Dr. Ron Shapiro is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his M.D. at Stanford University, School of Medicine in Stanford California. Dr. Shapiro was previously a Instructor in the Department of Surgery and also an Assistant and a Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Presently he serves on the Editorial Board for Clinical Transplantation, Editorial Board for Pediatric Transplantation, on the Awards Committee for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and on the Program Planning Committee-American Transplant Congress. Dr. Ron Shapiro also is involved with the Kidney Service Line Committee, is C-Chair of the Protocol Review Committee, Total Quality Council, on the Institutional Review Board and on the Utilization Review, Pharmacy/Therapeutics and the Ethics Committees.
Dr. Shapiro Research Interests include: The focus of my research has been generally within the fields of clinical renal and pancreatic transplantation, and more specifically, with the development and optimization of immunosuppressive protocols. We have conducted a number of randomized clinical trials to demonstrate the efficacy of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, and have helped develop the agent for use in clinical renal and pancreatic transplantation.
Additional interests include analysis of adverse events related to immunosuppression, including post-transplant diabetes mellitis and viral infections, including cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus. Finally, a significant part of my academic interest has involved the publication of comprehensive textbooks, including an Atlas of Organ Transplantation, a textbook on Renal Transplantation, and a current work-in-progress on Pancreatic Transplantation.
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Dr. Ron Shapiro
Phone: (412) 647-5800
Email: shapiror@upmc.edu