Shawn Shaji
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Shawn Shaji, MD, FAAP

Languages spoken: English, Malayalam

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building

Pediatric Cardiology
81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Cardiology
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Cardiology
2250 N Miller Campus Dr
Lehi , UT 84043
801-213-3599
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  • Dr. Shaji completed his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at MUSC, categorical cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and advanced imaging fellowship at the University of Utah/Primary Children's Hospital. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Dr. Shaji´s clinical interests include multimodality imaging in congenital and acquired heart disease, which also includes the potential of virtual reality.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)

  • Dr. Shaji completed his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at MUSC, categorical cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and advanced imaging fellowship at the University of Utah/Primary Children's Hospital. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Dr. Shaji´s clinical interests include multimodality imaging in congenital and acquired heart disease, which also includes the potential of virtual reality.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Cardiology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow
    Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Co-Chief Fellow
    Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Fellow
    Residency Pediatrics - Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biological Sciences - Clemson University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Shaji S, Alsaied T, Saraf A, Hoskoppal A, Olivieri L, Christopher A (2024). T1 mapping: a non-invasive tool to assess the systemic right ventricle. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 40(8), 1779-1785. (Read full publication)
    2. Shaji S, Zafar MA, Christopher A, Saraf A, Hoskoppal A, Lanford L, Kreutzer J, Olivieri L, Alsaied T (2024). Augmented Biphasic Breathing Using Sniff and an Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device (Sniff-PEP) in Fontan Patients. Pediatr Cardiol. (Read full publication)
    3. Fernandes V, Karimianpour A, Rier JD, Shaji S, Mullinax BJ, Wahlquist AH, Nielsen CD (2021). Long-Term Survival After Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A 16-Year Experience. J Invasive Cardiol, 33(10), E769-E776. (Read full publication)
    4. Karimianpour A, Heizer J, Leaphart D, Rier JD, Shaji S, Ramakrishnan V, Nielsen CD, Fernandes VL, Gold MR (2021). Predicting complete heart block after alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using a risk stratification model and clinical tool. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 98(2), 393-400. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Abdulkarim A, Shaji S, Elfituri M, Gunsaulus M, Zafar MA, Zaidi AN, Pass RH, Feingold B, Kurland G, Kreutzer J, Ghassemzadeh R, Goldstein B, West S, Alsaied T (2023). Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Fontan Circulation: JACC Review Topic of the Week. [Review]. J Am Coll Cardiol, 81(25), 2434-2444. (Read full publication)