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STEVEN L. SHAPIRO, M.D.
PERSONAL
Address
Savannah Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle
6715 Forest Park Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31406
Telephone
(912) 352-3338 (FEET) Office
(912) 691-2969 Fax
1-888-678-FEET Toll free
Date of Birth August 25, 1950
Marital Status
Married
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
Yale University, B.S., 1968-1972
Medical School
George Washington University, M.D., 1972-1976
Residency
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical
Center, General Surgery, 1976-1978.
Harvard University Combined Orthopaedic
Residency Program, 1978-1981.
Fellowship
University of Texas at Southwestern, Foot & Ankle, 1986.
PRACTICE
Westfield Orthopaedic Group, Westfield, NJ, 1982-1985;
Partner 1984-1985.
Drs. Ackerman, Witte & Tuck, P.A., Rockville, MD., 1985-1986.
President, 1997-2006,
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Capital Area Permanente Group, Director, Foot & Ankle Service, June 1987-1990.
Steven L. Shapiro, M.D., P.A., Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center, Silver Spring, MD., 19901995.
Steven L. Shapiro, M.D., P.C., Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center, Savannah, GA, 1995-2002.
SouthCoast Medical Group, Chairman, Department
Of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002- 2005
Savannah Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle, Director, 2005-Present
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, Ga.
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Ga.
Savannah Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Savannah, Ga.
Hilton Head Surgery Center, Hilton Head, S.C.
LICENSURE
National Board of Medical Examiners
State Board of Medical Examiners of Maryland.
Georgia Board of Medical Examiners.
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners.
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Active member, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Southern Medical Association.
Southern Orthopaedic Association.
Georgia Orthopaedic Society.
Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, President, 1997-2006.
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Georgia Medical Association.
Georgia Medical Society.
Associate Editor, Foot & Ankle International, 1994-Present
Advisory Board, Biomechanics Magazine, 1994 to 2005.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Physician Volunteer United Way, 2005-2009
Board Member, Congregation Mickve Israel, January 2006-2009
Inner City Night Shelter, 2008-2009
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984
Recertification, 2002
HONORS
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
 Multiple Enchondromatosis [Ollier's Disease]: A review of sixteen cases, senior thesis at
Harvard Orthopaedic Residency Program, 1981.
 With Charles Graham, M.D., co-author of "Arthrodesis of the Metatarsophalangeal Joint
of the Great Toe" presented at the annual AAOS Meeting, 2/88.
 With Richard Needleman, M.D., co-author of "Intravenous Regional Anesthesia for Foot
and Ankle Surgery" presented at AOFAS Specialty Day, 1/94, submitted for publication
Foot & Ankle, 1998.
 "Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Recurrence After Excision of an Interdigital Neuroma"
Published in Foot & Ankle, 19:79-83, 1998. Authors: Stuart Levine, M.D,; Mark Myerson,
M.D.; Patricia Shapiro, M.D. and Steven Shapiro, M.D..
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 "Sonographic Evaluation of Interdigital Neuromas", Foot & Ankle, 16:604-606, October
1995. Co-authored with Patricia Shapiro, M.D..
 "Pediatric Foot and Lower Limb Disorders", Biomechanics, March, 1995.
 "The Differential Diagnoses of Heel Pain", Biomechanics, August, 1997.
 "Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy for Intractable Heel Pain", Presented at Summer
Meeting of AOFAS, Boston, July/98.
 Symposium on Endoscopic Foot and Ankle Surgery, EPF and EDIN Procedure, AOFAS
Summer Meeting, Puerto Rico, July/99
 "Hemi-metal Implants of the First MTP Joint" and case report "Dermal Fat Graft for
Recurrent Plantar Fibromas", Georgia Foot Society, Sea Island, GA, October/99
 Case Presentations - 1) KMI MBA Subtalar Arthrodesis, 2) Absorbable Syndesmotic
Screw Fixation, 3) Giant Cell Granuloma of the Distal Phalanx Great Toe, Georgia Foot
Society, Sea Island, GA, October/99.
 Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Nerve for Morton’s Neuroma, Foot &
Ankle Clinics, 9:297-304, 2004.
 Book Chapter, Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy, in Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic
Surgery, in press, to be published in 2009.
 Book Chapter, Endoscopic Decompression on Interdigital Neuromas, in Operative
Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, in press, to be published in 2009.
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 Book Chapter, Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release, in Techniques in MIS Orthopedic
Surgery, in press, to be published in 2009.
 Book Chapter, Endoscopic Decompression of Morton’s Neuroma, in Techniques in MIS
Orthopedic Surgery, in press, to be published in 2009.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Instructor, George Washington University Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
1985-1989.
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MEDICAL EDUCATION
1. Symposium on Electrically Induced Bone Osteogenesis, Washington, D.C., 5/86.
2. Ambulatory Care of the Foot, Milwaukee, 10/86.
3. AAOS Annual Meeting, AOFAS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1/87.
4. AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting, Santa Fe, 7/87.
5. 3M Stapilizer Workshop, Washington, D.C., 8/87.
6. AAOS Foot and Ankle Course, San Diego, 11/87.
7. AAOS Child's Foot Course, New York, 12/87.
8. Annual AAOS, AOFAS Meetings, Atlanta, 2/88.
9. Summer Meeting AOFAS, Sun Valley, 8/88.
10. PFA Symposium on the Diabetic Foot, Washington, D.C., 10/88.
11. Hansen's Clinic Course on the Insensitive Foot, Carville, LA, 10/89.
12. AAOS Course on the Foot and Ankle Trauma, Baltimore, 11/89.
13. Annual AAOS, AOFAS meetings, New Orleans, 1/90.
14. A-O Foot Course and Workshop, New Orleans, 1/90.
15. AOFAS Summer Meeting, Boston, 7/91.
16. Summer Orthopaedic Institute [AAOS], Washington, D.C., 9/91.
17. AAOS, AOFAS Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C., 2/92.
18. Complete Foot and Ankle Care, Hartford, 5/92.
19. Summer meeting AOFAS, Napa Valley, 7/92
20. Ankle Arthroscopy Course, Chicago, 11/92.
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21. EBI Foot and Ankle Symposium, New Jersey, 3/93.
22. Advanced Foot and Ankle Course [AAOS, AOFAS], New York, 5/93.
23. Summer Meeting AOFAS, Asheville, 7/93.
24. World Foot Congress, Chicago, 10/93.
25. PFA Diabetic Foot Symposium, Washington, D.C., 11/93.
26. AAOS Surgical Skills Laboratory, Foot and Ankle, Chicago, 4/94.
27. Instratek Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Course, Washington, D.C., 6/94.
28. Instratek Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release Course, Washington, D.C., 6/94.
29. AAOS Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, 11/94.
30. Annual AAOS, AOFAS Meetings, Orlando, 2/95.
31. "The High Risk Foot", Fairfax, VA, 6/95.
32. AOFAS Summer Meeting, Vail, 7/95.
33. Annual AAOS, AOFAS meetings, Atlanta, 2/96.
34. AOFAS Summer Meeting, Hilton Head, SC, 7/96.
35. Instratek Endoscopic Interdigital Neuroma Release Course and Workshop, Orlando,
8/96.
36. "The Challenge of the Diabetic Foot", Washington D.C., 9/97.
37. The Joyner Sports Medicine Institution National Conference, Hilton Head, SC, 10/97.
38. Annual AAOS, AOFAS Meetings, New Orleans, 03/98.
39. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 4, 05/97.
40. AOFAS Summer Meeting, Boston, MA, 7/98.
41. DePuy Agility Ankle Cadaver Workshop and Live Surgery with Dr. Conti, University of
Pittsburgh, 09/98.
42. AOFAS Regional Foot & Ankle Review Course, Atlanta, GA, 10/98.
43. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Sea Island, GA, 10/98.
44. Advanced Foot Course, AOFAS, Washington D.C., 05/99.
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45. AOFAS Summer Meeting, Symposium on Endoscopic Foot & Ankle Surgery, EPF and
Endoscopic Decompression of Morton's Neuroma, Puerto Rico, 07/99.
46. Georgia Foot Society Meeting, Sea Island, GA, 10/99.
47. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Sea Island, GA 10/99.
48. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 5, 06/00.
49. AAOS Foot and Ankle Self-Assessment Examination, 2000.
50. AAOS Foot and Ankle Trauma Course and Lab, Orthopaedic Learning Center,
Rosemont, IL 11/00.
51. AAOS Trauma Course and Lab in Problem Fractures, Orthopaedic Learning Center,
Rosemont, IL 06/01.
52. AOFAS Summer Meeting, San Diego, CA 07/01.
53. Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Residents Fracture Course, San Diego, CA 10/01.
54. Orthopaedic Surgery Review and Update, Tampa, FL 11/01.
55. AAOS 2000 Orthopaedic Basic Science Examination, 03/11/02
56. The Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgery Review, Dallas, TX 03/15 - 17/02.
57. AAOS 2000 Musculoskeletal Trauma Exam, 04/18/02.
58. AAOS 2000 Foot & Ankle Exam, 04/23/02.
59. AAOS 2000 Adult Spine Exam, 04/23/02.
60. AAOS 2001 Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip and Knee Exam, 04/23/02.
61. Pediatric Orthopaedic Exam, 04/23/02.
62. AAOS 2002 Anatomy - Imaging Exam, 04/23/02.
63. AAOS 2002 Musculoskeletal Tumors & Diseases Exam, 04/23/02.
64. AAOS 2002 Shoulder & Elbow Exam, 04/25/02.
65. AAOS 2001 Sports Medicine Exam, 04/29/02.
66. Comprehensive Trauma Solutions, 09/13/02 - 09/15/02.
67. Georgia Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA 10/10/02.
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68. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA 10/11/02 - 10/12/02.
69. AAOS Foot & Ankle: Current Concepts and Practical Solutions, Washington DC
12/06/02 - 12/08/02.
70. DePuy Total Foot & Ankle Solutions, Palm Beach, FL 05/02/03 -05/03/03.
71. AAOS 2003 Foot & Ankle Exam, 05/09/03.
72. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Sea Island, Ga. 10/10/02-10/11/02
73. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Sea Island, Ga. 10/9/03-10/10/03
74. Georgia Orthopaedic Society CPT Coding and Practice Management Course, Atlanta,
Ga. 11/03
75. Georgia Othopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Reynolds Plantation, October 8,9 2004.
76. Trauma Solutions, Tampa, FL. November 18-20, 2005.
77. AAOS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. February 24-26, 2005.
78. AOFAS 35th Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C. February, 2005.
79. Arthrex “New Approaches to Foot and Ankle Surgery,” Naples, FL. April, 2005.
80. AAOS Foot and Ankle Trauma Management, Charlotte, NC. June, 2005.
81. AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting, Boston, MA. July, 2005.
82. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Greensboro, GA. October, 2005
83. AAOS Advanced Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Rosemont, IL. February, 2006.
84. AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Course: Reconstruction and Salvage of
Complications, Atlanta, GA. April, 2006.
85. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Sea Brook Island, GA. October, 2006.
86. AAOS/OTA Techniques in Orthopaedic Trauma, Rosemont, IL. December, 2006
87. AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July, 2002.
88. AANA/AOFAS Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy, Rosemont, IL, September, 2007.
89. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Greensboro, GA, October, 2007.
LECTURES
 Lecturer to US Department of Labor on "Foot and Ankle Trauma", Washington, D.C.,
12/94.
 "Orthopaedic Perspectives on the Diabetic Foot", Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA, 2/96.
 "Tennis Injuries to the Foot and Ankle", The Landings Association, Savannah, GA, 4/96.
 "Athletic Injuries to the Foot and Ankle", Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA, 4/96.
 "Walking Tall or Hardly Walking", lecture on women's footwear, Candler Hospital,
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Savannah, GA, 6/96.
 Co-director with Glen Pfeffer, M.D. for Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy course for the
Board of Directors of AOFAS, Hilton Head, SC 7/96.
 "Common Foot Problems in Orthopaedic Practice, Candler Hospital, 08/96.
 "Feet First", lecture on common foot problems, Candler Hospital, 9/96.
 "Surgical Techniques in the Foot & Ankle", lecture and workshop for the American
Association of Operating Room Nurses, 9/96.
 "Bunions, Hammertoes and Morton's Neuromas", lecture to Candler 65, 10/96.
 Foot & Ankle Section of the First Annual Symposium of the Joyner Clinic, Guest Lecturer
and Moderator, Hilton Head, SC, 11/96.
 "History of Women's Footwear and Deformity", lecture for Joyner Sports Medicine
Institute National Conference, Hilton Head, SC, 10/97.
 Video Demonstration of Endoscopy and Arthroscopy of the Foot & Ankle, Joyner Sports
Medicine Institute National Conference, Hilton Head, SC, 10/97.
 Director of Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy Course (Lecture & Workshop) for
Orthopaedic Surgeons in GA, FL and MS (5 hrs CME), Savannah, GA 11/97.
 Common Foot Problems, Candler Hospital, 8/98.
 AOFAS Regional Review Course, Lectures on Heel Pain and Forefoot Arthritis, Atlanta,
GA, 10/98.
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Presentation on Foot and Ankle Tumors, Sea Island, GA,
10/98.
 The Child's Foot, Candler Hospital, 03/99.
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Case Presentations, Sea Island, GA, 10/00.
 "Osteoporosis, Time to Bone UP," Candler Hospital, 05/00.
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Presentation on “A New Surgical Technique for
Insertional Calcific Tendonitis of the Achilles Tendon”, Sea Island, Ga. 10/02
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Presentation on “Anterior Tibial Allograft Repair for
Chronic Rupture of Anterior Tibial Tendon”, Sea Island, Ga. 10/03
 National Worker’s Compensation Meeting, presentation to Mock Trial, Chicago, IL. 11/03
 Presentation to Kiwannis Club, “Innovations in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Savannah, Ga.
4/04
 Presentation on “Common Foot and Ankle Disorders” at orthopaedic course for primary
care. 9/04
 Presentation at Memorial on “Arthritis of Foot and Ankle.” 6/05
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Presentation on Osteocel Bone Graft in Foot and Ankle
Surgery, Lake Oconee, Ga. 10/05
 Georgia Foot & Ankle Society, Presentation on Mini Tightrope Bunionectomy, Lake
Oconee, Ga. 10/05
 Presentation at Candler, “Neurologic Disorders of Foot and Ankle.” 6/06
 Lecture on “Anatomy and Common Foot and Ankle Problems” to South University
Physician’s Assistant program. 9/06