Specialties
- Endourology and Complex Kidney Stone Disease
- Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Urologist
Arpeet Shah
, M.D.
Dr. Shah brings a wealth of leading-edge knowledge and experience to his compassionate care. He is a fellowship trained, board-certified urologist with a particular interest in robotic and minimally invasive urological surgery. He performs complex robotic procedures including prostatectomy, cystectomy, nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, pyeloplasty, and ureteral reimplantation.
He also has an interest in minimally invasive BPH procedures including Rezum, UroLift, Greenlight PVP, Aquablation and robotic simple prostatectomy. He has achieved a Center Of Excellence distinction for Rezum and is a clinical instructor for Boston Scientific’s BPH division.
Alongside his clinical role, Dr. Shah is on the AUS leadership team and serves as the Director of APP Program. Dr. Shah also serves as a member of the National Clinical Board of Solaris, a national urology platform, as well as the Chair of the Future Leaders Committee for the Solaris Health Board. He also is on the Robotic Surgical Committee at Advocate South Suburban Hospital and the Surgical Quality Committee at University of Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
His collegiate education began as part of the prestigious Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) Medical Scholars Program at University of Illinois at Chicago where he completed his Bachelor in Sciences in Biology summa cum laude. He then completed his Doctorate in Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago with a distinctive honor of being a member of the Urban Medicine Program. He then went on to Loyola University Medical Center and completed his internship in general surgery, residency in urology, and fellowship in robotic surgery and endourology. A true asset to his field, he is board-certified in urology by the American Board of Urology (ABU).
Licensed to practice medicine in Illinois and Indiana, Dr. Shah holds privileges at Advocate South Suburban Hospital and UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial. He is a member of several professional associations, including the American Urological Association, Chicago Urological Society , and the North Central Section of the American Urological Association.
Throughout his fruitful career, Dr. Shah has published over 30 peer reviewed articles that have contributed to the subject of urology and like topics. When he’s not in the office, Dr. Shah enjoys playing golf, listening to music as well as playing the drums and piano. He also likes to travel and ride bikes.
Education
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center, in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center – Chief Resident, Urology
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center – Internship, General Surgery
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago – B.S. Biology
Board-Certification
ABU – American Board of Urology
Hospital Affiliations
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Ingalls Memorial
UChicago Medicine
Ingalls Same Day
Fellowships
Loyola University Medical Center – Fellowship in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Memberships
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society
Chicago Urological Society
American Urological Society
North Central Section of AUA
- Loyola University Medical Center House Staff Governance Committee 2014-2018
- Loyola University Medical Center Resident Quality Committee 2016-2018
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society – Resident 2018-Current
- Chicago Urological Society 2012-Current
- University of Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital Executive Surgical Committee 2019-Current
- Advocate South Suburban Surgical Peer Review Committee 2019-Current
- University of Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital Surgical Executive Committee 2019-Current
- Advocate Physician Partners QURE Urology Quality Project Developer 2019-Current
Publications & Articles
Shah A, Blackwell RH, Kuo PC, Gupta GN. “Rates and Risk Factors for Opioid Dependence and Overdose After Urologic Surgery”. Journal of Urology. Nov 2017
Shah A., Farooq A., Tiwari V., Kim M, Shukla D. “HSV-1 infection of human corneal epithelial cells: Receptor-mediated entry and trends of re-infection.” Molecular Vision.2010:16 (2010): 2476-86.
Shah A, Farooq A. Gonorrhea in F.M. Gomella (3rd Ed.), 5 Minute Urology Consult. New York, NY: LWW Publishings 2014.
Shah A, Kirshenbaum E, Quek ML. “Prognostic Indicators of Lymph Node Metastasis in Urothelial Bladder Cancer” KEI Journals Medical Research Archives. December 2016.
Farooq A., Shah A., Shukla D. “The Role of Herpesviruses in Ocular Infections.” Virus Adaptation and Treatment. 2010:2 (2010): 115-23.
Singa R., Shah A., Patel K., Aakalu V., de la Cruz, J. “Visual Outcomes after Paintball Injury: Prognostic Value of Ocular Trauma Score System and Classification and Regression Tree Analysis.” Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2011: 188-194.
Kadlec AO, Shah A, Frederick L, Turk TM. “Use of metallic stents for chronic ureteral obstruction.” Nephrolithiasis. (Book chapter) – publish pending
Blackwell RH, Shah A, Vedachalam S, Kothari AN, Kuo PC, Gupta GN, Turk TM. “Postoperative Urinary Retention is an Independent Predictor of Short- and Long-Term Future Bladder Outlet Procedure in Men. Journal of Urology. Nov 2017.
Blackwell RH, Shah A, Kothari AN, Kuo PC, Gupta GN. “Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction After Urologic Surgery: Improved Outcomes with Early Intervention”. Current Urology. September 2017.
Brincat C, Taege S, Shah A. “Interventions to Maximize Medical Student Training of Cystoscopy.” Obstetrics and Gynecology.. 2016:128: (2016).
Frederick L, Kadlec AO, Shah A, Ellimoottil CS, Turk TM, Schwartz BF. “Cost analysis for chronic ureteral obstruction: a multicenter study”. Journal of Urology Clinical Practice (2016)
Blackwell RH, Kirshenbaum E, Shah A, Gupta GN. “Complications of Recognized and Unrecognized Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury at Time of Hysterectomy: A Population-Based Analysis. Journal of Urology. March 2018.
Blackwell RH, Li B, Kozel K, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Dong W, Capodice S, Barton G, Shah A, Wetterlin J, Quek ML, Campbell SC, Gupta GN. “Functional Implications of Renal Tumor Enucleation Relative to Standard Partial Nephrectomy”. Urology 2017 Jan;99:162-68.
Dong W, Gupta GN, Blackwell RH, Wu J, Suk-Ouichai C, Shah A, Capodice SE, Quek ML, Caraballo Antonio E, Aguilar Palacios D, Remer EM, Li J, Zabell J, Isharwal S, Campbell SC. “Functional Comparison of Renal Tumor Enucleation versus Standard Partial Nephrectomy”. European Urology Focus. June 2017.
Shah A, Capodice S, Blackwell RH, Li B, Gupta GN. “Robotic Tumor Enucleation vs Sharp Excision for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Comparison of Perioperative, Renal Functional, and Oncological Outcomes” – Submitted to Journal of Urology
ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS
Shah A. Gene Silencing of Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein by siRNA Inhibited Cell Growth and Induced Apoptosis of Human Prostate Cancer Cells. UIC Summer Research Symposium 2005 – Abstract Winner.
Shah A. Receptor-Mediated Entry and Trends of Superinfection in HSV-1 Infection in Human Corneal Cells. ARVO 2010.
Shah A. Metabolic Syndrome and Stone Disease: The Problem, Relationship, and Repercussions. Loyola Urology Grand Rounds 2014
Shah A, Kadlac AO, Frederick L, Ellimootil CE, Polcari A, Schwartz B, Turk TM. Outcomes of Metallic Stents for Chronic Ureteral Obstruction: A Multicenter Study. AUA 2014.
Shah A. Surgery – A Risky Business: A Surgeon’s Map to Risk Assessment and Utilization. Loyola Urology Grand Rounds 2015
Shah A, et al. Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Following Urologic Surgery: Improved Outcomes with Early Intervention. American College of Surgeons Meeting 2015. North Central Section AUA 2015.
Shah A, et al. Uric Acid Urolithiasis and the Metabolic Syndrome: Independent Association with Glomerular Filtration Rate. North Central Section AUA 2015.
Shah A. A Urologist’s Guide to Internet Based Communication and Social Media Loyola Urology Grand Rounds 2016
Shah A, Blackwell RH, Kothari AN, Zapf M, Kuo PC, Gupta GN. Hospital and Patient Related Factors Influencing the Utilization of Partial Nephrectomy. AUA 2016.
Shah A. A Surgeon’s Introduction to Medical Malpractice: Fear Not. Loyola Urology Grand Rounds 2017
Shah A, Blackwell RH, Vedachalam S, Kothari AN, Kuo PC, Gupta GN, Turk TM. Postoperative Urinary Retention is an Independent Predictor of Short- and Long-Term Future Bladder Outlet Procedure in Men. AUA 2017.
Shah A, Desai S, Baldea KG, Gupta GN. Utility of Preoperative MRI in Characterizing the Parenchymal-Tumor Interface of Renal Masses Prior to Surgical Intervention. AUA 2017.
Shah A, Patel R. Diabetes and Its Impact on Your Urinary and Sexual Health. Featured presentation at the Donna Goll Allen Diabetes Symposium 2019. Advocate Aurora Health. 6/12/19
Shah A. Indications of PCNL & What The Future Offers. Chicago Urological Society Meeting. February 2020
Meet Dr. Shah
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Office Locations
Associated Urological Specialists: Homewood, IL Urology Office
- 17901 Governors Highway Suite 102, Homewood, IL 60430
Fax: 708-957-4519
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