Dr. Shapiro is a practicing pulmonologist and intensivist and is an experienced leader in the medical community. Prior to serving in his current capacity, he was Chief of Staff at North Broward Medical Center; Chairman of the Joint Conference Committee for the North Broward Hospital District; Medical Director of Quality Management; Past Chief, Department of Medicine; Director of Respiratory Care Services and Medical Director at Boca Raton Community Hospital. He has served in numerous other medical leadership positions. Dr. Shapiro was a founder and Chief Medical Officer for Applied Medical Solutions, Inc. (AMS) a Hospitalist company located in South Florida. In that capacity, Dr. Shapiro was responsible for the medical management of over 90 physicians throughout the South Florida region. Following the AMS merger with one of the nation’s leading hospitalist companies, Dr. Shapiro continued as the Regional Medical Director.

Dr. Shapiro received his B.S. degree from SUNY at Buffalo and his Doctor of Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse. He completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at New York. Dr. Shapiro holds five Board certifications in the following specialties: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Quality Assurance and Utilization Review.