Nilay S. Shah

Nilay S. Shah's research focuses on cardiovascular disease risk assessment and prevention, with particular attention to disparities in heart disease and related metabolic conditions across racial and ethnic groups, especially South Asian and other Asian American populations. Work includes evaluating and refining cardiovascular risk prediction tools (such as the AHA PREVENT equations), tracking national trends in cardiovascular and diabetes-related health statistics, and studying how factors like nativity, discrimination, chronic stress, and early-life food insecurity relate to cardiometabolic health.

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from a handful of papers per year around 2017-2018 to over 50 in 2025.

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