Daksha Shantilal Shah, MD

Dr. Daksha Shantilal Shah is a board-certified anesthesiologist and partner at LAPP, joining the practice in 2024. She specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiology.

Dr. Shah earned her medical degree from Karnataka University in India in 1990 and pursued additional medical education and training in the United Kingdom. She completed her anesthesiology residency at St. Louis University in 2002 and her fellowship in cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiology at the University of Houston Health Sciences Center in 2005.

Following her fellowship, Dr. Shah helped establish and develop the cardiac anesthesia program at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, where she practiced until 2024.

She is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and holds board certification in advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). She is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Shah enjoys cooking, yoga, meditation, and exercise. She values a balanced lifestyle that supports physical and mental well-being.

Credentials: MD

Role: Partner · Anesthesiology

Practice: Lonestar Anesthesiology & Pain Professionals, Houston, TX