Shine Vazhappilly, MD, is a rheumatologist at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Northern Kentucky. She completed her Rheumatology fellowship at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital and her Internal Medicine residency at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.

Her areas of clinical interest include osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, interstitial lung disease, and rheumatologic issues arising in oncologic conditions.

Dr. Vazhappilly has substantial experience in the evaluation and treatment of patients with osteoporosis and other disorders of bone health, including fracture-risk assessment and the use of antiresorptive and anabolic therapies. She completed the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Quality Bone Densitometry: Performance, Interpretation and Clinical Application for Clinicians course, with focused training in DXA acquisition, interpretation, and clinical application. She has also previously served as an advisor on a research study involving osteoporosis pharmacologic therapy.