Biraj Shah

Biraj D. Shah, MD, FACP: Dr. Shah is the current Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA. She is a general internist and practices primary care. Her clinical interests include preventive care, hypertension, diabetes and nutrition. Her academic interests include resident education, faculty development, and professionalism. She has presented at the national ACGME conferences in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2025 on remediating professionalism in residents and faculty. She has received teaching awards from the Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital and the University of California San Diego Internal Medicine residency programs, and received the southern California ACP chapter’s “Teacher of the Year” award in 2024. She was also honored to receive the American Women’s Medical Association: national INSPIRE award for leadership in 2022.