Dr. Binod Shah: Well-decorated Medical Personality in New York

From traveling on horses to launching a spacecraft to Mars, innovation has always been the best friend of mankind. Dr. Binod Shah, an innovator by heart and profession, is a legend in medicine. Dr. Shah has not only developed a US-patent-approved safety cannula but has also made a Great Britain-patent-approved pneumatic limb exsanguination device. He also has a patent pending on a drug disposal system and a universal urine collection system in the US patent and trademark office.
He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1988, where he was awarded a full scholarship. While studying in Bangladesh, he also worked for Radio Bangladesh and was awarded the Young Surgeon Award.
Dr. Shah completed his diploma in orthopedics from the Rehabilitation Institute & Hospital for the Disabled, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1993 and bagged the certificate for Health Care in Developing Countries from Boston Univ. School of Public Health, Boston, in 1994.
He was a clinical research fellow with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Boston Medical center, Boston University, from 1994 to 1997 and 1998 to 1999; started an internship at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, in 1997; and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation in 2002.
He completed his fellowship in pain medicine in 2003 from New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, NY, and was board certified in physical medicine rehabilitation and pain medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) and American Board of Pain Medicine in 2003.
Moreover, Mr. Shah is an assistant professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. He worked as the program director at the Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Department of Rehabilitation Medicine from 2010 to 2013, served as the director of the Interventional Spine Program there from 2004 to 2008, was the staff physiatrist/pain management specialist at Interlake Orthopedics, Geneva, NY, from 2003 to 2004, and received a pain medicine fellowship from the Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, in 2003. Moreover, he is a developer of the computer applications Controlled Drug Rx Monitor and My Pain Logs, an interactive pain diary for pain patients and physicians.
.He worked as the physician in charge at the Primary Health Care Center, Janakpur Dham, Nepal, from 1993 to 1994 and served as the orthopedic surgeon at Janakpur Zonal Hospital, Janakpur.
Furthermore, Mr. Shah is a diplomat, as approved by the American Board of Pain Medicine in 2003. He was certified in the pain medicine subspecialty by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2003 and recertified in 2013. He received his New York State Medical License in 2001 and has been an active member of the American Medical Association since 1999 and the Association of Academic Physiatrists since 2000. In 2002, he joined the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Mr. Shah has made seven publications and five presentations about his work worldwide. His major publications include “Current Therapeutic Options for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Focus on Nonsurgical Approaches” and “Resolution of Painless Foot Drop in Lumbar Radiculopathy.” His poster presentation on “Surgical Evaluation of the Ankle for Intra-Articular Debris” during the 5th meeting of the International Society of Fracture Repair in Canada was well praised. In 2001, he presented on “Ipsilateral Hemiplegia (Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon) Caused by Oral Anticoagulant Therapy” at Hilton Head, SC.
Recently he was selected as the number three pain doctor by Yonkers, New York.
Mr. Shah is an excellent social servant who announced he had founded a charity for the education of deprived girls in Nepal under his daughter, Elish Radhika Shah. He served as a member of the NRNA ICC for two terms and as the president of the America Nepal Friendship Society, the Association of Nepali Teraian in America. He was a board member of the America Nepal Medical Foundation and the Madheshi Association in America.