Overview
Thomas Caves is a Gastroenterologist in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Caves is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
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Locations
317 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Caves has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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Santa Maria Gastroenterology Medical Group
Dr. Keval Shah is board certified in Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Internal Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at St. John Providence Health System in Detroit, Michigan. Following residency, he completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship at Beaumont Health System in Detroit, Michigan. During his fellowship, he received special training in both Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hepatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was also selected as a fellow under the American Neurogastroenterology Motility Society where he received advanced clinical training in Motility at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Shah's interests include nutrition and weight loss, esophageal disorders, reflux disease and management, colorectal cancer screening, and providing patients with a holistic approach to their gastrointestinal care.Dr. Keval Shah was born and raised in California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and Human Biology from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. He studied abroad in Costa Rica and Nicaragua where he spent time working in Emergency Medicine and became fluent in Spanish. He played tennis while in Claremont and was chosen as an NCAA Scholar-Athlete. He then attended medical school at Western University of Health Sciences/COMP in Pomona, CA. Upon medical school graduation, he was awarded the prestigious San Miguel Scholarship.When not practicing Gastroenterology, Dr. Shah enjoys spending time with his wife and two beautiful children. He enjoys playing basketball and tennis during his free time. Other hobbies include martial arts. Dr. Shah competed in the 1996 Junior Olympics and has both a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do as well as a first-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate.Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.— Hippocrates. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Gastric Dysmotility, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- EndoscopyDr. Caves isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Caves isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Gardner SyndromeDr. Caves isAdvanced. Learn about Gardner Syndrome.
- GastrectomyDr. Caves isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Turcot SyndromeDr. Caves isAdvanced. Learn about Turcot Syndrome.
- Experienced
- AchalasiaDr. Caves isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Caves isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Caves isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Caves isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Caves isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

