Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Clinical Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology, Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine 2017 - 2018
  • Neurology Residency, Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2017
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2013 - 2014
  • M.D., State University of New York Upstate Medical University 2013
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurology, General & Community Neurology, Neurology 2018 - 2020
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Director, MS & Neuroimmunology Fellowship
    Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program
    Medical Director, Duke Neurology South Durham
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • FEB 25, 2020

    Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Sclerosis: Can Researchers Achieve A Cure?
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Feasibility of the Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test for assessment of functional performance measures in patients with Multiple Sclerosis awarded by Biogen, Inc. 2019 - 2023
  • Tablet Based Assessment of Cognition and Functional Capacity in MS awarded by VeraSci 2020 - 2021
  • BEAT-MS awarded by Immune Tolerance Network 2020 - 2021
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Shah, S., A. Berezoski, S. Rahman, C. Eckstein, and M. Luedke. “Genetic or Autoimmune: POLG-Related Epilepsy Initially Treated as an Autoimmune Encephalitis, a Case Report.” Neurohospitalist 11, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 80–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874420952263.
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    • Shah, Suma. “Real-world evidence: One tweet at a time.” Mult Scler 26, no. 14 (December 2020): 1965–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458520932809.
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    • Krysko, Kristen M., Jennifer S. Graves, Ruth Dobson, Ayse Altintas, Maria Pia Amato, Jacqueline Bernard, Simona Bonavita, et al. “Sex effects across the lifespan in women with multiple sclerosis.” Ther Adv Neurol Disord 13 (2020): 1756286420936166. https://doi.org/10.1177/1756286420936166.
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    • Brayo, Petra, F Lee Hartsell, Mark Skeen, Joel Morgenlander, Christopher Eckstein, and Suma Shah. “The clinical presentation and treatment of MOG antibody disease at a single academic center: A case series.” J Neuroimmunol 337 (December 15, 2019): 577078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.577078.
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    • Shah, Suma, and Christopher Eckstein. “B cell depletion and pregnancy: Review and applications for MS treatment.” Mult Scler Relat Disord 33 (August 2019): 153–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2019.06.003.
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    • Takeuchi, Fumihiko, Masato Akiyama, Nana Matoba, Tomohiro Katsuya, Masahiro Nakatochi, Yasuharu Tabara, Akira Narita, et al. “Interethnic analyses of blood pressure loci in populations of East Asian and European descent.” Nat Commun 9, no. 1 (November 28, 2018): 5052. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07345-0.
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    • Shah, Suma, Deepal Shah, and Mark B. Skeen. “Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review.” Mult Scler Relat Disord 26 (November 2018): 86–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.007.
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    • Dunn-Pirio, Anastasie M., Suma Shah, and Christopher Eckstein. “Neurosarcoidosis following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition.” Case Rep Oncol 11, no. 2 (May 2018): 521–26. https://doi.org/10.1159/000491599.
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    • Shah, Suma, Anastasie Dunn-Pirio, Matthew Luedke, Joel Morgenlander, Mark Skeen, and Christopher Eckstein. “Nivolumab-Induced Autoimmune Encephalitis in Two Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma.” Case Rep Neurol Med 2018 (2018): 2548528. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2548528.
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    • Das, Suma, and Timothy Collins. “True Transsphenoidal Meningoencephalocele.” Headache 57, no. 7 (July 2017): 1154–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.13128.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Dunn-Pirio, Anastasie, Suma Shah, and Mark Skeen. “Hypocupremia induced Encephalomyelopathy with CSF Oligoclonal Bands.” In Neurology, Vol. 90. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2018.
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    • Shah, Suma, Anastasie Dunn-Pirio, Matthew Luedke, Joel Morgenlander, Mark Skeen, and Christopher Eckstein. “Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Central Nervous System Autoimmunity: A Case Series.” In Neurology, Vol. 90. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2018.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Autoimmune Encephalitis. AEA Family Day. Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance. March 7, 2020  2020
  • Current NMO Treatment Landscape. NMO Patient Day. UNC. September 28, 2019  2019
  • The Eyes Have It: A Review of the Neuro-Ophthalmic Evaluation. AAN Annual Meeting. American Academy of Neurology. April 22, 2018  2018

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