Dr. Zil Shah completed his Pediatrics residency at Tulane University in New Orleans. He earned his BS degree in Biology from the University of South Carolina at Columbia and his medical school degree at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During his residency, Dr. Shah was honored with the Ochsner Pediatric Teaching Award. His academic interests include the use of artificial intelligence with patient education and improvement of health literacy, inflammatory bowel disease, and intestinal failure.

Dr. Shah enjoys woodworking and technology, and he has built coffee tables, cutting boards, and computers in addition to 3D printing.

Dr. Shivani Patel grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and her medical school degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Patel continued to grow her academic career during Pediatrics residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Her professional interests include quality improvement projects to streamline care for patients with increasingly complex diagnoses. During her residency, Dr. Patel developed this focus through multiple research endeavors, including standardizing management of constipation in the emergency department.

Outside of the hospital, she enjoys hiking, cooking, and gardening with over 40 house plants being cultivated for an outdoor garden.