Dr. Shapiro attended Boston University's six-year combined liberal arts and medical sciences program. After graduation in 1972, he undertook postdoctoral training at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where he was Chief Resident in Pediatrics, and at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is Vice President of Training and is an attending physician at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, St. Agnes Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Shapiro is responsible for the design and implementation of the KKI's interdisciplinary training program. This program, which has been in existence since the founding of the KKI, provides training experiences to approximately 350 trainees per year from 10 core disciplines. The goals of the program are: clinical expertise, interdisicplinary process, and leadership training. Dr. Shapiro is also responsible for the coordination of the residency training program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. This is the largest and most established program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in the US. The goals of the residency are consistent with those of the LEND project. All Residents are engaged in research projects during their training. Graduates of the training program assume leadership positions throughout the world. Finally, Dr. Shapiro is responsible for the training of Residents and Medical Students who undertake electives at KKI. The KKI provides training to all Pediatric Residents from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Dr. Shapiro has wide-ranging interests in neurodevelopmental disorders and has participated in research that has focused on identification, assessment and therapy of neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Shapiro serves on the advisory board of the NIH study of early childcare; a longitudinal multisite study that is assessing the effects of different types of child care on children's development. He serves on the data safety and monitoring board of a NINDS study for children with Rett Syndrome.

Shapiro BK, Gwynn H. (2008). Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Infants and Young Children in Accardo et al (eds). Capute & Accardo's Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Shapiro BK. (2008). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (revised). Neurobase. Arbor Publishing Corp. La Jolla, California. Compact Disk

Shapiro BK, Batshaw ML. (2007). Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disability) in Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BIM, et al, Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

Batshaw ML, Shapiro BK, Farber MLZ. (2007). Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability in Batshaw ML, Pellegrino L, Roizen NJ ( eds.) Children with disabilities 6th ed. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Shapiro BK, Church RP, Lewis MEB. (2007). Specific Learning Disabilities in Batshaw ML, Pellegrino L, Roizen NJ (ed), Children with disabilities 6th ed. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

Shapiro BK, Batshaw ML. (2006). Mental Retardation in Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Polin RA, Gershon AA. Gellis and Kagan’s Current Pediatric Therapy 17th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

Accardo J. Shapiro BK. (2006). Beyond the Diagnosis: Management of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Seminars in Child Neurology 12:242-249.

Ewen J. Shapiro BK. (2006). Disorders of attention or learning in neurodevelopmental disabilities. Seminars in Child Neurology 12:229-241.

Shapiro BK, Capute AJ. (2006). Cerebral Palsy in McMillan JA, Feigin RA, DeAngelis CD, Jones MD (eds.) Oski’s Pediatrics: Principles and Practice 4th Edition. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott.

Bruce K. Shapiro, M.D.

Vice President, Training
Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Email:shapiro@kennedykrieger.org

Professor of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Attending Physician
Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and St. Agnes Hospital


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