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Dr. Lori Shah, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: hypersensitivity pneumonitis, transplant procedures, chronic lung disease, and more.

622 West 168th Street Floor 14
New York, NY 10032

(212) 305-9819

Dr. Lori Shah, MD is a pulmonologist in New York, NY specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Lori Shah, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, ColumbiaDoctors, TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK and NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

622 West 168th Street Floor 14
New York, NY 10032

Some issues Dr. Lori Shah, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

bronchoscopy	34
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	332
hospital care	256
inpatient care	256
minimally invasive procedures	35

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	54
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	329
hospital care	388
inpatient care	388
minimally invasive procedures	55

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	51
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

bronchoscopy	42
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	310
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212
minimally invasive procedures	43

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	40
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	170

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	78
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	346
hospital care	443
inpatient care	443
minimally invasive procedures	66

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	18
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	59
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	121
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	317
hospital care	479
inpatient care	479
minimally invasive procedures	62

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	24
Hispanic	17
Asian	15
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	65
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	135
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	325
hospital care	384
inpatient care	384
minimally invasive procedures	62

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	21
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	61
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

bronchoscopy	150
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	453
hospital care	479
inpatient care	479
minimally invasive procedures	61

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	20
Hispanic	17
Asian	13
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	55
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

bronchoscopy	99
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	350
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482
minimally invasive procedures	36

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	17
Hispanic	16
Asian	12
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	204
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	634
hospital care	958
inpatient care	958
minimally invasive procedures	80

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lori Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lori Shah, MD treated as a pulmonologist in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	102
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	378
hospital care	453
inpatient care	453
minimally invasive procedures	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lori Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	112
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	34

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lori Shah, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lori Shah, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	5
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Lori Shah, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She completed residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. She is certified by the Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lori Shah, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

ColumbiaDoctors

TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Lori Shah, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MagnaCare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Fidelis Care, MultiPlan, Amerigroup, Affinity Health Plan, Aetna, Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Healthfirst, Cigna, Quality Health Management, 1199SEIU, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), RiverSpring, Amida Care, World Trade Center Health Plan, AgeWell and VNSNY CHOICE.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Lori Shah, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MagnaCare

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Fidelis Care

MultiPlan

Amerigroup

Affinity Health Plan

Aetna

Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Healthfirst

Cigna

Quality Health Management

1199SEIU

MVP Health Care

UnitedHealthcare

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

RiverSpring

Amida Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

AgeWell

VNSNY CHOICE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lori Shah, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$375 $375
Allergan Inc.	$63 ZENPEP $63
Insmed, Inc.	$35 Arikayce $35
United Therapeutics Corporation	$25 REMODULIN $25
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$13 Cresemba $13
Other	$13 ULTRESA $13