Eric T. Shapiro, MD

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery and General Orthopaedics in Palm Beach County

CUrriculum Vitae

UNDER-GRADUATE TRAINING:

  • Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME B.A. in Biology
    May 1983

MEDICAL SCHOOL:

  • University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT M.D.
    May, 1988

GENERAL SURGERY INTERNSHIP:

  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center N.Y.
    July 1988 – June 1989

ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENCY:

  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center N.Y.
    July 1989 – June 1993

FELLOWSHIP:

  • Tufts University/New England Medical Boston,
    MA Sports Medicine Fellowship
    August, 1993 – July 1994

PRIVATE PRACTICE:

  • September, 1994

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

  • Boca Raton Community Hospital 8/94

  • Bethesda Memorial Hospital 8/94

  • Delray Community Hospital 8/94

  • Pinecrest Rehab Hospital 10/94

  • West Boca Medical Center 11/94

  • Boca Raton Outpatient Surgery 10/94

  • and Laser Center

LICENSURE:

  • Florida, MA,

N.Y.CERTIFICATION:

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
    July 12, 1996

MEDICAL SOCIETIES:

  • Florida Medical Association

  • Palm Beach County Medical Society

  • Florida Orthopaedic Society

TEAM PHYSICIAN:

  • Tufts University
    World Cup Soccer, Boston 1994

Publications

  • Eric T. Shapiro, A. Stein, J. Howe. “Simultaneous Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty.” Journal of Knee Surgery. October 1988.Eric T. Shapiro, B. Flemming, R. Johnson, J. Fenwick, J. Howe, M. Pope. “Clinical versus Instrumental Knee Testing on Autopsy Specimens.” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 282(196) 1992.Eric T. Shapiro, J. Handelsman. “The Serpentine Incision in Clubfoot Surgery” (submitted for publication) Sports Medicine Primary Care Textbook, edited by Edward Shahedy, M.D. and John Richmond, M.D. Chapter on pelvis, hip and thigh injuries. (pending publication)

  • 18th Annual Scientific Program at University of Vermont. “Evaluation of Knee Laxity Instrumentation Systems.”Long Island Jewish Medical Center Trauma Conference. “Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations”, “Open Fracture Management.”Long Island Jewish Medical Center Chief Resident Presentations. “The Serpentine Incision in Clubfoot Surgery”New England Medical Center Sports Medicine Conference. “Elbow Injuries in Sports” “Identification and Assessment of the Injured Athlete” “Injuries About the Pelvis, Hip and Thigh” “Shoulder Instability”American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Meeting. “Use of a Patient Based Health Assessment for evaluation of ACL Patients”

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