Dr. Jay Shah, MD is a staff surgeon and associate professor of Urology at Stanford University. He is also the Cancer Care Program Leader for Urologic Oncology at the Stanford Cancer Center. He is widely respected for his work on optimizing outcomes after surgery for bladder cancer and he lectures internationally on this topic. He is a graduate of the American Urological Association Leadership Academy and he sits on multiple national AUA committees. With a deep interest in quality improvement work, Dr. Shah is the Physician Improvement Leader for the Stanford Department of Urology and a Medical Director of the Stanford Realizing Improvement Through Empowerment (RITE) Program. Since joining the Stanford faculty in February 2017, Dr. Shah has successfully completed the Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Training (CELT) Program, the Stanford Leadership Development Program, and the Stanford Medicine Leadership Academy. His vision is to have Stanford Medicine become known for instilling leadership in all of our faculty and trainees. With this goal in mind, he has started an accredited fellowship training program in Urologic Oncology and a QI/leadership training program for urology residents. He also lectures internationally on leadership development, team building, and quality improvement.

Clinic Advisory Council, Stanford Hospital (2019 - Present)
Committee on Professionalism, Stanford Hospital (2020 - Present)
Value-based Care Champion, Stanford University Department of Urology (2020 - Present)
Member, American Urological Association International Academic Fellowship Committee (2015 - Present)

Honors & Awards
Stanford Medicine Leadership Academy, Stanford School of Medicine (2018-2019)
Faculty, Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Training, Stanford Medicine (2018-present)
Stanford Leadership Development Program, Stanford Hospital (2017-2018)
Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Training, Stanford Medicine (2017-2018)
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Columbia University Department of Urology (2019)
Leadership Academy, American Urological Association (2016-2017)
Clinical Innovator Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center (2015-2017)
Genitourinary SPORE Career Development Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center (2014-2016)
Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer, Texas Scholar Award (2012-2014)
Physician of the Year, Columbia University Medical Center (2006)
Resident of the Year, Columbia University Department of Urology (2006)
Humanism Honor Society Inductee, Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2006)
Gerald P. Murphy Scholar, Ford Library and Museum (2006)
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Columbia Medical School (2006)