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Dr. Shapiro is Vice President of Training and Associate Director of the Maternal and Child Health Training Program, "Leadership Education Excellence in Caring for Children with Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities" (LEND), and Director of the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Residency Program. He is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Arnold J. Capute, MD, MPH Chair in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Shapiro attended Boston University's six-year combined liberal arts and medical sciences program. After graduation in 1972, he undertook postdoctoral training at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where he was Chief Resident in Pediatrics, and at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is Vice President of Training and is an attending physician at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, St. Agnes Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Research Summary:
Dr. Shapiro is responsible for the design and implementation of the KKI’s interdisciplinary training program. This program, which has been in existence since the founding of the KKI, provides training experiences to approximately 350 trainees per year from 10 core disciplines. The goals of the program are: clinical expertise, interdisicplinary process, and leadership training. Dr. Shapiro is also responsible for the coordination of the residency training program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. This is the largest and most established program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in the US. The goals of the residency are consistent with those of the LEND project. All Residents are engaged in research projects during their training. Graduates of the training program assume leadership positions throughout the world. Finally, Dr. Shapiro is responsible for the training of Residents and Medical Students who undertake electives at KKI. The KKI provides training to all Pediatric Residents from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. | 