Author: Shalini Shah, DO

Shalini Shah, DO Shalini Shah, DO (2 Posts)

Attending Physician Guest Writer

Boston Children’s Hospital


Shalini Shah is a pediatric hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA with special interests in environmental health and health equity. She completed her medical training at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and her residency in pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts.

The Climate Lens: Physician Perspectives of the Climate Crisis

The Climate Lens aims to share narratives that illustrate the health impacts of climate change in a relatable way.




Physician, Activist — Does One Preclude the Other?

When do you leap into the unknown and venture into the uncomfortable? Is it after methodical deliberation or is it much more abrupt, emboldened by a critical decision? Perhaps it is a deep drive within you, one that propels you forward in a way in which you cannot look back.

Climate Change is Here: A Pediatrician’s Perspective on the Public Health Crisis

Softly and subtly, the rustling of the leaves quickens and a cool breeze sweeps across the town. A child rocks gently on a swing and a father stands in the bazaar bartering for the best value for vegetables for dinner. His wife is hospitalized with hemorrhagic dengue; shivering with fevers that rise and fall as do her blood counts.

Shalini Shah, DO Shalini Shah, DO (2 Posts)

Attending Physician Guest Writer

Boston Children’s Hospital


Shalini Shah is a pediatric hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA with special interests in environmental health and health equity. She completed her medical training at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and her residency in pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts.

The Climate Lens: Physician Perspectives of the Climate Crisis

The Climate Lens aims to share narratives that illustrate the health impacts of climate change in a relatable way.