Dr. Ritesh R. Shah MD
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Orthopedics
Subspecialties
General Orthopedic Surgery
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Excellent
(5/5)
246 Reviews Total|13 Reviews Within Last 12 Months
Thoroughness of Examination
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Excellent
(5/5)
Ability to Answer Questions
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Excellent
(5/5)
Clarity of Instructions
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Excellent
(5/5)
Provider's follow-up
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Excellent
(5/5)
Amount of Time with Patient
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Excellent
(5/5)
Provider's Attitude
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Excellent
(5/5)
Perceived Outcomes
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Excellent
(5/5)
Patient Loyalty
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Excellent
(5/5)
General Feedback
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Excellent
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Areas of Expertise for Dr. Shah
This doctor provides the following types of care. The more often a doctor has treated a particular condition or has performed a particular surgery, the more expertise they may have in treating patients with similar needs. Based on three years (2020-2022) of Medicare Fee for Service data (which does not include Medicare Advantage), each scale below indicates the number of patients treated relative to other doctors who treat the same condition. Note that this doctor may treat patients who are not covered by Medicare and are therefore not included in this analysis. Click here to learn more about our methodology.
Knee replacementKnee replacement surgery involves replacing a damaged knee joint with an artificial joint.
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Hip replacementHip replacement surgery is performed to replace a damaged hip joint with an artificial joint.
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Fracture/dislocation treatment pelvis/hip/femurTreatment for fractures or dislocations of the pelvis, hip, or femur may involve surgery and rehabilitation.
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Location & Contact Information
Doctor Address
900 Rand Rd, Ste 200, Des Plaines, IL, 60016
(847) 375-3000Affiliated Hospitals
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals
Where does Dr. Shah practice?
Doctor’s Office
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute Llc
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Hospital Affiliations
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL
High Performing in Orthopedics
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL
#7 in Illinois
High Performing in Orthopedics, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement
Endeavor Health NorthShore HospitalsEvanston, IL
#40 in Orthopedics
High Performing in Hip Fracture and Knee Replacement
Education & Experience
Medical School & Residency
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Other Training, Hip and Knee reconstruction. Hip preservation
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005-2010
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
Medical School
Certifications & Licensure
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
IL State Medical License
Active through 2026
MO State Medical License
Active through 2012
WI State Medical License
Active through 2025
Awards, Honors & Recognitions
Clinical Practice Guideline Award, 2016
Publications
Is It Safe? Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty with Discharge to Home at a Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Center
Ritesh Shah, MD
Attitudes about medical abortion among Indian women.
Shah, R.,Baji, S.,Kalgutkar, S.
Columbus primary total knee replacement: a 2- to 4-year followup of the use of intraoperative navigation-derived data to predict pre and postoperative function.
Stulberg, S.D., Yaffe, M.A., Shah, R.R., Gall-Sims, S.E., Palmese, N., Granieri, M.A., Schmidt, P.H.
Does It Matter: Total Hip Arthroplasty or Lumbar Spinal Fusion First? Preoperative Sagittal Spinopelvic Measurements Guide Patient-Specific Surgical Strategies in Patients Requiring Both
Frank W. Parilla, Ritesh R. Shah, Alexander C. Gordon, Steven M. Mardjetko, Nancy E. Cipparrone, Wayne M. Goldstein, Jeffrey M. Goldstein
Survivorship of the Modular Femoral Revision Stem.
Ritesh R. Shah, Nancy E. Cipparrone, Frank W. Parilla, Matthew G Robinson, Alexander C. Gordon, Wayne M. Goldstein
Aspirin Alone Is Not Enough to Prevent Deep Venous Thrombosis After Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Colin Y.L. Woon, Ritesh R. Shah, Brandon M Pardi, Brian E. Schwartz, Jeffrey M. Goldstein, Nancy E. Cipparrone, Wayne M. Goldstein
Is it safe? Outpatient total joint arthroplasty with discharge to home at a freestanding ambulatory surgical center.
Ritesh R. Shah, MA Nancy E. Cipparrone, Alexander C. Gordon, David J. Raab, James R. Bresch, Nishant A. Shah
Imageless Navigation Improves Intraoperative Monitoring of Leg Length Changes during Total Hip Arthroplasty for Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Two Case Reports
Ritesh R. Shah, Varsha D Gobin, Jeffrey M Muir
Computer-assisted navigation in Birmingham hip resurfacing: A case report.
Ritesh R. Shah, Jessica R Benson, Jeffrey M Muir
Alarmingly High Rate of Implant Fractures in One Modular Femoral Stem Design: A Comparison of Two Implants.
Ritesh R. Shah, Jeffrey M. Goldstein, Nancy E. Cipparrone, Alexander C. Gordon, Matthew L. Jimenez, Wayne M. Goldstein
Total Knee Arthroplasty in Obesity: In-Hospital Outcomes and National Trends.
Colin Y.L. Woon, Hristo Piponov, Brian E. Schwartz, Vincent M. Moretti, Nicholas B. Schraut, Ritesh R. Shah, Wayne M. Goldstein
National trends and in hospital outcomes for total hip arthroplasty in avascular necrosis in the United States
William F. Mayers, Brian E. Schwartz, Aaron R. Schwartz, Vincent M. Moretti, Wayne M. Goldstein, Ritesh R. Shah
Evaluation of the 3-Dimensional, Weight-Bearing Orientation of the Normal Adult Knee
Denis Nam, Ritesh R. Shah, Ryan M. Nunley, Robert L. Barrack
Demonstration of saw blade accuracy and excursion: a cadaveric comparison study of blade types used in total knee arthroplasty.
Robert J. Wetzel, Ritesh R. Shah, Lalit Puri
Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty for Significant Tibial Deformities
Ritesh R. Shah, Ronak M. Patel, Lalit Puri
Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient With Myelomeningocele
Ritesh R. Shah, Robert L. Barrack
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