Dr. Shaha completed his surgical training at M.S. University of Baroda and at The Tata Memorial Hospital in India. He completed his surgical training at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York and a fellowship in Head and Neck surgery at Memorial Hospital. He joined the Department of Surgery at Downstate Medical Center in 1982 as a Head and Neck Surgeon, rising to the rank of Professor of Surgery in 1992. During this period, he was also Chief of Head and Neck Surgery at King’s County, Brooklyn VA Hospital and University Hospital. He joined the full time faculty of MSKCC in 1993.