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Department of Neurological Sciences

Robert Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Neurological Sciences

Contact Information

E-mail: Robert.Shapiro@uvm.edu
Phone: Clinic (802) 847-4589
Office Location: Department of Neurology, 1 South Prospect St. - Arnold 2435D, Burlington, VT 05401

Education

1987:  Columbia University, New York, NY. Doctor of Medicine.
1985:  Oxford University, Oxford, England. Master of Arts in Philosophy/Psychology.
1984:  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. PhD in Anatomy.
1980:  Oxford University, Oxford, England. Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/Psychology with honors.
1978:  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Master of Arts in Biology.
1978:  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Bachelor of Arts in Biology.

Awards and Honors

2007: AAN Palatucci Advocate of the Year
2007-present:  Listed, America’s Best Doctors in America
2004-present:  Listed, America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connelly Medical, Ltd.
2003-2005:  Frymoyer Scholar, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
2002:  Migraine Innovators Merit Award, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals  
1996:  Solo Cup Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine  
1991:  Merck Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 
1987:  The Helen M. Sciarra Prize in Neurology, Columbia University 
1978-1980:  Thouron Award, Oxford University, England    
1978:  Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania    

Publications

Schürks, M., P.M. Rist, R.E. Shapiro, T. Kurth, Migraine and Mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cephalalgia in press. (2011).

Hale, S., M. Choate, A. Schonberg, R. Shapiro, G. Badger, & I. M. Bernstein, Pulse pressure and arterial compliance prior to pregnancy and the development of complicated hypertension during pregnancy. Reprod Sci 17:871-877 (2010).

Evans, R.W., S.J. Tepper, R.E. Shapiro, C. Sun-Edelstein, & G.E. Tietjen, The FDA alert on serotonin syndrome with use of triptans combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: American Headache Society Position Paper Headache 50:1089-1099 (2010).

Schwedt, T., R.E. Shapiro, Headache research in Europe and the United States. in Headache Care, Research, & Education Worldwide, Frontiers in Headache Research, pp. 57-63, J. Olesen, N. Ramadan, (Eds.), Oxford. (2010).

Bernstein, I.M., D.P. Damron, A. Schonberg, & R.E. Shapiro, The relationship of plasma volume, sympathetic tone and pro-inflammatory cytokines in young healthy non-pregnant women. Reproductive Sciences. In press. (2009).

To view more of Dr. Shapiro's publications, please visit PubMed.