About
Nirav Shah is a Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences, which he joined in 2026, working on the firm's private investment and company creation strategies. He was previously an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, a fellow at Vida Ventures, and an early investor at Emerson Collective Health (now Yosemite), where he worked on an oncology-focused venture strategy. Earlier he was a management consultant at Bain & Company; he holds an M.D. from Columbia University and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Frazier Life SciencesSenior Associatecurrent2026 — present
- The Mount Sinai HospitalAssistant Professor of Medicinecurrent2025 — present
- Stealth StartupClinical Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- micro1Independent Contractor2024 — 2026
- NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalResident Physician2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Vida Ventures, LLCFellow2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Emerson CollectiveAssociate (Health)2017 — 2020Palo Alto, California
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2016 — 2017San Francisco, California
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2013New York
Education
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsDoctor of Medicine - MD2018 — 2022
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. in Economics, Finance2011 — 2014
- West Morris Mendham High SchoolInternational Baccalaureate Degree2006 — 2010
Same school
Also attended Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons13
Deborah PalestrantPartner, Executive Chair, 4:59 Initiative at 5AM VenturesJoseph MayerPartner at HLM Investment PartnersJoan LaRovereOperating Partner at iSelect FundCurt LaBelleVenture Partner at Adjuvant CapitalJonathan GertlerManaging Director at Bioventures InvestorsMyla Lai-GoldmanVenture Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners
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Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frazier Life Sciences46
Patrick HeronManaging Partner at Frazier Life SciencesDaniel EstesGeneral Partner at Frazier Life SciencesJames W. BrushGeneral Partner and Portfolio Manager at Frazier Life SciencesAnna H. ChenPartner at Frazier Life SciencesGordon EmpeyCOO, Partner and General Counsel at Frazier Life SciencesKevin LiPrincipal at Frazier Life Sciences
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Also worked at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital12
John PrufetaChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence CapitalAlexi Nazem, MDGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpParth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital PartnersLuciana BorioVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersNida ShekhaniDeputy COO & Chief Strategy Officer at Oncology VenturesS. Alexander JacobsonInvestment Partner at 137 Ventures
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Also worked at Vida Ventures, LLC19
Nicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajul JainManaging Director at Vida VenturesJill GoldsteinPrincipal at Vida VenturesMark SpringelPrincipal at Vida VenturesMaurizio FazioPrincipal at Atlas VentureAndrei Ramirez-ValdezVenture Associate at 82VS
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Also worked at Emerson Collective19
Malvika BhagwatOperating Partner and Head of Outcomes at Owl VenturesJomayra HerreraPartner at Reach CapitalKobi WeinbergVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesAmanda AmosInvestor at Collaborative FundRegan BradyAnalyst at Linse CapitalAngel MartinSenior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
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Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences
Adam Simpson
Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Aditya Kohli
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Alan Frazier
Chairman Emeritus at Frazier Life Sciences
Albert Cha
Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Ali Jackson
Vice President and Counsel, Public Funds at Frazier Life Sciences
Amanda Wilson
Senior Tax Manager at Frazier Life Sciences
Angel Martin
Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
Angie You
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences