P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

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Meet the Fellows

Nirav Shah, 2005

Director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Nirav Shah is the child of immigrants from India

Fellowship awarded to support work towards an MD in Medicine at University of Chicago

NIRAV SHAH is the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Previously, he served as the Director of the Illinois Department of Health.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Shah served as the Chief Economist of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, during his tenure as a Henry Luce Scholar. In Cambodia, he worked on a variety of public health programs aimed at reducing corruption in the health care system. In particular, he designed a system that reduced the number of administrative steps required to transfer funds from the central Ministry to rural hospitals, thereby reducing opportunities for corruption and graft. Dr. Shah completed both his medical and law degrees at University of Chicago. After graduating from college, he studied economics at Oxford University.

Education

MD Medicine | University of Chicago 2008
JD Law | University of Chicago 2007
BS Biology and Psychology | University of Louisville 1999

Work History

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Director | May 2019 - PRESENT
Illinois Department of Health, Director

01.17.23

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Nirav Shah Appointed To Second-In-Command At US CDC

2005 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Nirav Shah will take over in the second highest role at the United States CDC.

04.12.22

The Opportunity You Shouldn't Pass Up: Apply

The 2023 application is open. Are you a New American who will be 30 or younger as of October 27, 2022, and who will be in graduate school full-time for the 2023-2024 academic year? Check out our eligibility requirements, learn about the Fellowships,...

04.06.20

Nirav Shah, 2005

MD Medicine | University of Chicago 2008

JD Law | University of Chicago 2007

BS Biology and Psychology | University of Louisville 1999

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Director | May 2019 - PRESENT

Illinois Department of Health, Director

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Nirav Shah Appointed To Second-In-Command At US CDC

The Opportunity You Shouldn't Pass Up: Apply

COVID-19: Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows in Public Health and Health Care