Jayshree Shah, RN, APN-C, AOCNP, MSN, BSN, BS, CCRP

Jayshree Shah is a nurse practitioner at the John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center. Ms. Shah earned her bachelor’s degrees in Public Health from Rutgers, The State University, and Nursing from Seton Hall University. She received her master’s degree in Nursing from University of Medicine and Dentistry. Ms. Shah has experience working in the leukemia division where she has taken care of patients with a wide range of cancers including MDS, aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most… , myeloproliferative disorder (MPD), Acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia: (uh-KYOOT my-uh-LOYD loo-KEE-mee-uh) A cancer of the blood cells. It happens when very young white blood cells (blasts) in the bone marrow fail to mature. The blast cells stay in the bone marrow and become to numerous. This slows production of red blood cells and platelets. Some cases of MDS become… (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and certain types of lymphomas. In addition to publishing articles in many nursing journals about different types of leukemia, MDS, and iron overload iron overload: A condition that occurs when too much iron accumulates in the body. Bone marrow failure disease patients who need regular red blood cell transfusions are at risk for iron overload. Organ damage can occur if iron overload is not treated. related to MDS, Ms. Shah works with many patients and their caregivers by providing education to assist them in learning about their cancers and guiding them through different treatment modalities. She notes “I feel blessed every day that I am part of their lives educating, treating, and providing social support while they are under my care.”