Dr Shah is a Pharmaceutical Consultant. He is International Chairman of Society of Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science (SPDS) (2012 – Present) and founder President of SPDS-US chapter.  He received his Pharmacy degree with Gold Medal distinction from Madras University, India and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Dr Shah served US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in different capacities in the Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research.  His regulatory research interest was to develop in vitro and in vivo methodology for various pharmaceutical dosage forms. He has developed many Regulatory Guidances for the Industry.  He is a recipient of several FDA Awards, including Award of Merit.  He retired from FDA as a Senior Research Scientist after over 30 years of service.  He is author/co-author of over 340 scientific papers and is a co-editor of four books.

Dr Shah was the President of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) in 2003. He is a Fellow of AAPS and of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Dr Shah is a recipient of AAPS Distinguished Service Award; IDMA Eminent Pharmaceutical Analyst Award;  FIP Lifetime Achievement Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Honorary Doctorate from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary and from University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, Romania; SPDS Award of Excellence; American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS) Lifetime achievement award; AAPS Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award; AAPS Global Leader Award and FIP Host Madsen Medal Award.

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