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About Dr. Shahi
Dr. Vikas Shahi is a primary sports medicine physician at HSS who specializes in both emergency medicine and non-operative sports medicine. He sees patients of all ages and athletes of every level and sport, with a particular interest in working with basketball athletes.
An avid basketball player and marathon runner who grew up playing various sports, Dr. Shahi understands the athletic mindset and enjoys helping patients return to play and achieve their performance goals. He offers interventional care for joint, muscle and other soft tissue injuries, including ultrasound-guided injections and other minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Shahi has served as a team physician at the high school level and has experience serving as a team physician for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Charge, USA Hockey National Team Developmental Program, and John Carroll University.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UCLA in 2014, Dr. Shahi earned his medical degree as a member of the inaugural class at California Northstate University College of Medicine in 2019. From there, he completed a four-year residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan, followed by a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. His clinical research interests include better understanding the role of mental health in athletes, emergency sideline care of athletes, and the use of novel minimally invasive tools in tendinopathy.
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Special Expertise
Acute sports injuries
Sideline emergency care
Soft tissue musculoskeletal injury
Chronic musculoskeletal conditions
Osteoarthritis
Tendinopathy
Non-operative fracture care
Pediatric sports injuries
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
Shockwave
Ultrasound-guided procedures
Procedures
Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections
Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Corticosteroid injection
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections
Shockwave
Brisement (hydrodilatation)
Nerve blocks
Needle fenestration/barbotage for calcific tendinopathy
Hydrodissections
Insurance
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Credentials
Appointments
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Affiliations
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Awards
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medical Student Scholarship, 2018
Education
Medical: California Northstate University College of Medicine, 2019
Internship: University of Michigan, Emergency Medicine, 2020
Residency: University of Michigan, Emergency Medicine, 2023
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Primary Care Sports Medicine, 2024
State Licensure
New York, Ohio
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Shahi
Patient Education
Selected Journal Articles
Selected Presentations
Vikas Shahi, Kelly Estes, Richard Figler, 'The Sign of Levine, but What Does it Mean?'', AMSSM National Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2024.
Vikas Shahi, Robert Kiningham, 'Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health in NCAA Division I Athletes', AMSSM National Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2023.
Vikas Shahi, Varun Shahi, William Mower, 'Using Serial Hemoglobin Levels to Detect Occult Blood Loss in the Early Evaluation of Blunt Trauma Patients', American Medical Association Research Symposium, Orlando, Florida, November 2016.
Research
Clinical Trials / Research Studies
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
As of September 1, 2024, Dr. Shahi reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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