology till 2018. Ultimately, he founded Mission Gastro Hospital in Ahmedabad in 2019 with the motive of making quality care available to everyone as a top gastroenterologist.
Beginning with the small quality facility, he aims to make MGH the best gastroenterology hospital in India. He serves a diverse set of patients from all over India and overseas. He constantly tries to make patient education simple and effective by making disease information available in as many local languages as possible. His efforts to provide quality care and patient education have earned him popularity as the top gastrologist in India.
Qualifications and Clinical Experience
- M.B.B.S. (recognized by MCI), BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, 2004
- M.D. (recognized by MCI), BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, 2008
- Fellowship, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, 2012
- DM Gastroenterology (recognized by MCI), Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, 2012
- Assistant Professor, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, 2013
Gastroenterology Clinical Specialty
Dr. Chirag Shah is the first top gastroenterologist in India to bring endoscopic fundoplication and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in Gujarat. He has special interest in interventional endoscopy and has mastered proficiency in advanced endoscopic procedures listed below:
- Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection
- EUS Guided FNAC/ FNAB
- EUS Guided Drainage of Pseudocysts
- Endoscopic Necrosectomy
- EUS Guided Biliary Drainage
- EUS Guided Gall Bladder Drainage
- Endoscopic Fundoplication
- Endoscopic Gastric Balloon Placement for Obesity
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity
He specializes in several advanced gastroenterology procedures. To contribute to society as a gastrologist doctor, Dr. Shah developed his own application on the Google App Store called Fecograph. The app monitors patients of IBS and classifies them. Read more about top gastrologist Dr. Chirag N Shah’s research interests and publications in the field of gastroenterology.
Awards and Accolades
- First prize at ISGCON 2010 (National Conference of Gastroenterology) at Hyderabad for poster on “Pregnancy outcomes in patients with HVOTO”
- ‘DON WILSON’ AWARD 2014 from ASGE for further training in EUS at Orlando Florida, USA
- Stood 1st in Common National level Super specialty entrance test in state of Maharashtra.
Dr. Shah’s Gastroenterology Publications
In the past 10 years, Dr. Chirag has garnered a lot of critical acclaim for his work in the field of gastroenterology. Mentioned below are some of his most noteworthy works in the past decade as he continues his work as a gastroenterologist in Ahmedabad :
- Bhatia, S. J., & Shah, C. (2013). How To Perform And Interpret Upper Esophageal Sphincter Manometry. Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 19(1), 99–103. https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2013.19.1.99
- Shah, Chirag & Mahapatra, Anupam & Shukla, Akash & Bhatia, Shobna. (2013). Recurrent Acute Hepatitis Caused By Albendazole. Tropical gastroenterology: Official Journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation. 34. 38-9. 10.7869/tg.2012.90.
- Gupte, Amit & Shah, Chirag & Koticha, Avani & Shukla, Akash & Kuyare, Sunil & Bhatia, Shobna. (2013). Gastrodiscoides Hominis Infestation Of Colon: Endoscopic Appearance. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 79. 10.1016/j.gie.2013.10.031.
- Shukla, A., Kapileswar, S., Gogtay, N. et al. Simple Biochemical Parameters And A Novel Score Correlate With Absence Of Fibrosis In Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Indian J Gastroenterol 34, 281–285 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-015-0580-5
- Shukla, Akash & Shah, Chirag & Parikh, Hardik & Gupte, P. (2015). A Probable Case of Histoplasmosis Presenting As Portal Hypertension And Bone Lesion In A Case Of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Journal of postgraduate medicine. 61. 49-50. 10.4103/0022-3859.147054.
- A Rare Case of Pancreas Pseudodivisum. Dhaliwal HS, Shah C, Hasan MK. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Sep; 13(9):e135-6.
- Shukla, Akash & Sadalage, Abhishek & Gupta, Deepak & Gupte, Amit & Mahapatra, Anupam & Mazumder, Dipendu & Shah, Chirag & Modi, Tejas & Meshram, Megha & Dhore, Prashant & Bhatia, Shobna. (2017). Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Budd Chiari Syndrome Before Onset Of Symptoms And After Treatment. Liver International. 38. 10.1111/liv.13552.
- Shah, C., Grover, A. S., Dhore, P., Shukla, A., Abraham, P., & Bhatia, S. J. (2019). Fecograph: A Graphical Representation Of Daily Stool Forms To Subtype Irritable Bowel Syndrome In Office Practice. JGH Open: An Open Access Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology, 3(3), 224–227. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12143
Poster Presentations
- APDW 2010: Malaysia ‘NCPF is Not a Dying Disease’
- ISGCON 2010 ‘Pregnancy Outcomes In Patients With Hepatic Venous Outflow Tract Obstruction’
- ISGCON 2011 ‘Coimbatore Bleeding In Patients with Budd Chiari Syndrome On Anticoagulants.’
- DDW 2011. ‘Pregnancy Outcomes In Patients With Hepatic Venous Outflow Tract Obstruction’
- ISGCON 2012 ‘Esophageal SEMS Placement For Benign Esophageal Stricture – Case Series’
- ISGCON 2012 ‘Socioeconomic Factors in Budd Chiari Syndrome’
- ISGCON 2013 video presentation ‘Gastrodiscoides Hominis Infestation Of Colon: Endoscopic Appearance.’
- APASL 2013(Singapore) ‘Bleeding Complications In Patients With Budd Chiari Syndrome’ APASL 2013: Singapore ‘Recurrent Hepatitis Caused By Albendazole’
- AASLD 2013 accepted ‘Fibroscan For Differentiating Between NCPF and Cirrhosis’
- DDW 2015 ‘Fecogarph : A Novel Technique To Classify Stool Forms In Office Practice’
- APDW 2016: Japan ‘Combined aerated drink + PEG therapy: Novel way of treating gastric phytobezoar?: A case series’
- APDW 2016: Japan ‘Fecograph App: A Tool To Monitor IBS Patients Symptom Along With Stool Forms’
- EUS 2016: Budapest, Hungary presentation ‘EUS Guided Drainage Of Splenic Sub-Capsular Abscess By SEMS’
- APDW 2016: Japan digital poster presentation ‘Combined Aerated Drink + PEG Therapy: Novel Way Of Treating Gastric Phytobezoar?: A Case Series’
- APDW 2016: Japan digital poster presentation: ‘Fecograph App: A Tool To Monitor IBS Patients Symptom Along With Stool Forms’
- ISGCON 2016 video presentation on ‘EUS Guided Drainage Of Splenic Sub-Capsular Abscess By SEMS’
