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Amish Shah, MD, MPH was born and raised in Chicago, Ill. His mother and father were engineering students who immigrated from India in the 1960s. His father is Jain and his mother is Hindu. He attended Catholic school from grades K-12. He attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School as part of the Honors Program in Medical Education. After medical school, Dr. Shah worked for LEK Consulting, LLC, an international strategy consulting firm. He completed a Master's in Public Health with a full Merit Scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley, followed by residency training in Emergency Medicine at New York City's busiest Level I trauma center. He won the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s National Resident Research Competition for his work in inventing a new method to provide care for the critically ill. Dr. Shah taught medical students and residents at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York as a full-time faculty member and academic researcher. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. While there, he also led the New York Jets Airway Management Team. Amidst concern over the potential catastrophic injuries, he helped the NFL improve their emergency management through research and presented his work at the NFL Physicians’ Society. Dr. Shah graduated from the University of Arizona’s Sports Medicine fellowship, a Division I college program featuring a wide breadth of sports coverage. His research project and clinical focus were ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnostics. He is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine and practices throughout Arizona, treating adults and children. Outside of his medical practice, he founded the first Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival as a philanthropic endeavor to promote healthy eating and eliminate preventable disease. Now in its third year, it attracts thousands annually. He contributes to Sounds Academy and the Humane Society of the United States, organizations that focus on children’s exposure to the arts and the promotion of a kind society, as well as several other charities. He has a cat named Taylor who was rescued from a shelter. Amish enjoys Crossfit, flying small airplanes, and adventurous travel. He speaks conversational Spanish and fluent Gujarati. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2190 | C | state employees; paid family leave |
HB2191 | C | crime reporting; gender; age; homelessness |
HB2339 | C | balloon releases; prohibition; enforcement |
HB2372 | C | schools; dyslexia; screening; training |
HB2383 | C | sentencing ranges; minimum; maximum; repeal |
HB2392 | C | AZPOST; membership |
HB2394 | C | state aviation fund; purpose |
HB2402 | C | criminal conviction; set aside; applicability |
HB2420 | C | insurance; prescription drugs; step therapy |
HB2433 | C | clinical laboratories; proficiency testing |
HB2516 | C | charter schools; audits; financial reports |
HB2518 | C | schools; expenditure limit; overrides |
HB2519 | C | undesignated felony; misdemeanor designation |
HB2527 | P* | initiative, referendum signatures; electronic submittal |
HB2528 | P* | county recorder; nonpartisan election |
HB2529 | P* | nonretaliation policies; health care institutions |
HB2530 | P* | emergency medical services; council; care |
HB2531 | P* | pet dealers; state preemption; repeal |
HB2532 | P* | prior authorization; uniform request form |
HB2533 | P* | marijuana; fine; discretionary |
HB2534 | P* | childcare assistance; eligibility |
HB2535 | P* | AHCCCS; preventive dental care |
HB2536 | P* | telemedicine; health care providers |
HB2537 | P* | cat declawing; prohibition; exceptions |
HB2538 | P* | health care workers; assault; prevention |
HB2539 | C | statewide ADA coordinator; appropriation |
HB2541 | C | health care institutions; education; abuse |
HB2542 | C | mandatory reporting; vulnerable adults; penalties |
HB2544 | C | firearm; ammunition storage; civil penalty |
HB2550 | C | DHS; long-term care facility surveyors. |
HB2569 | C | DCS; investigation; schools; children; disabilities |
HB2570 | C | archaeology advisory commission; continuation |
HB2576 | C | appropriation; St. Michael's chapter house |
HB2577 | C | appropriations; tribal senior citizens programs |
HB2583 | C | housing trust fund; unclaimed property |
HB2584 | C | state law; local violation; repeal |
HB2585 | C | appropriations; medical workforce development |
HB2586 | C | appropriation; healthy families program |
HB2587 | C | appropriation; community health grants |
HB2599 | C | psychologists; licensure requirements |
HB2600 | C | adoption; original birth certificate; release |
HB2627 | C | timeshares; public reports; purchase contracts |
HB2682 | C | schools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides |
HB2683 | C | anti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor |
HB2690 | C | state agencies; veterans status; inquiry |
HB2692 | C | appropriation; coordinated homeless youth services |
HB2694 | C | repeal; imprisonment; abortion; solicitation. |
HB2707 | C | conversion therapy; prohibition; sexual orientation |
HB2715 | C | wage contracts; prohibited agreements; repeal |
HB2725 | C | schools; certificates of educational convenience |
HB2727 | C | AHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care. |
HB2751 | C | detained juveniles; advisements; notifications |
HB2760 | P* | appropriation; DPS; body cameras |
HB2761 | P* | property value determination; modifications; verification |
HB2799 | C | appropriation; area agencies on aging. |
HB2801 | C | automatic voter registration; same day |
HB2806 | C | appropriations; preschool development grants |
HB2808 | C | prisoners; release credits |
HB2845 | P* | building permits; green buildings |
HB2846 | P* | public officials; entities; civil liability |
HB2848 | C | AHCCCS; eligibility determination |
HB2854 | C | licensure; transvaginal ultrasounds |
HB2857 | C | paid family leave |
HB2868 | C | local planning; residential housing; repeal |
HB2869 | C | charter schools; holders; governing bodies |
HB2875 | C | regulation; short-term rentals |
HCR2020 | C | lieutenant governor; joint candidacy |
HCR2026 | P* | repeal; marriage |
HCR2029 | C | campaign finance; source disclosure |
SB1152 | C | medical student loan program |
SB1310 | C | appropriation; adult protective services |
SB1317 | C | elderly assistance fund; appropriation |