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Megha Shah

  • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • megha.shah@emory.edu
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Overview

Megha Shah, MD, Msc is a family physician and health services researcher. She practices clinically at Emory Family Medicine in Dunwoody, is involved in resident education, quality improvement, and community-partnered research. Her research focuses on community-partnered approaches to chronic disease management. Specifically, implementation of evidence-based strategies for primary care-based diabetes prevention and self-management in under-resourced communities. Her most recent work focuses on community outreach for diabetes self-management in the low-income South Asian population in Atlanta. Her work has been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of South Alabama
  • MSc from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
  • BA from Duke University

Research

Publications

  • Adapting the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Learning from Lifestyle Coach strategies and adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
    Prev Med Rep Volume: 45 Page(s): 102847
    09/01/2024 Authors: Whitaker M; Shah M; Gutierrez Chavez M; Asnaani A; Gutner CA; Ritchie ND; Baucom KJW
  • Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention.
    Annu Rev Public Health Volume: 45 Page(s): 151 - 167
    05/01/2024 Authors: Chakkalakal RJ; Galaviz KI; Thirunavukkarasu S; Shah MK; Narayan KMV
  • A Culturally Adapted, Telehealth, Community Health Worker Intervention on Blood Pressure Control among South Asian Immigrants with Type II Diabetes: Results from the DREAM Atlanta Intervention.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 39 Page(s): 529 - 539
    03/01/2024 Authors: Shah MK; Wyatt LC; Gibbs-Tewary C; Zanowiak JM; Mammen S; Islam N
  • Trends in health behaviors of US adults with and without Diabetes: 2007-2018.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract Volume: 206 Page(s): 110990
    12/01/2023 Authors: Shah MK; Gandrakota N; Bullard KM; Siegel KR; Ali MK
  • Benign Colorectal Disorders.
    Prim Care Volume: 50 Page(s): 461 - 480
    09/01/2023 Authors: Aguilar-Alvarado MY; Baker B; Chiu LS; Shah MK
  • Disparities in diabetes prevalence and management by race and ethnicity in the USA: defining a path forward.
    Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol Volume: 11 Page(s): 509 - 524
    07/01/2023 Authors: Hassan S; Gujral UP; Quarells RC; Rhodes EC; Shah MK; Obi J; Lee W-H; Shamambo L; Weber MB; Narayan KMV
  • Cardiometabolic Risk in Asian Americans by Social Determinants of Health: Serial Cross-sectional Analyses of the NHIS, 1999-2003 to 2014-2018.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 38 Page(s): 571 - 581
    02/01/2023 Authors: Shah MK; Gandrakota N; Gujral UP; Islam N; Narayan KMV; Ali MK
  • Continuity of Medication Use by US Adults With Diabetes, 2005-2019.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e2253562
    01/03/2023 Authors: Chehal PK; Uppal TS; Turbow S; Fernandes G; Haw JS; Shah MK; Rajpathak S; Narayan KMV; Ali MK
  • Protocol and baseline characteristics for a community health worker-led hypertension and diabetes management program for South Asians in Atlanta: The DREAM Atlanta study.
    Contemp Clin Trials Volume: 120 Page(s): 106864
    09/01/2022 Authors: Shah MK; Wyatt LC; Gibbs-Tewary C; Zanowiak J; Mammen S; Mohsin FM; Islam N
  • Promises and Pitfalls of Dyads in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Lifestyle Coach Perspectives.
    Am J Health Promot Volume: 36 Page(s): 1204 - 1207
    09/01/2022 Authors: Baucom KJW; Bauman T; Nemirovsky Y; Gutierrez Chavez M; Aguirre MC; Ramos C; Asnaani A; Gutner CA; Ritchie ND; Shah M
  • Barriers to participation and lifestyle change among lower versus higher income participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: lifestyle coach perspectives.
    Transl Behav Med Volume: 12 Page(s): 860 - 869
    08/17/2022 Authors: Baucom KJW; Bauman T; Gutierrez Chavez M; Nemirovsky Y; Aguirre MC; Ramos C; Asnaani A; Gutner CA; Ritchie ND; Shah M
  • Trends and Demographic Disparities in Diabetes Hospital Admissions: Analyses of Serial Cross-Sectional National and State Data, 2008-2017.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 45 Page(s): 1355 - 1363
    06/02/2022 Authors: Turbow SD; Uppal TS; Haw JS; Chehal P; Fernandes G; Shah M; Rajpathak S; Ali MK; Narayan KMV
  • Trends and Variations in Emergency Department Use Associated With Diabetes in the US by Sociodemographic Factors, 2008-2017.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 5 Page(s): e2213867
    05/02/2022 Authors: Uppal TS; Chehal PK; Fernandes G; Haw JS; Shah M; Turbow S; Rajpathak S; Narayan KMV; Ali MK
  • The social determinants of health associated with cardiometabolic diseases among Asian American subgroups: a systematic review.
    BMC Health Serv Res Volume: 22 Page(s): 257
    02/25/2022 Authors: Min LY; Islam RB; Gandrakota N; Shah MK
  • Trends in Diet Counseling Among Stroke Versus Non-Stroke Patients: Evidence from the NAMCS, 2011-2016.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Volume: 31 Page(s): 106223
    02/01/2022 Authors: Gandrakota N; Patel VB; Moore M; Benameur K; Shah MK
  • A culturally adapted, social support-based, diabetes group visit model for Bangladeshi adults in the USA: a feasibility study.
    Pilot Feasibility Stud Volume: 8 Page(s): 18
    01/24/2022 Authors: Shah MK; Naing S; Kurra N; Weber MB; Islam N; Ali MK; Narayan KMV
  • Diabetes and hypertension among South Asians in New York and Atlanta leveraging hospital electronic health records.
    Diabetol Metab Syndr Volume: 13 Page(s): 146
    12/18/2021 Authors: Beasley JM; Ho JC; Conderino S; Thorpe LE; Shah M; Gujral UP; Zanowiak J; Islam N
  • Trends in Health Information Technology Use Among the US Population With and Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors, 2012-2018: Evidence From the National Health Interview Survey.
    JMIR Public Health Surveill Volume: 7 Page(s): e29990
    09/30/2021 Authors: Gandrakota N; Ali MK; Shah MK
  • Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.
    Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am Volume: 50 Page(s): 387 - 400
    09/01/2021 Authors: Weber MB; Hassan S; Quarells R; Shah M
  • Overcoming the Digital Divide in the Post-COVID-19 "Reset": Enhancing Group Virtual Visits with Community Health Workers.
    J Med Internet Res Volume: 23 Page(s): e27682
    07/08/2021 Authors: Shah MK; Gibbs AC; Ali MK; Narayan KMV; Islam N
  • PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE AND VISION: Findings from an International Survey of Exposed Individuals.
    Retina Volume: 41 Page(s): 1562 - 1569
    07/01/2021 Authors: Uner OE; Shah MK; Jain N
  • Lifestyle Interventions for Diabetes Prevention in South Asians: Current Evidence and Opportunities.
    Curr Diab Rep Volume: 21 Page(s): 23
    06/07/2021 Authors: Weber MB; Gujral UP; Jagannathan R; Shah M
  • A Community Health Worker-Led Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control in an Immigrant Community With Comorbid Diabetes: Data From Two Randomized, Controlled Trials Conducted in 2011-2019.
    Am J Public Health Volume: 111 Page(s): 1040 - 1044
    06/01/2021 Authors: Beasley JM; Shah M; Wyatt LC; Zanowiak J; Trinh-Shevrin C; Islam NS
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US (vol 4, e2036469, 2021)
    JAMA NETWORK OPEN Volume: 4
    03/16/2021 Authors: Shah MK; Gandrakota N; Cimiotti JP; Ghose N; Moore M; Ali MK
  • Diet Counseling in Post-Stroke Patients in the United States
    Volume: 52
    03/01/2021 Authors: Patel V; Gandrakota N; Moore M; Polu A; Shah M
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2036469
    02/01/2021 Authors: Shah MK; Gandrakota N; Cimiotti JP; Ghose N; Moore M; Ali MK
  • Diabetes Complications in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the USA.
    Curr Diab Rep Volume: 21 Page(s): 2
    01/09/2021 Authors: Haw JS; Shah M; Turbow S; Egeolu M; Umpierrez G
  • Effect of a multicomponent intervention on achievement and improvements in quality-of-care indices among people with Type 2 diabetes in South Asia: the CARRS trial.
    Diabet Med Volume: 37 Page(s): 1825 - 1831
    11/01/2020 Authors: Shah MK; Kondal D; Patel SA; Singh K; Devarajan R; Shivashankar R; Ajay VS; Menon VU; Varthakavi PK; Viswanathan V
  • Developing a Culturally Tailored Social-Support Group Visit Model for South Asian Immigrants with Type 2 Diabetes in Atlanta
    Volume: 69
    06/01/2020 Authors: Shah MK; Kurra NC; Ali MK; Narayan KMV
  • Heterogeneity in Diabetes across Socioeconomic Subgroups of Asian-Americans in the US
    Volume: 69
    06/01/2020 Authors: Shah MK; Gandrakota N; Gujral U; Ali MK; Narayan KMV
  • Preventable and Other Emergency Department Use in Adults with and without Diabetes, 2009-2017
    Volume: 69
    06/01/2020 Authors: Uppal TS; Haw JS; Shah MK; Turbow S; Narayan VKM; Ali MK
  • Association of Demographic Factors with Emergency Department Use among Adults with Diabetes, 2009-2017
    Volume: 69
    06/01/2020 Authors: Uppal TS; Fernandes G; Haw JS; Shah MK; Turbow S; Rajpathak S; Narayan KMV; Ali MK
  • Trends in Lifestyle Counseling for Adults With and Without Diabetes in the U.S., 2005-2015.
    Am J Prev Med Volume: 57 Page(s): e153 - e161
    11/01/2019 Authors: Shah MK; Moore MA; Narayan KMV; Ali MK
  • Age and Age-old Disparities in Diabetes Care Persist.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 179 Page(s): 1386 - 1387
    10/01/2019 Authors: Ali MK; Shah MK
  • Peer characteristics associated with improved glycemic control in a randomized controlled trial of a reciprocal peer support program for diabetes.
    Chronic Illn Volume: 15 Page(s): 149 - 156
    06/01/2019 Authors: Kaselitz E; Shah M; Choi H; Heisler M
  • Medical Care for Undocumented Immigrants: National and International Issues.
    Physician Assist Clin Volume: 4 Page(s): 33 - 45
    01/01/2019 Authors: Beck TL; Le T-K; Henry-Okafor Q; Shah MK
  • Evaluating Coincident Relationships Between Obesity Incidence and Normal Weight Incidence From Birth Through Kindergarten for US Children.
    Am J Health Promot Volume: 32 Page(s): 177 - 187
    01/01/2018 Authors: Yeaton WH; Shah MK; Moss BG
  • Medical Care for Undocumented Immigrants: National and International Issues.
    Prim Care Volume: 44 Page(s): e1 - e13
    03/01/2017 Authors: Beck TL; Le T-K; Henry-Okafor Q; Shah MK
  • Mediators and Moderators of the Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention That Improved Dietary Outcomes in Pregnant Latino Women.
    Health Educ Behav Volume: 42 Page(s): 593 - 603
    10/01/2015 Authors: Shah MK; Kieffer EC; Choi H; Schumann C; Heisler M
  • Community health workers and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: an opportunity for a research, advocacy, and policy agenda.
    J Health Care Poor Underserved Volume: 25 Page(s): 17 - 24
    02/01/2014 Authors: Shah MK; Heisler M; Davis MM
  • The role of community health workers in diabetes: update on current literature.
    Curr Diab Rep Volume: 13 Page(s): 163 - 171
    04/01/2013 Authors: Shah M; Kaselitz E; Heisler M
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