Dr. Rasesh Mahendra Shah, MD

Born in Bombay, India, Dr. Shah has lived most of his life in the U.S. A cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester, he received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Shah trained in general and vascular surgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals, where he completed his vascular surgery fellowship in 1993. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in both general and vascular surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. Shah joined Vascular & Transplant Specialists (formerly known as Virginia Vascular Associates) in March 2001 where he serves on its board of directors. Prior to relocating to the Hampton Roads area he was in private practice for seven years with the Buffalo Medical Group where he held an appointment as an assistant professor of surgery with the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Shah is especially interested in the treatment of carotid artery disease and aneurysmal disease using open and endovascular surgical techniques. He is experienced in the placement of FDA-approved aortic endografts and with all types of peripheral endovascular interventions. Dr. Shah has admitting privileges at all the acute care hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake.