Dr. Shaheen completed the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University, receiving her BS and MD in 1992. She served her medical internship at Columbus-Cabrini Hospital in Chicago and completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Boston's Tufts University. In 1998, Dr. Shaheen completed a fellowship in Breast Imaging at Yale University, where she specialized in Stereotactic and Ultrasound-guided Breast Biopsies. Dr. Shaheen holds certification from the American Board of Radiology.

As a practicing physician with Radiology Associates of New Hartford, Dr. Shaheen holds the following positions:

Attending Radiologist at:
• The Imaging Center in Utica
• Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica
• Rome Memorial Hospital in Rome

Professional Affiliation with:
• New Hartford Scanner Associates in Utica
• Cooperative Magnetic Imaging (CMI), Utica
• Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton
• New York Medical Imaging
(NYMI - statewide imaging network)
• Empire Diagnostic Imaging (EDI), Utica