FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Contact:  Sheanna Spence, Assistant Director, Alumni Relations & Community Relations, School of Medicine, 304-691-1639

Marshall Health welcomes new specialists

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Haytham Aljoudi, M.D., and Nihar N. Shah, M.D., recently joined the clinical faculty of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

•          Haytham Aljoudi, M.D., is a fellowship-trained cardiologist who joins the department of cardiovascular services as an assistant professor. Aljoudi earned his medical degree at the University of Jordan. He completed an internal medicine residency at Seton Hall University and a cardiology fellowship at the Marshall School of Medicine. Following his residency, Aljoudi worked as a hospitalist at Charleston Area Medical Center and part-time faculty with the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Division. Aljoudi is accepting new patients and referrals at Marshall Cardiology, located at the Erma Ora Byrd Clinical Center, 1249 15th St., Huntington. For appointments, please call 304-691-8500.

•          Nihar N. Shah, M.D., is board-certified in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship-trained gastroenterologist who earned his medical degree from Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College in India. He completed his internal medicine residency followed by a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship, both at Seton Hall University. Shah joins the School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Shah is accepting new patients and referrals at Marshall Internal Medicine, located at the Erma Ora Byrd Clinical Center, 1249 15th St., Huntington. For appointments, please call 304-691-1000.

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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2015