Pritesh J. Shah, MD, is a top adult, geriatric and forensic psychiatrist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck and Westwood, NJ. He is the Chief of Psychiatry at the Holy Name Medical Center. With thirty years of experience as a psychiatrist, he specializes in adult, geriatric, and forensic psychiatry. Prior to his current endeavors, he served as Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, visiting lecturer in psychiatry for the residency training program at Bergen Regional Medical Center, Director of Forensic Psychiatry for the Mount Sinai Service at Elmhurst Hospital, and Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit at Barnet Hospital in Paterson. Dr. Shah was named Teacher of the Year by the Department of Psychiatry of the Mount Sinai Service at Elmhurst Hospital Center. In addition to English, he speaks Gujrati. For more information about Dr. Pritesh J. Shah, please visit https://holyname.org/physician/details.asp?phyid=09128.

Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Pritesh J. Shah, who serves patients in New Jersey.

Dr. Shah is a board-certified, fellowship-trained psychiatrist with special interests in adult, geriatric, and forensic psychiatry. He is the Chief of Psychiatry at Holy Name Medical Center with offices in Westwood and Teaneck, New Jersey. With a broad educational background, Dr. Shah earned his medical degree from B.J. Medical College of Gujarat University. After completing one year of non-accredited residency training at the VA Medical Center in Newington, Connecticut, he completed a full-accredited residency in psychiatry at the Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey. He also completed two forensic psychiatry fellowships, one at New York University, and the other a non-accredited program at University of Pennsylvania Center for Studies in Socio-Legal Psychiatry.

Pritesh J. Shah, MD, is a 1985-graduate of the B.J. Medical College of Gujarat University in India. His postgraduate training in the United States includes his residency in psychiatry at the Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey (1988-1991), where he received the George Simpson Award for Research and Clinical Excellence. He also performed two forensic psychiatry fellowship conducted at New York University, respectively the University of Pennsylvania Center for Studies in Socio-Legal Psychiatry. Dr. Shah attained board certification in psychiatry with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Furthermore, he has been honored with the Patients’ Choice Award (2015-2018), the Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015-2018), and the On-Time Doctor Award (2018) by vitals.com in addition to being named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly. He is a member of several professional societies and associations, which allows him to remain at the forefront of his challenging field. For more information about Charles D. Best, MD, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1422569-Pritesh-Shah-Geriatric-Psychiatrist.