Jesal Rajesh Shah, MD
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Medical Director of Antibiotic Stewardship, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Shah is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Hannah Filbert, Jesal Shah, Adrienne Terrico, Amanda Binkley Soaking in Rifampin: Rifampin-Soaked Dacron Grafts Use in Cardiovascular Surgery , ASHP Mid-Year: 2025

Dylan Scully, Amanda Binkley, Jesal Shah, Christian M. Gill Vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring, opportunity for laboratory stewardship , ASHP Mid-Year: 2025

Binkley A, Fadugba O, Kim P, Adams L, Delgado K, Ebert J, Lee A, Maguire J, Xiong R, Lin X, Mull N, Frey K, Berk A, Shah J, Talati N Optimizing use of Cefazolin for Surgical Prophylaxis in Patients with Penicillin Allergy Labels , IDWeek 2025, Atlanta, GA: 2025

Dyson T, Maguire C, Shah J, Binkley A Factors associated with prolonged treatment of Uncomplicated grams negative bacteremia , IDWeek 2025, Atlanta, GA: 2025

Dyson T, Maguire C, Shah J, Binkley A Factors associated with prolonged treatment of Uncomplicated grams negative bacteremia , Eastern States Conference, Hershey, PA: 2025

Shah JR, Sohail MR, Lasco T, Goss JA, Mohajer MA, Khalil S Clinical utility of plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing in determining microbiologic etiology of infectious syndromes in solid organ transplant recipients , Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Diseases: 2024

Jesal Shah, Barbara W. Trautner, Kiara Olmeda, Lindsey A. Laytner, Fabrizia Faustinella, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Larisa Grigoryan A survey of patient practices regarding leftover antibiotics reveals a potential source of antibiotic overuse , Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: 2024

Fernando Centeno, Meagan Martinez-Palmer, Anna Zubovskaia, Robin Sherchan, Wes Tang, Jesal Shah, Mayar Al Mohajer Diagnostic Stewardship for VAP: Trial of a Hybrid Order-Review and Laboratory Reporting Intervention , Department of Medicine Research Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX: 2024

Shah J, Trautner B Leftover antibiotics are a major barrier to antibiotic stewardship: results from a survey in over 500 patients in ambulatory care settings , ID Week, Boston, MA: 2023

VanFrank B, Uhd J, Savage TR, Shah J, Twentyman E Availability and content of clinical guidance for tobacco use and dependence treatment – United States, 2000-2019 , Preventive Medicine, 164(1): 2022,epub 107276