Asit K. Shah, MD PhD
- Orthopedic Surgery
It is an honor to be entrusted with your care. I enjoy educating patients and helping them understand all treatment options. Working together we can achieve a quick, complete return to the activities you love.
Languages Spoken
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Spanish
Related Services
Related Practices
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Orthopedic Surgery
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
Procedures
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
- Cortisone Injections
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Hip Replacement
- Joint Injections
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Arthroplasty
- Knee Reconstruction
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Knee Tendon Reconstruction
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
- Partial Knee Replacement Surgery
- Revision Hip Replacement
- Revision Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
Conditions Treated
- Gout
- Hip Arthritis
- Hip Fractures
- Hip Pain
- Hip Problems
- Hip Trauma
- Joint Pain
- Knee Arthritis
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Knee Trauma
- Sports Injuries
- Tendonitis
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
Englewood Orthopedic Associates at Englewood Cliffs
910 Sylvan Avenue Suite 100 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Englewood Orthopedic Associates at Paramus
1 West Ridgewood Avenue Suite 303 Paramus, NJ 07652
Appointments
Insurance
Insurances Accepted
Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna CCN
- Aetna CoreSource
- Aetna Coventry
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Whole Health HMO
- Aetna Whole Health PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Medicare Advantage
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
- Empire BCBS PPO
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Fidelis Care NJ
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Braven Health
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
- Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)
Humana
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana ChoicePOS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
- Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
- Humana Medicare PPO
- Humana Medicare PPO 2023
- Humana National Medicare HMO
- Humana National POS - Open Access
- Humana National POS - Open Access Plus
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare NJ
- Wellcare NJ Ambetter
- Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care
Wellpoint
- Wellpoint Medicaid
- Wellpoint Medicare Advantage
About
About Asit Shah
Dr. Shah, part of Englewood Orthopedic Associates, is chief of orthopedic surgery, director of orthopedic implants, and a founding member of the Joint Replacement Center at Englewood Hospital. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery. His clinical interests include minimally invasive knee and hip replacement and complex revision knee and hip reconstruction. Dr. Shah received his MD, as well as a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology, from Jefferson Medical College (now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College) of Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, where he also completed a National Institutes of Health molecular biology fellowship. He did his orthopedic surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital, in Manhattan, and a hip and knee implant fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. Dr. Shah is a co-author of the book chapter on orthopedic geriatrics in a geriatric medicine and gerontology textbook and a co-author on numerous research publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, an oral examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and Eastern Orthopedic Association.
Honors & Awards
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Professional Memberships
2012-Present: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
2011-Present: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
2010-Present: Indian Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
2007-Present: Eastern Orthopedic Association
2007-Present: New Jersey Orthopedic Association
Committees and Leadership Positions
Chief, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
2011-Present: Purchasing Committee, Operating Room, Englewood Hospital
2011-Present: Efficiency Committee, Englewood Hospital
2010-Present: Operating Room Committee, Englewood Hospital
2006-Present: Founder and Member, Joint Replacement Center, Englewood Hospital
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: Jefferson Medical College
PhD: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital: Hip and Knee Surgery
Certifications & Distinctions
- Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Publications
Publications
Klingenstein, G., Levy, R.N., Korngluth, A., Shah, A.K., and Present, D.H. “Inflammatory bowel disease related osteonecrosis: report of a large series with a review of the literature.” Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 p. 1-7.
Shah, A.K. and Pruzansky, ME. “Ruptured biceps brachii short head muscle belly: a case report.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;13(5):562-5.
Shah A.K., Celestin J, Parks M.L., and Levy R.L. “Long-term results of total joint arthroplasty in elderly patients who are frail”.Clin Orthop. 2004 Aug;(425):106-9.
Noth U, Tuli R, Seghatoleslami R, Howard M, Shah AK, Hall DJ, Hickok NJ, and Tuan RS. “Activation of p38 and Smads mediates BMP-2 effects on human trabecular bone-derived osteoblasts.” Exp Cell Res. 2003 Nov 15;291(1):201-11.
Shah, A.K., Eisler, J., and Radomisli, T. “Algorithms for the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures” Clin Orthop. (399) 28-34, 2002.
El-Amin SF, Attawis M, Lu HH, Shah, A.K., Chang R, Hickok, N.J., and Tuan R.S. “Integrin Expresssion by Human Osteoblasts Cultured on Degradable Polymeric Materials Applicable for Tissue Engineered Bone.” J Orthop Res 20(1): 20-28, 2002.
Shah, A.K., Hickok, N.J., Sinha, R.K., and Tuan, R.S. “High-resolution Morphometric Analysis of Human Osteoblast Adhesion on Clinically Relevant Orthopaedic Alloys” Bone 24 (5) 499-506, 1999.
Shah, A.K., Lennox, T.L., Hickok, N.J., and Tuan, R.S. “Mechanism of BMP-2 Stimulated Adhesion of Osteoblastic Cells to Titanium Alloy.” Biology of the Cell 91: 131-142. 1999.