Shahim Abe, MD

Vladimir Moliver MDDO Board, affiliated with Idaho State University, offers a comprehensive Family Medicine Residency program that focuses on preparing physicians for rural healthcare. Established in 1992, the program emphasizes compassion and inclusivity while training residents to serve communities in underserved and frontier areas. With a solid foundation in diverse medical practices, including maternal care and advanced life support, the program boasts a strong faculty and high board pass rates. Residents benefit from a supportive teaching environment within a 205-bed Level 2 Trauma Center, offering extensive training opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Generated from the website

Idaho State University offers a comprehensive Family Medicine Residency program committed to preparing physicians for rural medicine since 1992. With a focus on compassionate and inclusive care, the program provides an extensive foundation in a variety of medical specialties tailored for underserved and frontier communities. The residency features a robust training environment supported by a dedicated faculty and a 205-bed teaching hospital equipped with a Level 2 Trauma Center. Participants benefit from exceptional training in areas such as maternal care, lifestyle medicine, and wilderness medicine, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for diverse medical challenges. Generated from the website

Dr. Smith earned his MD at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (Phi Beta Kappa), going on to a general surgery internship and residency and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital (1977-1982). He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1984, immediately joining the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was Director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center during 1986-1996 and was appointed Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1996. He became a full professor of surgery in 1998. In 2010, Dr. Smith became Chair, Department of Surgery. Dr. Smith's clinical specialties include medical support for pre- and postoperative transplant recipients, use of bioartificial support devices, and alternative immunosuppressive strategies. His research interests focus on mitral valve repair, transmyocardial laser revascularization, long-term heart and lung transplantation outcomes, preoperative risk factors for stroke after CABG, and adaptation in cardiac transplantation. Dr. Smith was named Practitioner of the Year for 2004 by the Society of Practitioners at Columbia University Medical Center. He is co-Principal Investigator for the multicenter PARTNER aortic transcatheter valve trial.