Ketan Shah, M.D.
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Ketan Shah
Dr. Ketan Shah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interventional Radiology at MD Anderson. Dr. Shah received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering at Rice University and his MD degree at Baylor College of Medicine. After a medicine internship at the University of Chicago, Dr. Shah returned to Baylor College of Medicine, where he completed his residency training in diagnostic radiology. He completed his fellowship training in Interventional Radiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. After spending four years as faculty at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Dr. Shah moved back home to Houston and started working at MD Anderson in 2022.
Dr. Shah’s clinical and research interests include applying minimally invasive, image-guided intervention for local tumor control and symptom palliation in cancer patients. This includes liver directed therapies, venous thrombectomy, kidney ablation, portal hypertension management, and spine interventions.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Program Director, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Liver ablation, kidney ablation, venous interventions, portal hypertension
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2012 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, Medicine, MD |
| 2008 | Rice University, Houston, Texas, US, Bioengineering, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2013-2017 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2012-2013 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (Lifetime) |
| 2017 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2000 | Illinois Medical License |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 2018 - 2022
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Associate Program Director of Education, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Director of Interventional Oncology, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Webmaster, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Health, Chicago, Illinois, 2019 - 2022
Chief Resident, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2017
Editorial Activities
Guest Editor, Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2022 - 2023
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Teacher of the Year, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 | Clinical and Academic IR mentor of the year, University of Illinois Chicago Radiology |
| 2021 | JVIR Editor's Recognition for Most Downloaded Article |
| 2021 | JVIR Editor's Certificate for Distinguished Clinical Study |
| 2019 | Attending of the Year, University of Illinois Department of Radiology |
| 2017 | Resident Educator Award, Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lecturer, Clinical Medical Student Education in Radiology |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2024 - Present |
| Title: | Principal Investigator for OCCLUDE Registry |
| Funding Source: | Boston Scientific Corp |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Paolucci I, Albuquerque J, Siddiqi NS, Patel M, Shah KY, Huang S, Sheth RA, Metwalli ZA, Avritscher R, Brock KK, Jones AK, Jackson TA, Wang M, Ruiz J, Tan J, Kuban JD, Lin EY, Bale R, Odisio BC. Stereotactic Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors: A Prospective Registry-Based Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 37(8):108855, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42155920.
- Kouzi ZE, Kouzy R, Aziz A, Rooney MK, Lee SR, McRae SE, Shah KY, Abdelsalam ME, Lin EY, Hassanzadeh C, Choi S, Nguyen Q, Frank SJ, Shelan M, Mayo LL, McGuire S, Yevich S, Mohamad O. Hyaluronic Acid Rectal Wall Infiltration and Reversal in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy–A Case Series. Advances in Radiation Oncology 11(11):102119, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- El Kouzi, Z, Kouzy, R, Aziz, A, Rooney, M, Lee, S, McRae, SE, Shah, KY, Abdelsalam, ME, Lin, EY, Hassanzadeh, CJ, Choi, S, Nguyen, Q, Frank, SJ, Shelan, M, Mayo, LL, McGuire, SE, Yevich, SM, Mohamad, O. Hyaluronic Acid Rectal Wall Infiltration and Reversal in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy–A Case Series. Advances in Radiation Oncology 11(11), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42571382.
- Pal, K, Kuban, JD, Patel, MN, Shah, KY, Habibollahi, P, Gurusamy, V, Mandal, SK, Tam, AL, Gupta, S, Rojas Hernandez, CM, Kroll, M, Afshar-Kharghan, V, Sheth, RA. Venous mechanical thrombectomy for deep vein thrombosis in patients with cancer. Blood Vessels, Thrombosis and Hemostasis 3(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42473469.
- Niemeyer MM, Wang Y, Carlino MJ, Elkhadragy L, David O, Jordan LR, Lipnik AJ, Blanco D, Mehta V, Sambora E, Schook LB, Shah KY, Simpson RO, Gaba RC, Schachtschneider KM. Biodistribution of Macroaggregated Albumin (MAA) After Tumor Model Development and Characterization in a Porcine Lung Cancer Model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 36(11):1735-1745.e3, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40803527.
- Lin, EY, Odisio, BC, Pal, K, Paolucci, I, Kempen, RP, Cardenas, NJ, Reed, P, Shah, KY, Awad, AA, Sheth, RA, Fuentes, DA, Tam, AL. Predicting Clinical Success of CT-based Functional Drained Liver Volume Assessment in Malignant Biliary Obstruction. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 7(5), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40970794.
- Khavandi MM, Nezami N, Huang S, Tam AL, Abdelsalam ME, Shah KY, Patel M, Odisio BC, Mahvash A, Kuban JD, Sheth RA, Habibollahi P. Outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for the management of portal hypertension complications in cancer patients. Abdom Radiol (NY) 50(12):6161-6171, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40434426.
- Abdelsalam ME, Awad A, Bassett RL, Lu T, Irwin D, Shah KY, Odisio BC, Habibollahi P, Karam JA, Matin SF, Ahrar K. Technique and Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation of Biopsy-Proven 3–4 cm T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma. Biomedicines 2025 13(6):1296, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40564015.
- Patel P, Pal K, Ahmed H, Tang B, Paolucci I, Khavandi M, Habibollahi P, Shah KY, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Gupta S, Ahrar K, Yevich S, Kuban JD, Tam A, Sheth RA. Screening for Percutaneous Lung Cryoablation Adverse Event Risk: A Single Center Comparative Analysis to Surgical Risk Estimates. J Am Coll Radiol S1546-1440(24):01001-9, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39706458.
- Odisio BC, Albuquerque J, Lin YM, Anderson BM, O'Connor CS, Rigaud B, Briones-Dimayuga M, Jones AK, Fellman BM, Huang SY, Kuban J, Metwalli ZA, Sheth R, Habibollahi P, Patel M, Shah KY, Cox VL, Kang HC, Morris VK, Kopetz S, Javle MM, Kaseb A, Tzeng CW, Cao HT, Newhook T, Chun YS, Vauthey JN, Gupta S, Paolucci I, Brock KK. Software-based versus visual assessment of the minimal ablative margin in patients with liver tumours undergoing percutaneous thermal ablation (COVER-ALL): a randomized phase 2 superiority trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol S2468-1253(25):00024-X, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40090348.
- Patel RM, Pal K, Ahmed SH, Kuban JD, Patel M, Shah KY, Habibollahi P, Metwalli Z, Gurusamy V, Gupta S, Rojas-Hernandez CM, Afshar-Kharghan V, Kroll MH, Sheth RA. Mechanical Venous Thrombectomy for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 47(2024):556-566, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38548981.
- Lin Y, Paolucci I, Marques Silva JA, O'Connor CS, Hong J, Shah KY, Abdelsalam ME, Habibollahi P, Jones KA, Brock KK, Odisio BC. Ablative margin quantification using deformable versus rigid image registration in colorectal liver metastasis thermal ablation: a retrospective single-center study. Eur Radiol 34(9):5541-5550, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38334762.
- Sonnabend K, Park S, Shah KY, Lipnik AJ, Niemeyer MM. A Case of Ischemic Monomelic Neuropathy following Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation and Assisted Maturation. Semin Intervent Radiol 40(3):290–293, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37484452.
- Gaba RC, Pandhi MB, Niemeyer MM, Shah KY, Lipnik AJ. Combined transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation plus transvenous obliteration for treatment of gastric varices: Initial technical and safety outcomes from a single-center prospective pilot study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 33(11):1432-1435.e2, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35964882.
- Mirza MH, Gill T, Shah KY. Acute limb ischemia after radial artery access for uterine fibroid embolization. Semin Intervent Radiol 39(3):334-337, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36062218.
- Shah KY, Ren A, Simpson RO, Kloster ML, Mikolajczyk A, Bui JT, Lipnik AJ, Niemeyer MM, Ray CE, Gaba RC. Combined transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt plus variceal obliteration versus transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt alone for the management of gastric varices: Comparative single-center clinical outcomes. J Vasc Interv Radiol 32(2):282-291, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33485506.
- Kloster M, Ren A, Shah KY, Alqadi MM, Bui JT, Lipnik AJ, Niemeyer MM, Ray CE, Gaba RC. High incidence of hepatic encephalopathy after viator controlled expansion transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation. Digestive Disease and Sciences 66(11):4058-4062, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33236314.
- Alqadi MM, Khan S, Kord A, Shah KY, Gaba RC. Hypersensitivity reaction after transarterial chemoembolization. Semin Intervent Radiol 37(4):426-429, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33041490.
- Hansmann J, Sheybani A, Minocha J, Bui JT, Lipnik AJ, Shah KY, Niemeyer MM, Gaba RC, Ray CE. Retrievable inferior vena cava filters in neurosurgical patients: Retrieval rates and clinical outcomes. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 179:30-34, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30802675.
Review Articles
- Abdelsalam ME, Ahrar K, Sheth RA, Shah KY, Yevich S, Gurusamy V, Odisio BC, Tam AL, Mahvash A, Habibollahi P. Interventional oncology: A primer for clinicians on the role of ablation and embolization for solid tumors. CA Cancer J Clin 2026 76(1):e70051, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41368901.
- Khavandi MM, Pourhassan S, Pal K, Shah KY, Patel M, Gurusamy V, Nezami N, Abdelsalam ME, Odisio BC, Kuban JD, Sheth RA, Habibollahi P. Technical Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Cancer Patients Presenting with IVC Filter-Associated Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Study. Ann Vasc Surg 119:169-179, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40553836.
- Hammett JT, Patel MN, Odisio BC, Shah KY. Imaging guidelines during percutaneous liver ablation to optimize outcomes and patient safety. Semin Interven Radiol 41(03):258-262, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39165652.
- Yevich S, Cardenas N, Sheth R, Kuban J, Patel M, Shah KY, Pal K, Chen SR, Tam A. Endovascular interventions in cancer patients with compromise of the mediastinal vasculature: a review. Mediastinum 2024 8(45), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39781200.
- Herren JL, Shah KY, Patel M, Niemeyer MM. Intravascular Ultrasound for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: "TIPS" and Tricks. Semin Intervent Radiol 40(2):212-220, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37333747.
- Pandhi MB, Tyagi R, Surabhi D, Shah KY. Understanding the basics of commonly used wires in interventional radiology. Semin Intervent Radiol 38(5):560-564, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34853502.
- Pandhi MB, Tyagi R, Surabhi D, Shah KY. Understanding the basics of commonly used wires in interventional radiology. Semin Intervent Radiol 38(4):504-508, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34629722.
- Bremer W, Ray CE Jr, Shah KY. Role of interventional radiologist in the management of acute pulmonary embolism. Semin Intervent Radiol 37(1):62-73, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32139972.
- Shah KY, Simpson RO, Wang Y, Okoye OT, Pandhi MB, Desai SS, Almario Alvarez JA. Role of the Interventional Radiologist in Pancreatic Whole Organ and Islet Cell Transplantation. Digestive Disease Interventions 03(04):314-325, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Other Articles
- Bremer W, Ray CE, Shah KY Erratum: Role of interventional radiologist in the management of acute pulmonary embolism. Semin Intervent Radiol 37(1):e1-e3, 2020. PMID: 32218641.
Abstracts
- Pal K, Shah K, Patel M, Gurusamy V, Murthy R, Huang S, Chen S, Tam A, Odisio B, Metwalli Z, Ahrar K, Gupta S, Habibollahi P, Sheth R, Kuban J. Outcomes of Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Stenting in Patients with Caner: An Analysis of 250 Stents. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting 36(3):S113, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Patel P, Pal K, Ahmed H, Tang B, Khavandi M, Habibollahi P, Shah K, Huang S, Odisio B, Gupta S, Ahrar K, Yevich S, Kuban J, Tam A, Sheth R. Screening for Percutaneous Lung Cryoablation Adverse Event Risk: A Single-Center Comparative Analysis to Surgical Risk Estimates. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting 36(3, Supplement):S101-S102, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Pal K, Khavandi M, Siddiqui N, Kuban J, Patel M, Shah K, Ahrar K, Tam A, Huang S, Gurusamy V, Gupta S, Habibollahi P, Sheth R. Thrombosis Risk and Breakthrough Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients with Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Impact of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patient Outcomes: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of 1,594 Patients. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting 36(3):S127, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Sheth R, Kuban J, Patel M, Shah KY, Zhao D. The PERIO-03 Trial: Technical Feasibility and Safety of a Novel Pancreatic Retrograde Venous Immunotherapy Infusion Intervention for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 35(3):S12, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Patel R, Pal K, Ahmed H, Kuban J, Patel M, Shah KY, Sheth R. Mechanical Venous Thrombectomy for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 47(2024):556-566, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Khavandi M, Nezami N, Shah KY, Habibollahi P. Technical and Clinical Outcomes of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for the Management of Portal Hypertension Complications in Patients with Cancer. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 35(3):S125, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- A. Lamberty, K. Shah, M. Niemeyer, J. Bui, A. Lipnik, F. Malone, C. Ray, R. Gaba. Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation for Hemodialysis Access: Clinical Outcomes at a Single Institution. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting 35(3):S94, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Shah KY. EndoAVF: Endovascular Dialysis Access Creation. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of America 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Kuei A, Hansmann J, Patel MN, Lipnik AJ, Shah KY. Evaluation of Clinical Decision Support Tools to Predict Permanence of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters – Retrospective Evaluation in 829 Consecutive Patients. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Kloster M, Ren A, Shah KY. Incidence and Degree of Hepatic Encephalopathy After Viatorr Controlled Expansion Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Patel MN, Hansmann J, Kuei A, Lipnik AJ, Shah KY. Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Neurosurgical Patients: Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics, Filter Permanence, and Advanced Retrieval Techniques in 829 Consecutive Patients. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Shah KY. Combined Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt plus Variceal Obliteration versus TIPS Alone for Management of Gastric Varices: Comparative Single Center Clinical Outcomes. Proceedings of the Society of Interventional Radiology 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Landrito E, Wynne DM, Shah KY. How to Guide to Embolization and Sclerosis of Ovarian Varices to Treat Pelvic Congestion Syndrome. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of America 2015, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Shah KY, Nachiappan AC. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Update on the Berlin criteria and review of radiographic and CT findings. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of America 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Nachiappan AC, Telesmanich ME, Spann S, Harada S, Lenge de Rosen V, Gotway MB, Shah KY. Thoracic Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board: Essential Knowledge for Every Radiologist. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of America 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Shi X, Nachiappan AC, Rahbar K, Ruiz-Flores L, Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Shah KY. Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Algorithm for Radiologic Evaluation, Management, and Treatment. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of America 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Book Chapters
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Starry Sky Appearance. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 1-42, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Pancreatic Focal Fatty Infiltration. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 2-8, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Bird’s Beak Sign. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 6-23, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Corkscrew Esophagus. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 6-24, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Drooping Lily Sign. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 8-29, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Teardrop Bladder. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 9-10, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. String of Pearls. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 11-52, 2015.
- Shah KY, Menias C, Elsayes K. Tip of Iceberg: Ovarian Dermoid. In: Imaging: Pitfalls and Classic Signs of the Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st. Elsevier, 11-58, 2015.
Letters to the Editor
- Celii FG, Lim JW, Sarnala S, Gurusamy V, Cardenas N, Shah KY. Retrograde Replacement of a Dislodged Percutaneous Nephroureteral Catheter Using a Foley-Assisted Monorail Technique. J Vasc Interv Radiol 37: 108980, 2026.
- Shah KY, Gaba RC. Transjugular portosystemic shunt creation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and bleeding gastric varices. J Vasc Interv Radiol 32: 971-973, 2021.
- Shah KY, Gaba RC. Combined transarterial chemoembolization and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: More promising evidence of effectiveness in treating solitary, medium-sized hepatocellular carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 30: 1545-1548, 2019.
Patient Reviews
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