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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 seventh 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 three adopted cats named Hillary, Miss Meowerson, and Cousin Oliver. Amish enjoys basketball, flying small airplanes, and adventurous travel. He speaks conversational Spanish and fluent Gujarati. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2097 | C | ACJC; victim compensation fund; allocation |
HB2098 | C | missing children; mandatory reporting (NOW: missing children; law enforcement; reporting) |
HB2099 | C | missing and murdered indigenous peoples |
HB2100 | C | missing; unidentified person; reporting requirements |
HB2102 | C | AHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care |
HB2105 | C | school health program; appropriation |
HB2106 | C | informed consent; pelvic examinations. |
HB2110 | C | civil penalties; traffic; mitigation; restitution (NOW: civil penalties; mitigation; restitution) |
HB2236 | C | AZPOST; membership |
HB2282 | C | small business assistance grants (NOW: instruction; Holocaust; antisemitism) |
HB2286 | C | water efficient plumbing fixtures. |
HB2287 | C | appropriation; electric school buses |
HB2292 | C | physician assistants; licensure; board. |
HB2416 | C | child care assistance; tiered reimbursement. |
HB2417 | C | gifted pupils; appropriation |
HB2419 | C | school funding; inflation adjustment |
HB2461 | C | DPS; body cameras; appropriations |
HB2481 | C | short-term rentals; enforcement; penalties |
HB2483 | C | animal ownership; possession; prohibition |
HB2484 | C | animal fighting paraphernalia; offense |
HB2492 | C | Fred Korematsu day; observed |
HB2496 | C | climate change; state plan |
HB2523 | C | four-year degrees; community colleges |
HB2542 | C | veteran suicides; annual report |
HB2556 | C | tobacco; vaping; penalties; legal age |
HB2563 | C | AHCCCS; redetermination; documentation |
HB2564 | C | children's health insurance; waiting period |
HB2575 | C | hospitals; visitation |
HB2608 | C | AHCCCS work requirement; repeal |
HB2620 | P | health care workers; assault; prevention |
HB2621 | P | prior authorization; uniform request forms |
HB2622 | P | nonretaliation policies; health care institutions |
HB2623 | P | fireworks; use; overnight hours; prohibition |
HB2624 | P | public officials; entities; civil liability |
HB2625 | P | overdose; disease prevention; programs. |
HB2626 | P | cat declawing; prohibition; exceptions |
HB2627 | P | health facilities; resuscitation; emergency care |
HB2628 | P | appropriations; AHCCCS; postpartum visits. |
HB2629 | P | Arizona nurses academy |
HB2630 | P | maternal mental health; advisory committee.. |
HB2631 | P | appropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors. |
HB2632 | P | premium tax credit; insulin assistance |
HB2633 | P | nursing shortage; workforce preparation; plan. (NOW: long-term care services; allowed practitioner) |
HB2634 | P | board of nursing; members |
HB2635 | P | pet dealers; state preemption; repeal |
HB2636 | P | rural health providers; tax credit |
HB2637 | P | appropriation; STEM internships. |
HB2638 | P | education programs; county jails; appropriation |
HB2639 | P | insurer insolvency; bona fide associations |
HB2640 | P | behavioral health; rates; study; appropriation |
HB2641 | P | repeal; marriage |
HB2642 | P | antidiscrimination; housing; employment; public accommodations.. |
HB2643 | P | teachers workforce database |
HB2644 | P | school health program; appropriation. |
HB2645 | P | community colleges; joint study; benefits. |
HB2706 | C | appropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors |
HB2713 | C | release credits; prisoners |
HB2715 | C | residential picketing; offense |
HB2750 | C | automatic voter registration; same day. |
HB2762 | C | statewide assessment; 2020-2021 school year |
HB2773 | C | spirituous liquor; delivery; off-sale permits (NOW: liquor; delivery; off-sale permits; leases) |
HB2785 | P | AHCCCS; diabetes management |
HB2786 | P | appropriation; DPS; body cameras |
HB2787 | C | occupational regulation; good character; definition |
HB2788 | C | paid sick leave; COVID-19 |
HB2805 | C | unemployment insurance; benefits; tax base |
HB2809 | C | marijuana; advertising; labeling; signage; sale |
HB2820 | C | dietitian nutritionists; licensure |
HB2824 | C | adult education; grant program; appropriations |
HB2852 | C | study committee; educator health insurance |
HCR2011 | C | short-term rentals; vacation rentals |
HCR2027 | C | campaign finance; source disclosure |
HCR2041 | C | Barbara Lubin; death resolution |
HM2001 | C | military sexual assault; service members |
HR2013 | C | Sue Ellen Allen; death resolution |
SB1173 | C | family leave |
SB1174 | C | appropriation; STEM internships |
SB1250 | C | overdose; disease prevention; programs |
SB1315 | C | noncertificated school employees; due process |
SB1316 | C | hearing evaluations; preschools |
SB1321 | C | appropriation; adult protective services |
SB1486 | C | drug paraphernalia; definition; testing equipment |
SB1514 | C | appropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors (NOW: emergency shelter beds; seniors) |
SB1551 | C | driver license suspensions; restrictions |
SB1679 | C | health insurers; provider network; denial |
SCR1012 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment |
SCR1023 | C | world hearing day |