
Overview
Nirav Shah, MD, specializes in kidney transplant surgery and pancreas transplant surgery and nephrology and is certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Kidney Clinic at University Center and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Shadyside. He completed his fellowship and residency at University of Pittsburgh and medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.
Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney, Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 2, Liddle Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Kidney Transplant.
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Locations
120 Lytton Avenue, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
1907 Lebanon Church Road, Suite 201, West Mifflin, PA 15122
3459 5th Avenue, Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services
Amit Tevar, MD, is the surgical director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at UPMC and is certified in multi-organ transplantation and hepatobiliary by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Tevar received his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine where he served as chief resident. He completed his fellowship in multi-organ transplant surgery at the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tevar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.
Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services
Chethan Puttarajappa is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Puttarajappa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Puttarajappa is currently accepting new patients.
Stefan Schneeberger is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schneeberger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Shah isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Liddle SyndromeDr. Shah isAdvanced. Learn about Liddle Syndrome.
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 2
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Kidney TransplantDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Liver FailureDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Minimal Change DiseaseDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Minimal Change Disease.
- NecrosisDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Necrosis.
- NephrosclerosisDr. Shah isExperienced. Learn about Nephrosclerosis.



