Meet Dr. Dave Shahani
As a native North Texan, Dr. Dave Shahani has been itching to return to DFW and has proudly found his home at Cook Children's. His journey home took him near and far. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of North Texas and Austin College followed by his medical school education at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He completed his residency in Child Neurology at the University of New Mexico where he remains a volunteer faculty to continue his passion for education while serving as medical director for Camp Rising Sun, a summer camp for children with autism. He then braved the Chicago winter to complete his fellowship in Epilepsy at Northwestern University before following his calling to Fort Worth.
With gratitude, Dr. Shahani has what he believes is the greatest job in the world, to be able to care for children and their parents, often through their most challenging moments. His clinical interests include caring for children with complex seizures, headaches, and any other neurologic ailment. He values a treatment approach that considers lifestyle modifications alongside medications, dietary therapies, and/or surgery when appropriate. His primary passion is education for all - so he asks his patients, students, and colleagues to never be afraid to ask about anything on their mind. If we don't know the answer, we can work to find it.
Outside of his clinical interests, he enjoys spending time with his loved ones, watching football, gardening, music, and being outdoors as often as possible.
Dr. Shahani was truly amazing! I wasn't sure if he would be able to understand or relate to my daughter. He blew me away! Prior to our appointment, she was extremely nervous and anxious. By the time we left, she opened up to him and felt safe under his care. He spent time with us and I believe that we have the best doctor caring for her. – Patient family
Services
- Pediatric neurology
Reviews
Average rating:
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5
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5
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| Likelihood of recommending this provider |
5
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5
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What our families say
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October 20, 2025
Dr Dave Shahani is the best!!!
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October 18, 2025
Amazing! Just amazing! Keep up the great work! Grateful.
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October 18, 2025
The neurologist was amazing! My seventeen year old son would much rather do other things than go to the doctor. Dr. Dave understood this immediately and related so well with my son. The doctor was very informative. I love the way he introduced himself. Also, the sibling support room is amazing! My young daughter (age 6) has attended so many doctor's appointments for her siblings. To have such a safe and welcoming spot just for her was an amazing gift! The women who serve there are excellent. I am very protective of my little girl, but I felt assured she was safe and well cared for. My daughter is eager to return!The woman at registration was very friendly and efficient. She Is the one who told me about the sibling support room and helped me know where to go for that and the appointment. This was our first visit to Cook's Children's Fort Worth. I was amazed! It is a very special place. 10/10
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October 18, 2025
Dr. Dave was amazing with [...]! We look forward to working with him to resolve [...] seizures!
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October 15, 2025
Yes! I would like to recognize Doctor Dave Shahani!!!!!!
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October 15, 2025
He is just the best. I like the connection he had with my daughter. She felt comfortable talking to him and the way he explained everything I really liked. He is real. He gave my daughter advice about her health and even about school.
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October 12, 2025
Dr. Shahani is fantastic! We couldn't ask for a better doctor for our son. He takes time to truly help us understand everything we are discussing. He listens to our concerns and helps come up with a plan.
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October 12, 2025
Dr. Shahani is hands down the best provider I have ever used. He is knowledgeable and has excellent bedside manner. Before we switched to Cook Children's, we left office visits in tears. Now we are confident in our son's plan of care.
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October 01, 2025
Dr. Shahani always goes the extra mile to make sure my daughter is comfortable with her treatment but also pushes her to learn and understand more about her condition. Very relatable and easy for her to talk to.
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September 23, 2025
Dr Shahani has been such a blessing to my daughter! His care and thoughtfulness exceeds any provider we have ever encountered. I'd drive across the country to see him!
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September 19, 2025
He listens goes straight to the point understanding, awesome
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September 19, 2025
Good
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September 19, 2025
Dr Shahani always takes time to talk to us and offer suggestions and education.
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September 12, 2025
We adore dr shahani, he is a bright caring spirit and I believe he has passion for what he does. Thankful that he is my daughters dr.
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September 10, 2025
we love that man who takes his time to spend with us and give us hope for the future
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September 03, 2025
Very good staff
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September 03, 2025
Always good experiences. Thank you.
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September 03, 2025
Everyone is amazing. Very welcoming, informing and kind!
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August 30, 2025
Very good doctor including his nurses
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August 29, 2025
He is awesome
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August 17, 2025
Dr Shahani is a great listener
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August 15, 2025
Dr.Shahani is an incredible human being. He has such a gift and talent and is so passionate and intelligent. We are blessed that Dr.Shahani has been apart of our journey with our son. We have felt more confident, informed, and encouraged with our son health and care. Dr. Shahani is like a brilliant big kid and seeing how he gets to [...] level and educates him and is sensitive to his needs and understanding but always very honest. We love Dr.Shahani.
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August 06, 2025
Only issue was a scheduling mix-up but all personnel, facilities and practitioners were very helpful and professional.
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August 06, 2025
Dr. Dave Shahani was extraordinary. Incredible "bedside manner" and communication with [...] in a way that was constructive, informative, and engaging for a 15 yo boy. I was extremely impressed and would recommend anyone having any sort of neurological issues to Dr. Shahani.
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July 26, 2025
As always, we love Cook and all the staff! [...] was made to feel comfortable at all times. All of our questions were answered and concerns addressed. The updates to the building look terrific as well! It is always such a warm and inviting atmosphere!
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July 26, 2025
Dr. Shahani is amazing! My son has been to at least three other neurologists, before we moved to Texas. We were never completely happy with any of them. However, Dr. Shahani has been wonderful throughout our time with him. He truly listens to patients and parents and addresses all concerns with expertise and compassion. He has always made us feel like we were in the decision making process together and valued our opinions and input. I have never felt listened to like that from any other doctor before. In addition, he and/or his team, have always gotten back to me quickly whenever I sent a message or called. To be honest, while I am ecstatic that my son is weening off his meds, and we hope not to have to return once he weens, I will actually miss seeing Dr. Shahani and knowing he really does care about [...] the kid, rather than just the file and a paycheck. Thank you!!!
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July 23, 2025
All very well
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July 21, 2025
Dr S is an amazing doctor in person or when we do virtual appointments. He always answers our questions, makes us feel heard and interacts with our daughter wonderfully ! I would recommend him to anyone !!!
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July 21, 2025
I remember being nervous the first time we saw Dr S. He walked into the room introduced himself to us the parents then immediately sat on the floor and interacted with our daughter for several minutes to get to know her . I love her he lets us be heard and is understanding of concerns while giving us medical advice and treatments for our daughter.
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July 21, 2025
Dr. Shahani is above and beyond the most knowledgeable, caring and progressive neurologist we have ever seen, we are so sad to be aged out of his care, no one in [...] entire life has been able to give us the answers and care she needed from the neurology care side
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July 19, 2025
Great visit dr shahani is always very understanding and compassionate
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July 19, 2025
Little bit of a wait but worth it for good providers
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July 12, 2025
Dr. Shahani is absolutely amazing! [...] loves and trusts him. His bedside manner is top-notch.
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May 12, 2025
No wait time for video visit, excellent communication
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May 12, 2025
Dr. Shahani is absolutely the best doctor we have seen. His explanations are thorough and he never makes us feel rushed when we have questions. We always end the visit feeling positive and not overwhelmed.
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May 05, 2025
Each visit the staff runs like a well-oiled machine
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May 05, 2025
Dr. Shahani is amazing. The level of care and knowledge of all the things is very impressive.
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May 03, 2025
Dr Shahani he is absolutely the best doctor I have ever had the pleasure of meeting I have worked in healthcare over 30 years
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April 04, 2025
Doctor Dave Shahani very good doctor
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April 04, 2025
Dr Dave is AMAZING.
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April 02, 2025
Dr Shahani is our hero! So thankful for him!
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April 02, 2025
All good, we were able to share lots of good news and our provider (Dr Shahani) always celebrates with us!
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March 31, 2025
We had excellent treatment at all times
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March 30, 2025
Dr. Shahani is amazing! We recently moved out of state and are willing to travel 8 hours back to Cook Children's to keep him as our son's provider.
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March 26, 2025
Dr. Shahani is so wonderful. It seems like he really understands my son and speaks to him in just the way he needs to hear it. I am so thankful to have Dr. Shahani as the neurologist for two of my kids. I recommend him to anyone I know who needs a pediatric neurologist.
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March 26, 2025
We loved the valet parking. Everything is so easy to navigate - I was worried about that bd side we came in from out of town and we were pushing it on time. When we pulled up I was sure we wouldn't make upstairs on time. But everything went so fast we walked in right on time.
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March 01, 2025
Dr. Shahani is a Godsend! So caring and personable with our son.
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February 28, 2025
Dr Dave is amazing.
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February 24, 2025
Dr Shahani Is it amazing Dr who went above and beyond to listen to me and my wife's request as well as our sons questions during the treatment he had an extra cancellation and stay a little longer with us. He's very compassionate and will definitely refer any child for neurology to him.
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February 24, 2025
We really enjoyed the whole experience and are so grateful. It really felt like God had his hand on it all through my daughters adventure.
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February 24, 2025
We loved Dr. Shahani. He was wise, informative, patient, understanding, and took the time to listen to us and answer every question. He made us feel like there was no stupid question and took the time to hear us. I can't say enough good things!
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February 24, 2025
Dave Shahani, wonderful at interacting with kids and parents. Top notch.
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February 23, 2025
Great
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February 23, 2025
Dr shahani! You can just tell this was his passion and not just a job he truly makes you feel heard and knows how to inform and settle a worried mom's thoughts. I couldn't thank him enough
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February 18, 2025
I'd like to thank Dr Dave for taking the time to address all our concerns. He was very helpful and we walked away feeling educated rather than schooled.
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February 06, 2025
Dr. Shahani is a truly phenomenal person. He takes the time to listen and collaborates with parents which is so refreshing. We are so thankful to have him on our son's team!
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February 04, 2025
Dr. Dave, it was amazing and very personable. I would recommend him to anyone.
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January 24, 2025
Dr shahani He always very Kind and care about our daughter!! God bless all of you
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January 13, 2025
He is so polite and professional. Literally one of the best Doctors my daughter had ! He actually cares about his patients. !
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January 08, 2025
Never had a single bad experience!All positive comments from us! Thank you!
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January 08, 2025
We absolutely love cooks children, from the security in the front to the office visit everyone is so kind and makes being at the hospital less scary for our girl!
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January 08, 2025
Dr Dave is FANTASTIC! We adore him.
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January 08, 2025
Dr Dave made our daughter feel comfortable right away. He is easy to talk to and explains on the level parents can understand. He is personable and is just great.
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January 04, 2025
[...] and Dr. Shahani were excellent. Dr. Shahani is always top-notch.
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December 08, 2024
Everyone was wonderful. We did have to wait a while to see the doctor but it was because he was taking as much time as needed with other patients, so he could take as much time as needed with us.
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December 08, 2024
It was our first visit with Dr Shahani and it was fantastic. He immediately put all of us at ease, was thorough and truly listened to everything we had to say. Then he communicated back what he had heard and explained everything, including the options for treatment, in a kind, compassionate manner that was easy for our child to understand. For a situation that has cause much anxiety and fear for us, Dr Shahani made it as pleasant and encouraging as possible. I know we are in great hands here!
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December 07, 2024
This was our first visit with Dr. Shahani and I was blown away. 15 years into many many different doctors and specialists and he set himself apart from all others! He was extremely empathetic, genuine and deeply cared to connect with my daughter over her new diagnosis never making us feel, rushed, checking the time, etc. A blessing to us for sure!
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December 02, 2024
Everything was absolutely amazing. The hospital was clean and everyone was friendly. I was immediately sad that I wasted time previously taking my child to other hospitals/doctors.
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December 02, 2024
Dr. Shahani was absolutely amazing! Rating him on this scale was simply not enough to show how attentive, caring, and reassuring he was. After our visit, I still had questions so he left and saw this other patients and then came right back to answer any lingering concerns I had. Also, we got there two hours early because we were concerns about traffic traveling to Ft Worth. Despite this, we still only waited in the waiting room for approximately ten minutes.
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November 23, 2024
Thanks for taking such good care of me and my son [...] we appreciate being blessed to have you as our doctor
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November 18, 2024
Great experience at Cook Children's as always, so thankful for everyone on our team to take care of [...]!
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November 18, 2024
Dr Shahani is an amazing doctor, he spent time answering all of our questions and explaining everything.
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November 09, 2024
It was all good and I look forward to seeing them again.
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November 09, 2024
I would like to recognize Dr Dave and the therapist who worked with him. They were both very kind, understanding, they listened to our concerns, they gave HOPE which is what NO OTHER DOCTORS, except her other doc here in Cook. They offered us hope for my daughter and son! They showed empathy and sympathy and that is something that is lacking in so many people. They didn't make me feel down as a parent nor my child. We all felt comfortable and wish that more docs would follow their examples.
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November 08, 2024
Dr Shahani and his staff are always amazing.
Education
- Medical school:
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. San Antonio TX
- Residency:
- University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque NM
- Fellowship:
- Northwestern University, Chicago IL
- Board certifications:
- American Board of Neurology
- Special Qualifications: Child Neurology and Epilepsy
Affiliations
- Cook Children's Physician Network
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