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TMA’S
FUTURE

Leader, Mentor, Advocate and Unifier:

Jayesh Shah, MD, is Bexar’s Own but TMA’s Future

By David N. Henkes, MD

• President of the Southwest Chapter of the needs of our medical students and residents
Texas Indo-Physician Society in building a strong Texas physician base
• Texas Delegate to the AMA, and has • Vice Chair of BCMS Leadership
chaired the AMA International Medical Committee
Graduate Section and AMA Resolution • Chair of BCMS Nominating Committee
Committee • Adjunct Associate Professor – University of
• President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer for Incarnate Word – School of Osteopathic
the American Association of Physicians of Medicine for internal medicine
Indian Origin preceptorship
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, UT Health –
Jay’s strong business acumen and organiza- Department of Community Medicine
tional leadership have been assets to TMA Board • Adjunct Clinical Faculty – International
of Trustees for the past several years. Having an ATMO, Hyperbaric Team Training and
MBA, Jay understands the “business of medi- Wound Course, 2000-current
cine” as well as the “practice of medicine” and al- • Co-chair of WoundCon, a global, multidis-
ways advocates for quality health care. I think the ciplinary educational conference
Giving back to the profession he loves is attributes that I most admire about Jay are his
natural to Jayesh “Jay” Shah. Throughout his ability to build consensus and his perseverance Dr. Jayesh Shah is [a] most important person in
medical career, he has been known both for and persistence while dealing with issues. my success. [The] mini-externship program, initi-
his excellence in patient care and as an avid David N. Henkes, MD – Past President, BCMS; ated by Dr. Shah helped me and many interna-
supporter of physicians nationwide. Past Chair, TMA Board of Trustees; tional medical graduates in gaining U.S. clinical
Chair, Texas Delegation to AMA
experience and helped in getting into residency

I have witnessed Dr. Shah’s exceptional tal- BUILDING the Future of Texas’ programs. He is a most insightful, selfless, helping
ents across a spectrum from our local medical Medical Leaders: man who can do any work with utmost ease.
staff to the national stage that is the AMA. At • Chair of TMA’s Educational Scholarship Dr. Niranjan Banda – Resident,
every level, his commitment, confidence and vi- and Loan Committee, which serves the Maricopa Medical Center
sion inspire others to do great things.
Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD – President, BCMS;
Chair, AMA RVS Update Committee (RUC)

LEADING Medicine in San Antonio,
Texas and Nationwide:
• BCMS President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer
• Secretary to TMA Board of Trustees, serv-
ing six years on the Board
• Chair of the BCMS Delegation to the
TMA House of Delegates
• Chair of TMA’s International Medical
Graduate Section
• President of the Texas Indo-Physician Soci- Ezequiel "Zeke" Silva III, MD, 2024 BCMS President; Jayesh "Jay" Shah, MD;
ety State level Jennifer R. Rushton, MD, BCMS Treasurer; David H. Henkes, MD

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