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JAYESH “JAY” SHAH, MD

Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD

Installed as TMA President

The Texas Medical Association installed Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, as its
160th President during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held
in San Antonio on May 8-10 this year.
“I am deeply honored to serve as the president of TMA,” said Dr.
Shah. “This role is both a privilege and a responsibility, and I see it as an
opportunity to amplify the voices of physicians across Texas.”
Dr. Shah is an internist, hyperbaric medicine, and wound care specialist
in San Antonio, having previously served as the 2016 BCMS President.
He is actively involved in the Bexar County Medical Society, the American
Medical Association (AMA) and Texas Medical Association, and is making
history as the first Indian American to serve as president of the TMA.
Dr. Shah has served on many TMA councils and committees over the years,
and on TEXPAC, TMA’s political action committee. He also chaired the TMA
Educational Scholarship and Loan Committee, and the International Medical
Graduate Section for both TMA and the AMA. He has served as a delegate to
the TMA House of Delegates policymaking body and the AMA House as well.
During his one-year term as president, Dr. Shah seeks to reduce
challenges and barriers physicians face so they can focus on caring for
patients. Dr. Shah wants to “push for reforms that cut through bureaucratic
red tape, fight for physician autonomy, and ensure that the healthcare system
supports — not hinders — the doctor-patient relationship.”
Dr. Shah is also a champion of physician well-being. As president, Dr.
Shah is launching a podcast called “Let Doctors be Doctors,” where he will
visit with fellow physicians about their methods for fighting burnout to
provide the best care possible for patients. Addressing this issue is one way he
intends to show understanding and value to physicians. He
hopes it will help increase TMA’s membership and encourage
more medical students, residents and young physicians to get
involved in the association.
The Bexar County Medical Society congratulates Dr.
Shah on his presidency and looks forward to seeing all he
accomplishes in the year to come.

Dr. Jayesh Shah’s Inaugural Speech as TMA President. Dr. Jayesh Shah is sworn in as the 160th TMA President by Dr. G. Ray Callas,
2024-25 TMA President.

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