Education and board certification

• Medical Education: University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, 1978
• Internships: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Surgery), 1978-1980
• Residency Training: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Surgery), 1979-1980; Johns Hopkins Hospital (Urology), 1982-1986
• Clinical Fellowships: Children's Hospital of Michigan (Pediatric Urology), 1986-1987
• Board Certification: Urology

About Dr. Shapiro

Dr. Ellen Shapiro is a recognized leader in the treatment of neonatal and pediatric urologic diseases. She has published over 100 original articles and numerous chapters and has presented over 100 clinical and scientific papers at national and international meetings. Dr. Shapiro has won seven major awards in urologic research including the prestigious Frances F. Schwentker Award in Laboratory Research from the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also was awarded First Prize in the annual American Urological Association Laboratory Research Competition and First Prize in pediatric urology research by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology. Dr. Shapiro is an expert and leading investigator in the development of the human genitourinary tract. She has served on the examination committee of the American Board of Urology and the American Urological Association and as a committee member for special urologic grant reviews at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the NIH. She is an active member of the American Urological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology, the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Pediatric Urology, the Society for Fetal Urology, the American Association of Pediatric Urologists and the Association of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons.

Diseases and conditions treated

• Hernia
• Hypospadias
• Prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis
• Neurogenic bladder
• Undescended testes
• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
• Urinary tract infection
• Vaginal abnormalities
• Vesicoureteral reflux