David Shaw

Background

About David Shaw

David Joseph Shaw, M.D, MBA, F.A.C.P, F.A.C.C, completed his medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Shaw served as a Clinical Fellow at the National Institutes of Health prior to entering a fellowship in Clinical Cardiology at UCSD School of Medicine. After practicing Cardiology and Internal Medicine for 31 years and serving as Medical Director and Chief of Staff of Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California, he accepted the position of Director of Medical Education at the Hospital in August, 2004. His interests include implementation of evidence-based practice in cardiovascular disease, management of congestive heart failure, implementation of an integrated clinical information system across the continuum of care, measureable improvements in patient care outcomes linked to measureable improvements in Resident education and research into optimizing compliance with medications by patients discharged from the hospital. Specialties: Heart Failure Management, Resident Education, Medication Reconciliation