Dr. Shah's research interests include better understanding how to diagnose, manage, and treat prosthetic joint infections. He is currently working on determining what factors determine clinical outcomes associated with patients who undergo debridement and retention of their infected prosthetic joint, and how modifying these factors could help in improving patient outcomes.

Dr. Shah has particular interest in the diagnosis and management of osteoarticular infections, including osteomyelitis, spinal and orthopedic hardware infections, and prosthetic joint infections.