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 Dr.
Shapiro is recognized by his peers as a leading expert in
the field of Hair Transplant Surgery. He was the first physician
to be asked do a live surgery demonstrating the technique
of follicular unit grafting for his peers (Done at the Annual
ISHRS conference in Las Vegas 1995). Since that time he has
been asked to lecture, run workshops, and perform live surgical
demonstrations at more than twenty five major international
and national conference in the past 6 years. Physicians from
around the world visit Dr Shapiro's Clinic, not only to learn
his technique, but also as patients to have the procedure
performed on themselves.
Dr. Shapiro is the founder and director of The Shapiro Medical
Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His clinic specializes in
Follicular Unit Tranplantaion and Hairline design. He has
published numerous articles on these specific subjects. Known
for his hands on technical ability, Dr Shapiro is one of a
select group of physicians regularly honored with invitations
to demonstrate his technique at major conferences around the
world .
Dr. Shapiro is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency
Medicine. He was among the first to pass the boards in the
newly created American Board of Hair Restoration. In 1999
was elected by his peers to be on the Board of Governors to
the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).
In 2000 he was also elected to the Board of Governors for
the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery ASHRS) a
branch of the American Academy o Cosmetic Surgery. In 2000
he received the "Archimedes" award for excellence
in hair restoration from the Italian Society of Hair Restoration
Surgery. He has currently been asked to co-edit the next edition
one of the major textbooks used in hair restoration surgery
" Hair Tranplantation".
In addition to these academic and surgical accomplishments
Dr Shapiro is known for being a caring physician and patient
advocate with the desire to ensure quality care for patients
in the field of hair restoration. A search of the internet
chat boards for comments from patients about their personal
experience with Dr Shapiro quickly confirms this.
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