Niketa C Shah

Niketa C Shah, MD, is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. She serves as Director of the Pediatric Cellular Therapy Program and the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program. Her expertise lies in pediatric hematology/oncology, with a focus on sickle cell disease, bone marrow transplantation, and hematopoietic stem cell therapy. Dr. Shah holds an MBBS from NHL Municipal Medical College and an MD in Pediatrics from Seth GS Medical College. She completed residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and fellowships in pediatric hematology/oncology and stem cell transplantation at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

• Research Focus: Transplantation outcomes in sickle cell disease, graft-versus-host disease prevention, and quality-of-life metrics in pediatric donors/ recipients.
• Awards: 2022-2023 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards, Connecticut Magazine 2023 Top Doctors List.
• Key Projects: Donorkids QL Study on sibling donor health, clinical trials evaluating abatacept-based GvHD prophylaxis, and studies on mixed chimerism post-transplant.
• Clinical Roles: Directorships in pediatric cellular therapy and bone marrow transplant programs at Yale.

Her research bridges clinical care and translational science, addressing endothelial complications, pain management, and long-term outcomes in hematopoietic cell transplantation. Collaborations include the Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Consortium and studies on CAR T-cell infusion protocols.