Adam J. Shapiro
Academic title(s):
Associate ProfessorÌý
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Division:
Respiratory Medicine
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Degree(s):
- Medical School - Ã山ǿ¼é - Faculty of Medicine - Montreal, Quebec, CanadaÌý
- Residency training in Pediatrics - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAÌý
- Fellowship training in Pediatric Pulmonology - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAÌý
Biography:
Dr. Adam J. Shapiro is a clinician and researcher in chronic infectious lung disease, including the rare condition of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. Dr. Shapiro came to Montreal and the Department of Pediatrics to establish a Canadian hub for his ongoing research and to expand his diagnostic network in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia across Quebec, for patients who lack a medical home for this rare lung disorder.Ìý
Areas of expertise:
- Primary ciliary dyskinesiaÌý
- Cystic fibrosisÌý
- BronchiectasisÌý
- Complex airway malformations
Areas of interest:
- Chronic suppurative lung diseaseÌý
- Primary ciliary dyskinesiaÌý
- Cystic fibrosisÌý
- BronchiectasisÌý
- Complex airway malformationsÌý
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
- The PCD Foundation Director's Award (The Scarlet Cilium Award) - Chosen to receive this prestigious award by the PCD Foundation Board of Directors, for outstanding service to the PCD community, 2016Ìý
- The Paige and Bernard Kaplan Award for Excellence in Teaching - Chosen by all pediatric residents and presented to the most outstanding teacher in the Department of Pediatrics, Ã山ǿ¼é, 2018Ìý
- The American Thoracic Society Clinician Educator Award - Chosen by the Assembly on Pediatrics of the American Thoracic Society for outstanding and innovative clinical and teaching abilities, 2020Ìý