Jatin Shah

JATIN P. SHAH, MD, MS (SURGERY)

FACS, FRCS (HON), FDSRCS (HON), FRACS (HON) Professor Jatin.P.Shah is Leader of the Head and Neck Program, and holds The Elliott W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Professor Shah has served as President of The New York Cancer Society, The New York Head and Neck Society, The Society of Head and Neck Surgeons and The North American Skull Base Society. He is Founder of The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies and President of The International Academy of Oral Oncology.

Professor Shah has been the recipient of numerous awards and is an honorary member of several head and neck societies in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. He serves on the Editorial and Review Boards of 18 scientific journals and has more than 300 peerreviewed publications, 55 book chapters and 8 books. His textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology won First Prize from The British Medical Association and The Royal Society of Medicine, and was awarded the George Davey Howells Prize from the University of London for the best published book in otolaryngology in the preceding five years. He is a much sought-after speaker who has delivered over 50 named lectures and keynote addresses and 800 scientific presentations in 49 countries. In recognition of his outstanding contributions and world leadership in head and neck surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has established an endowed Chair in his name and the American Head and Neck Society has named an annual symposium in his honor.