About Dr. Shah
Ankit B. Shah, MD, MPH, FACC is a nationally recognized sports cardiologist. His current roles include:
- Cardiology Consultant for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
- National Basketball Association (NBA) Cardiac Advisory Committee
- Team Cardiologist for USA Swimming
- Associate Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Adjunct Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University
- Member of the Major League Baseball Team Physician Association
- Chair-Elect of the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Leadership Council for the American College of Cardiology
- Sports Cardiology Consultant for MedStar Health
- Editorial Consultant, JACC: Advances
- Member, American College of Cardiology (ACC) Sports & Exercise Leadership Council
- Editorial Board Member, ACC.org
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Member, Maryland Chapter of the ACC
- Member, Maryland Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s Medical Advisory Committee
He was a member of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 ACC’s Care of the Athletic Heart planning committee and has been regular faculty at the conference since 2018. Dr. Shah has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian and Baltimore Magazines.
After completing his sports cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he helped care for the New England Patriots and Boston Bruins, he founded the sports cardiology program and ran the cardiac performance lab for MedStar Health that quickly gained local and national recognition. In that capacity, he served as team cardiologist/cardiology consultant for:
- Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Ravens
- Washington Capitals
- Washington Mystics
- DC United
- Georgetown University Sports Medicine
Education/Training
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
Sports Cardiology Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Registered Physician Vascular Interpretation
Team Physician for the 2024 World Championships (25m) | Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Shah with the rest of the medical staff
Dr. Shah with the rest of the medical staff