The IEEE Young Professionals affinity group under the IEEE Kharagpur Section is pleased to announce an online webinar in the “KYP Talks” series. In this seminar series, we will host invited talks by experts from India and abroad on a wide range of current topics for the large community within and outside the IEEE Kharagpur Section.

We are pleased to host Dr. Amit Shah, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology with an adjunct appointment in Medicine (Cardiology) at Emory University. He is also Chief of Preventive Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System as our speaker in the “KYP Talks” Series – 2021.

The following are the details of the KYP talk in this series:

Title: Applications of Digital Health Technology in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Speaker: Dr. Amit Shah

Date: 18th June 2021, Friday

Time: 9.30 AM – 10.30 AM EDT (7.00 PM – 8:00 PM IST)

Venue: Google Meet (link will be posted in the flyer)

The audience members can join the live talk by sharing basic details through the registration link (given below).

We look forward to seeing you there!

With Regards,

Team,

IEEE Young Professional affinity group

IEEE Kharagpur Section.

https://r10.ieee.org/kharagpur-yp/

For Registration Click Here

Speaker

Speaker Bio

Dr. Amit Shah,

MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor

Epidemiology

Emory University.

Amit Shah, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology with an adjunct appointment in Medicine (Cardiology) at Emory University. He is also Chief of Preventive Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System.

Dr. Shah completed his undergraduate degree in physics, and certificate in biophysics, at Princeton University, and his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. He completed residency in Social Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein, Montefiore in 2009, and cardiology fellowship at Emory University in the Clinical Investigator Track in 2013, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research.

Dr. Shah works on several projects in the space of cardiovascular disease prediction and prevention. His work leverages quantitative physiological biomarkers and heart/brain imaging to understand the relationship between the brain and heart. He also works on improving healthcare delivery with innovative tools in the preventive cardiology space, and his team at the VA uses a technology-enabled approach at empowering veterans with holistic lifestyle change.

Since Dr. Shah joined the Emory faculty in 2013, he has been continuously funded by the American Heart Association, Georgia Research Alliance, Coulter Foundation, and National Institutes of Health. He has won several awards from the American Heart Association for his research, and published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, of which many have been featured in high-impact journals such the JAMA network and Circulation.