ExpressCare is excited to announce that Jai G Parekh, M.D. has joined our Physician Advisory Board. We will be announcing additional Board members over the next several weeks.

Jai G. Parekh, M.D.

Jai G. Parekh, M.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist and corneal surgeon, who has been involved in health-care for over 15 years. He is currently a managing partner in a long-standing, multi-specialty Ophthalmology practice while serving as Chief of Cornea at a major regional medical center. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Parekh is also an Associate Adjunct Professor at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary and has served on many hospital committees over the years. He is well-published and is an active consultant and speaker for many leading specialty-pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Parekh graduated from the combined medical program at the Boston University School of Medicine with honors. He went on to train in Internal Medicine at the Brown University School of Medicine & the Lahey Clinic/Tufts University School of Medicine where he served as Chief Resident. Thereafter, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the Boston University School of Medicine and a fellowship in Cornea & External Diseases/Refractive Surgery at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.

Given his interest in the business of health-care, Dr. Parekh is currently pursuing his M.B.A. with a concentration in health-sector management at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. His interests include clinical algorithms and strategic marketing.

Mukesh N. Roy, M.D., MPH&TM, DTMH

Dr. Roy possesses 15 years of program management experience in healthcare, including positions that required expertise in communicable disease, epidemiology and emergency preparedness and disaster response. As a senior member of the Yale Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response he coordinated the healthcare planning efforts and response methodologies in response to emergency management, terrorism preparedness and public health emergencies for 17 hospitals in southern Connecticut. He also assisted the State of Connecticut in planning and purchase of 100-bed $8.2 million mobile and surge hospital facility (MaSH); one of only four nationally.

Previously, Dr. Roy was the Regional Public Health Epidemiologist for the New York State Department of Health, where he coordinated public health preparedness and strategic national stockpile planning for nine counties, and acted as a bioterrorism planning consultant to assist area hospitals and health departments in preparing for drills and tabletop exercises. He provided oversight of all communicable disease activities within the metropolitan area region, offering technical epidemiological assistance to local health units and delivering presentations on possible communicable disease terrorist threats to the medical care community and other health agencies. He received the Commissioner’s Recognition Award for New York State Department of Health Smallpox Vaccination Program.

Dr. Roy also serves as Homeland Security Officer and Regional Response Planner (FEMA Region II) in the New York State Air National Guard. Previously, Dr. Roy served for 4 years in the United States Air Force in the following roles: Epidemiology Element Chief, Deputy Commander of Public Health, Officer in Charge of Medical Intelligence and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Coordinator. Critical responsibilities of these positions included planning and directing preventive medicine programs; providing expert guidance to all levels of personnel on chemical, biological and nuclear warfare agent health effects; and training medical staff on the epidemiology of critical public health threats. During his military service, he deployed to Nigeria in direct support of the United States Presidential Mission and to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Roy’s accolades include a Governor-appointed position to the New Jersey State Public Health Council, Air Fore Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and a Company Grade Officer of the Year award.

Dr. Roy has specialized training experience in biological warfare, epidemiology, disaster assistance and global medicine. He also serves on the advisory board of a number of leading edge companies to include, Yale-Center of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, Solaris Health System, Mobile Matrix, and Global Emergency Resources. He maintains professional affiliations with numerous emergency management and public health agencies including the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, American Public Health Association, New York Air National Guard, The National Guard Association of the United States and Military Association of New York.

Nihir Shah, MD, Chief Medical Director.

Nihir Shah, has been in health care field for more then 16 years. He has been a partner in a single specialty (Cardiology) group practice for last eight years. He has completed his Internal Medicine training at University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ. Following which, he completed his Cardiology Research training at Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco and Cardiology training at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University. During his training at Cardiovascular Research Institute, he was involved with multi-center clinical trials. He has presented at national level meetings and published in respected medical journals.