Barbara Shapiro, MD, PhD
- Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Specialty: Neurology, Neurology-Neuromuscular Medicine
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Location:UH Minoff Health Center
3909 Orange Pl
Beachwood, OH 44122
- Call: 216-285-5115
Biography: Barbara Shapiro, MD, PhD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Education
Fellowship | Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Neurophysiology - Massachusetts General Hospital (1989 - 1990)
Residency | Neurology
Neurology - Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals Program (1986 - 1989)
Internship | Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - New England Deaconess Hospital (1985 - 1986)
Medical Education
University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine (1985)
Other Education
Harvard University (1983)
Other Education
Johns Hopkins University (1974)
Undergraduate
Boston University (1971)
About
Barbara E. Shapiro, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She completed her neurology residency at the Harvard Longwood Neurological Training Program in Boston, followed by fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has previously been on staff at Tufts School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Shapiro specializes in neuromuscular disorders, especially lysosomal storage disorders, and electrodiagnostic testing. Dr. Shapiro has published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals and chapters in various neurologic textbooks. She co-authored the textbook, Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, which is widely used in neurology programs in the US and abroad.
Research & Publications
Research Interests
Neuromuscular Disorders, EMG and Nerve conduction studies, Late onset Tay-Sachs disease, Metabolic & Muscular Dystrophy