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Ankur Shah was born and raised in Danbury, CT. He began to gain an interest in medicine after completing a program at Yale University that allowed him to shadow medical students and doctors. After graduating from Danbury High School, Ankur will pursue a degree in biomedical engineering and then in dentistry. His ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between engineers and the professionals who use the tools engineers create.