Distinguished Neuroradiologist, Dr. Marc D. Shapiro, MD is named a Patient Preferred “Exemplar in Neuroradiology” in the state of Florida.

With nearly 50 years of achievements in his specialty, Dr. Marc Shapiro has been awarded the Exemplary Award by the exclusive medical society Patient Preferred Physicians. He currently serves patients at his private practice, Neuro Imaging Winter Park in Winter Park, FL; He is an expert in diagnosing abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system, spine, head, and neck through various neuro-imaging techniques. He is an expert in musculoskeletal MRI with orthopedic training from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and is affiliated with the University of Miami Hospital.

Dr. Shapiro was a featured doctor in Preferred Health Magazine’s Best in Medicine 2019 and 2020. He has been a keynote speaker for national and international lectures on MRI. Such engagements include the RSNA neuroradiology sessions (moderator, 2006-2011) and the American Society of Neurology (speaker, 2008 and 2009). He was chosen as one of eight doctors in the world to speak at the 3rd annual international symposium on 3T whole-body MRI, three years in a row. A researcher; he has worked with Siemens on new protocols for MRI, setting a standard for radiologists diagnosis worldwide.

Board-certified in Radiology and Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Shapiro has achieved great success with patients and has received five-star ratings for his expertise, compassion, and bedside manner.

“We are forever grateful to Dr. Shapiro and Neuro Imaging Winter Park for goving our little boy back to  us. Had it not been for Dr. Shapiro, and the superior MRI technology at Neiro Imaging Winter Park our son definitely would have been severly declining in all aspects of life,”  – Five-star Patient Review

Along with the multiple seizures, loss of cognition, and behavioral deficits, this rare tumor almost always leads to a complete loss in quality of life. Thankfully, as parents, we demanded the highest quality MRI available for our child. Without a correct diagnosis, we would never have had the opportunity to have Josh’s tumor removed and as he grew it is very likely that he would have had to be institutionalized,” the patient’s parent explained. “We are forever grateful to Dr. Shapiro and Neuro Imaging Winter Park for giving our little boy back to us.”

His medical journey began when he received his medical degree from the University of Kentucky in 1974. Dr. Shapiro then went on to complete an internship at the University of South Florida, with residencies at the University of California in Los Angeles and Mount Sinai Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Yale University.

To stay abreast of the latest technologies in his field, he maintains memberships with the American Society of Neuroradiology, the Radiological Society of North America, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the American Roentgen Ray Society.

Dr. Shapiro is also a co-educator for Radiology Clinicians of North America where he focuses on MRI of the Head and Neck, Imaging of the Spine of 3T Free Tesla, and MRI of the Spine. Using the Siemens Verio 32 Channel 3T MRI equipment, Dr. Shapiro hopes to bring his patients the best and most accurate imaging.

Among his many achievements, Dr. Shapiro has been a teacher to fellow board-certified radiologists at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. He has been chosen Teacher of the Year by the University of Central Florida in 2013; America’s Top Radiologists between 2002 and 2011; he is the former chief of neuro MRI and ENT radiology at Yale University School of Medicine; Author of 3T Spine Imaging published in 2006 by MRI Clinics of North America. Dr. Shapiro has been voted among America’s Top Radiologists since 2002, he was an invited lecturer on 3T MRI of the brain and spine at ISMRM in Berlin, Germany, in 2007. Dr. Shapiro also authored a chapter on 3T imaging of the spine for 2011 Neuro Imaging Clinics Edition on Neuroradiology applications in high field MRI. He was declared Teacher of the Year by Yale Department of Radiology in 1989; and a “Patient Preferred Neuro-Radiologist,” 2018. Dr. Shapiro was also an featured top physician in the nationally recognized health journal, Preferred Health Magazine, 2020.

To make an appointment with Patient Preferred, Exemplar in Neuroradiology, Dr. Marc D. Shapiro, MD, please visit his website www.nsiwinterpark.com.

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