Alvin P. Shapiro

Alvin P. Shapiro

Shapiro in 1993
Born (1920-12-28)December 28, 1920
Nashville, Tennessee
Died November 21, 1998(1998-11-21) (aged 77)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cause of death Complications of kidney failure
Resting place Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°26′28″N 79°54′32″W / 40.441°N 79.909°W / 40.441; -79.909
Education

AB, Cornell University, 1941
MD, Long Island College Medicine, Brooklyn, 1944
Certification:

Diplomate National Board Medical Examiners.; cert. Am. Board Internal Medicine.
Occupation Physician, educator
Spouse(s) Ruth Thomson (married 1951)
Children Debra (b. 1955) David (b. 1957)

Alvin P. Shapiro (December 28, 1920 – November 21, 1998) was an American physician and professor primarily at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Shapiro was the recipient of a Lasker Award and was known for his research in hypertension, behavioral sciences, and related diseases.

Career

Shapiro held intern and residency positions at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New York City, and Kings County Hospital. After training, he was an attending physician at hospitals in Parkland, Virginia, and Pittsburgh as well as the Dallas Presbyterian University Hospital and Shadyside Hospital.

He held academic positions at the Cincinnati College of Medicine from 1949 to 1951 and Southwestern Medical School, Texas, from 1951 - 1956. He was a member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh from 1956–1998, where he was successively Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, full Professor, and emeritus Professor.

Shapiro was a consultant for the American Medical Association Council on Drugs; he was the Medical Letter of Drugs and Therapy in 1960 as well as a Fulbright visiting professor at the University of Utrecht. He chaired special projects such as a National Heart Institute study committee and the National Hypertension Study Policy Advisory Board from 1972 to 1982.

Publications

Books

Sources:[1][2]

Journals

Shapiro was the author of over 155 journal articles in respected medical journals, and associate editor of:

Awards and recognition

The American Psychosomatic Society established the Alvin P. Shapiro Award in 2001.

References

  1. "Bibliography of Shapiro, Alvin P., by subject:". Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. OCLC WorldCat
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