The Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) is proud to nominate one of its outstanding leaders, Jayesh (Jay) Shah, MD, for reelection to the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Trustees.
With the unprecedented challenges affecting medicine, TMA needs a strong leader like Dr. Shah. Dr. Shah is a collaborative and innovation-driven physician-executive leader who has led physicians in hospitals, group practice, and in nonprofit physician organizations both locally and nationally.
Dr. Shah was the president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, a national organization representing 100,000 physicians. He is the immediate past president of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine and past chair of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. He is past president of the BCMS and the Texas Indo-American Physician Society.
Dr. Shah received his bachelor of medicine-bachelor of surgery from Medical College Baroda in India. He served his internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital at Columbia University in New York and took part in the Master of Health Care Administration program at Trinity University in San Antonio. He is board certified in internal medicine as well as undersea and hyperbaric medicine.
Dr. Shah has been a TMA member since 2000. He is currently serving on the Board of Trustees and is a TMA Delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA). Dr. Shah has served three years as a member of the TMA Council on Health Services; the Select Committee on Medicaid, CHIP, and the Uninsured; and the Council on Health Promotion. Dr. Shah also has served for six years on the Committee on Membership. Likewise, he has served as vice chair for TEXPAC District 21; co-chair of 2018 TMA Foundation Gala; and as chair of the International Medical Graduates Section for both TMA and AMA. He is a long-standing delegate of BCMS to TMA and is current co-chair of the BCMS Delegation to TMA.
Dr. Shah is a thought leader and educator in wound care and hyperbaric medicine, having published three books, 50 peer-reviewed papers, and has given more than 200 invited lectures. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at UT Health San Antonio and the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio. He has received numerous awards not only for his academic achievements but also for his community service and leadership.
Dr. Shah is an actively practicing physician with sound business knowledge who understands the issues and can provide novel solutions. He also advocates on behalf of Texas physicians to keep the private practice of medicine alive. He is the right prescription for the TMA Board of Trustees.
Personal Statement: “I have a passion to serve Texas patients and physicians. It is a great honor to be your Board of Trustees member during these unprecedented times. I advocated on behalf of Texas physicians during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic so that private practices can survive, can receive PPE, loans, vaccinations, and all the necessary support they need. I have testified and advocated against prior authorization red tape and scope issues. I have used my health care administration skills to steer TMA’s finances in the right direction. My unparalleled experience in organized medicine, 25 years of private practice, business, and academia will be the right prescription for TMA.”
Profile
Specialty: Internal medicine, undersea and hyperbaric medicine, wound care
Medical School (with year graduated): Medical College Baroda, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India, 1986-92
Residency Program: Columbia University’s St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1993-96
Board Certification(s): American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine)
Primary Residence (City, State): San Antonio, Texas
Practice Type/Employment Status:
- Direct Patient Care: solo, small group, or shared overhead, 80%
- Direct Patient Care: nonprofit corporation (formerly 5.01(A) corporation), 5%
- Academic, 10%
- Administrative: government, health plan, or health-related, but no direct patient care, 5%
Primary Practice/Employment Location (City, State): Self-employed at South Texas Wound Associates, PA, San Antonio, Texas
Do you expect to maintain your current employment status and location through your term in office? Yes
Does your current employment situation(s) require you to work outside of Texas? If yes, what is the nature of that work and how many days each month do you work outside of Texas. No
Including the past five years, list all other organizations from which you have received payment, reimbursement, or financial consideration for consulting, advisory, or leadership responsibilities exceeding $1,000 per year in excess of actual expenses: Tenet Healthcare Corp.; International ATMO, Inc.; Acelity
Have you been convicted of a felony or is your medical license restricted? Please explain. No
TMA positions held:
- Member, Board of Trustees, 2018-21
- Co-Chair, TMA Foundation Gala, 2018
- Vice Chair, TEXPAC District 21
- Member, Council on Health Promotion (three years)
- Member, AMA Delegation (10 years)
- Member, Select Committee on Medicaid, CHIP, and the Uninsured (three years)
- Member, Committee on Membership (three years)
- Member, Council on Health Service Organizations (three years)
- Chair, International Medical Graduate Section, 2004-05
- Member, Governing Council of the International Medical Graduate Section, 2000-06
Disclosures
- South Texas Wound Associates, PA
- TIMEO2 Healing Concepts, LLC
- Wound Care Centers at Northeast Baptist Hospital and Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
- Wound Care Alliance
- American College of Hyperbaric Medicine
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