Ankoor Shah

Ankoor Shah, MD, MBA, MPH is a management consulting principal director and health equity lead at Accenture. A recognized health expert, Dr. Shah helps healthcare companies become market leaders, create competitive advantages, and drive business growth by applying a data-driven, solution-oriented health equity framework. He has expertise in executing health equity strategies that drive client value in ways that improve health outcomes and care experience. Specifically, his experience focuses on the application of health equity principles that measurably reduce disparities in care. He excels at optimizing data analytics to develop solutions that have a quantifiable impact on innovation, strategy, and technology services.

He has leadership experience in clinical care delivery, public health, and government-related healthcare issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic response, Dr. Shah served in a variety of critical functions, including advising on reopening metrics, supporting safe functions within childcare, schools, and universities, coordinating access to care strategies across the District’s healthcare systems, and directing D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination program.

Dr. Shah has led efforts that have reduced recurrent asthma-related pediatric ED visits by 65% among a cohort of socio-economically disadvantaged children with a high asthma burden. He has also created partnerships and implemented unique technology solutions to reduce the racial disparity in COVID-19 vaccine coverage among senior citizens.

He has written opinion pieces for The Washington Post and The Hill. The National Minority Quality Forum named Dr. Shah a leader in minority health.

He received his medical and public health degrees from Emory University, and his M.B.A. from George Washington University. He completed his pediatric residency and chief residency at Children's National Hospital in D.C. He is board-certified in pediatrics and clinical informatics. He also continues to see patients as a practicing pediatrician on a volunteer basis.

Education

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Emory University School of Medicine
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) The George Washington University - School of Business
• Master's Degree Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
• Bachelor's Degree Emory University

Companies

• Principal Director, Health Equity Lead Accenture (2021)
• Clinician and Faculty Morehouse School of Medicine (2021)
• Senior Medical Advisor DC Department of Health (2021 — 2021)
• Principal Senior Deputy Director DC Department of Health (2020 — 2021)
• Deputy Director for Programs & Policy DC Department of Health (2019 — 2020)
• Medical Director Children's National Health System (2018 — 2019)
• General Academic Pediatrician Children's National Health System (2015 — 2019)
• Pediatric Chief Resident Children's National Health System (2015 — 2016)
• Pediatric Resident Children's National Health System (2012 — 2015)