Peter W Shaw, MD

About Peter W Shaw, MD

Peter W Shaw, MD, a board-certified noninvasive cardiologist with a specialty in advanced imaging, earned a Doctor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University.

He completed his medical internship and medical residency at Boston University Medical Center, before completing a cardiology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester and an advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship at the University of Virginia Health System, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“I decided to become a cardiologist because it’s probably one of the most physiological fascinating systems and you only have one heart,” Dr. Shaw says. “I got into advanced imaging because it’s really the best way to look at the heart without having to dive into it. The advances in new CT and MRI technologies have really allowed us to visualize the heart in an in-depth way to figure out what’s going on from the outside.”

For patients, using advanced image technology, offers a noninvasive approach with detailed and faster images of the heart “without having to go in and look at it,” he says. “It gives people a personalized look at their heart and whether or not they have blockages or calcifications in their heart.”

Using today’s technology and information allows providers to better counsel patients on the best steps in managing their heart disease, whether that is with lifestyle modifications, like diet and exercise, or if they may benefit from the array of new medications now available, Dr. Shaw explained.

“My ideal patient-provider relationship is a collaborative working relationship,” he says. “From my perspective everything we do has risks and benefits. My job is to discuss that with you and figure out the best options you have available for diagnostics and treatment.”

As Dr. Shaw put it, “I always tell people you only have one heart. We want to make sure it works the right way.”

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, which includes three children, and tending to his fruit and vegetable garden.