Sonal Shah-Taylor, MD
Hospitalist
Asheville Hospitalist Group
As a hospitalist, Dr. Shah-Taylor specializes in caring for adult patients while they are hospitalized. She is trained to treat a wide variety of conditions and responsible for:
- Stabilizing patients and diagnosing their condition
- Managing patients' medications while they are hospitalized
- Ensuring the patient's continuum of care after discharge
- Explaining and communicating information about the patient's health problem and the treatment plan to the patient, the family and other doctors
She has special professional interests in:
- International medicine and medical relief work
- Providing medical care to the underserved
- Collaborating with cardiologists to treat heart failure
- Nutrition and functional medicine
Medical Experience:
- Hospitalist, California Pacific Medical Center, St Luke's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
- Inpatient and outpatient internist, Northern Navajo Medical Center - Indian Health Services, Shiprock, NM
- Office Manager, Cottage Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Residency:
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Department of Medicine, New York, NY
- New York Hospital of Queens, Flushing, NY
Medical Education: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, St. Maarten
Other Medical Training:
- Advanced Cardiac Therapy Clinical Research Fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Post-graduate training, Infectious Disease, Muhimbilli National Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Professional Societies: American Medical Association, Institute of Functional Medicine
Perspectives on the Region:
Personal Background:
A native of Chicago, Dr. Shah-Taylor enjoys hiking, biking, trekking, scuba diving, camping, meditation and yoga. She is fluent in Hindi and Gujarati and knows medical Spanish.
Contact Information:
Asheville Hospitalist Group
509 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
1-877-MISSION
Fax 866-285-9740
missionMD.org/AshevilleHospitalistGroup
