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UNM Cancer Center Satyan Shah MD

Position Title:

  • Director of Robotic Surgery, UNM SOM
  • Director of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, UNM SOM
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, UNM SOM
  • Staff Physician, VA Health Care System

Education:
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, 2002
Internship: General Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, 2003
Residency: Urology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 2007
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive & Robotic Urologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, 2008

Board Certification:
Certified - American Board of Urology (2010)

Specialties:
Robotic Prostatectomy
Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Laparoscopic Surgery
Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testis Cancer

Why did you choose your specialty? 
I became a Minimally Invasive Surgeon to help patients fight cancer, without sacrificing their quality of life.

Why did you choose to practice at the UNM Cancer Center?
I chose to work at the UNM Cancer Center because it offers the most cutting-edge cancer treatments and total cancer care for patients.

Why would you refer someone to the UNM Cancer Center?
I would not hesitate to refer anyone, including my own family, to the UNM Cancer Center.