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  • Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Other Specialty
  • 35 years of experience
  • UF Health Surgical Specialists - Sharon L. Morse Building 1400 N US Highway 441 Ste 526, The Villages, FL 32159

Brief Intro

Syed M. Shah, MD, FACS, is a board-certifiedgeneral surgeon with fellowship trainingin advanced laparoscopic and roboticsurgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) andgastroesophageal surgery, colorectal surgery,and trauma surgical critical care. He is anattending surgeon and section chief ofhepato-pancreato-biliary surgery atNewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn MethodistHospital and an assistant professor of surgeryat Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Shah has expertise to offer surgical care forpatients with diseases of the liver, pancreas,bile duct, stomach, esophagus, small intestine,colon, spleen, adrenal glands, rectum, peritoneumand retroperitoneum. These include surgeriesfor cancers and tumors of these organs andother non-cancerous conditions. He alsoroutinely performs general surgery proceduressuch as hernia repairs, gallbladder surgeries,skin and soft tissue and surgeries for acutesurgical emergencies, and utilizes traditional,laparoscopic, and robotic approaches.Dr. Shah graduated from Aga Khan UniversityMedical College in Pakistan, pursued hisinternship at SUNY Health Science Center inSyracuse, New York, and completed his residencyat St. Vincent's Hospital. He completed anHPB and foregut oncology fellowship at PennState Hershey Medical Center and an advancedlaparoscopy, bariatric, and robotic surgeryfellowship at the University of Nebraska MedicalCenter. He also served a trauma and surgicalcritical care fellowship at the University of MiamiHospital and Clinics and a minimally invasivecolorectal surgery fellowship at Osaka MedicalCollege in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Aga Khan University Medical College - 1990

Location & Hours

  • UF Health Surgical Specialists - Sharon L. Morse Building
  • 1400 N US Highway 441 Ste 526, The Villages, FL 32159
  • Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Other Specialty

Conditions Addressed

  • Ventral Hernia
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Malignant Neoplasm of Colon
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
  • Rectal, Abdomen, Small Intestines, or Colon Cancer
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Procedures Performed

  • Pilonidal Cyst Surgery
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal
  • Skin Surgery
  • Appendectomy
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna
  • Moda Health
  • Humana
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EmblemHealth
  • CHAMPVA
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  • Cancer 74
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 71
  • Orthopedics 114
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 94
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 120
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 120
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 62
  • Children's Hospital 16
  • Urology 119
  • Psychiatry 65
  • Geriatrics 94
  • Rehabilitation 70
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
  • Ophthalmology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 1
  • Long Term Care 23
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 36