Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

A.B.
1982
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, New York
Major, Biochemistry 
M.D.
1986  
The George Washington University, Washington D.C.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

1986-1987 General Surgery Internship
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York
1987-1991

Otolaryngology Residency
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York

1991-1992 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship.
Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Preceptor: Mark May, M.D.
Emphasis: Facial Reanimation and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1986-1990 Assistant Instructor, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
1990-1991 Instructor, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
1992-1993 Clinical Instructor, Department of 0tolaryngology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 
1996-2002 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University, Washington DC
1996-present  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC.
1998-2002 Member of Fairfax Hospital Center for Facial Rehabilitation, Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia 
2001-2002  Attending Physician - Hyperbaric Chamber Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia  


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2002- 

Roy L Schneider Hospital Staff Physician III,  St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Ear, Nose & Throat 
Virgin Islands Allergy Center, Laboratory Director
St. Thomas Sleep Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

1995-2002 

Allergy Center of Northern Virginia, Laboratory Director, Reston, Virginia 

1993-2002

Associates in Otolaryngology, P.C. Reston, Virginia

1992-1993
Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of South Florida. Hollywood, Florida  

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
1987-1988 Surgical Residency Laboratory Fellowship, Designed and executed laboratory research projects involving New Zealand White Rabbits and Macaque Rhesus Monkeys, Departments of Neuroanatomy and Otolaryngology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
1992-1993  Allergy laboratory and clinical experience, CLIA certified laboratory.  Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of South Florida, Hollywood, Florida
1995-2002 Laboratory Director, Allergy Center of Northern Virginia, CLIA certified laboratory.  Directing and supervising moderate complexity testing and non-waived testing.  Reston, Virginia
2003-

Laboratory Director, Virgin Islands Allergy Center.  Directing and supervising moderate complexity testing and non-waived testing,
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1991-1992 Faculty, 9th, 10th and 11th Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
1992  Invited Lecturer, "Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery", Department of Otolaryngology,  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1993  Faculty, Second Annual High-Altitude Meeting for Sinus Surgeons, Vail, Colorado
1994-1995 Lecturer, "Scuba Diving-Ear and Sinus Disorders", Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria VA
1995 Lecturer, "Vertigo", Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria VA
1996

Lecturer, "Scuba Diving - Ear and Sinus Disorders", Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA

1998 Lecturer, "Avoiding the Squeeze: Prevention of Barotrauma", Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria VA 
2000 Lecturer, "Diving Medicine" Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA 
2001

Lecturer, "Sleep and Snoring Disorders" America Online Headquarters, Chantilly VA

2004

Faculty, Shadyside Hospital Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, University of Pittsburgh  Pittsburgh, PA

2004

Faculty, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA


TELEVISION INTERVIEWS

May 2000 Snoring Treatments "Science Live" Discovery Science Channel 


CERTIFICATION

1987 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1992  Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology 
1993  Commercial Pilot, Instrument Rating - Single engine, land
1995  Commercial Pilot, Instrument Rating - Single engine, Seaplane
1997  Certified Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration
1999  Commercial Pilot, Instrument Rating - Multi engine, land
2000  Certified Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration
2001  Hyperbaric Medicine and Diving Certification
2003  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Re-certified) 


LICENSURE

1987 New York State Medical Licensure
1991 Pennsylvania State Medical Licensure 
1992  California State Medical Licensure 
1992  Florida State Medical Licensure
1993 Virginia State Medical Licensure
1993  District of Columbia Medical Licensure
2002 Virgin Islands Medical Licensure


HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS

1991 - 1992 Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, PA
1992 - 1993 

Hollywood Memorial Hospital
Hollywood, FL 

Hollywood Memorial West Hospital
Pembroke Pines, FL

1992 - 1993  Hollywood Medical Center
Hollywood, FL 
1993-2002 

Mt. Vernon Hospital
Alexandria, VA

Reston Hospital
Reston, VA

1994-2002 

Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA

Fair Oaks Hospital
Fairfax, VA

1994-2002

Fairfax Hospital
Fails Church, VA

1996-2002  Georgetown University Hospital
Washington. D.C.
1998-2000 Pentagon City Hospital
Arlington, VA
1999-present George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D.C. 
2002-present  Roy L. Schneider Hospital
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
2003-2004  Utilzation Review Committee Chairman, Roy L. Schneider Hospital
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
2005  Operating Room Committee, Roy L. Schneider Hospital
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
2005

Institutional Review Board, Roy L. Schneider Hospital
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands


AWARDS 

1988  First Place Resident Research Award
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
1989  First Place Resident Research Award
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 
1989  Resident Research Travel Award
Association for Research in Otolaryngology 
1990

Second Place Resident Research Award
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York

1990 Otolaryngology Allergy Travel Grant
American Academy of Otolaryngology Allergy
1991  Second Place, Resident Research Award
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS 

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow)
  • American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
  • American Rhinologic Society (Fellow)
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
  • American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
  • American Medical Association
  • Flying Physicians Association
  • Aerospace Medical Association
  • Virgin Islands Medical Society


PUBLICATIONS

May M, Mester SJ, Shapiro A, Kanal E: Gold Weight or Spring Implants and MRI. The Laryngoscope - How I Do It Section, Volume 103, Number 8, August 1993, p 930  
Schaitkin H, May M, Shapiro A, Fucci M, Mester SJ: Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: 4-Year Follow-Up on the First 100 Patients. The Laryngoscope, Volume 103, Number 10, October 1993 pp 1117 -1120  


PRESENTATIONS and PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

External Rhinoplasty Approach to the Transspenoidal Hypophysectomy. Presented at the New England Otolaryngological Society Meeting. Boston Massachusetts. October 1987

Calcitonln Induced Temporary Threshold Shifts in a Rabbit Model of Sensorineural Hearing Loss, A. Shapiro, S. Parnes, A. Cacace, N. Strominger. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Abstract 111. 12th Midwinter Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida. February 1989  

Sensorinearal Hearing Loss and Temporary Threshold Shifts in a Macaque Monkey Model of Calcitonin Induced Hypocalcemia. Hyperphosphatemia and Hypermagnesemia. A. Shapiro, N. Strominger, C. Campese, A. Cacace, S. Parnes. XXXI International Congress of Physiology, Helsinki, Finland. July 1989

Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Temporary Threshold Shifts in an Animal Model of Calcitonin Induced Hypocalcemia, Hypermagnesemia, and Hyperphosphatemia A. Shapiro, C. Campese, N. Strominger. A. Cacace, S. Parnes. Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 90.8. Phoenix. Arizona. October 1989

Thyroparathyroidectomy Induced Cochlear Microphonic Alterations and Temporary Threshold Shifts in a Rabbit Model of Hypocalcaemia. A. Shapiro, R. Strominger, E. Waterman, A. Cacace, S. Parnes. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 13th Midwinter Meeting. Abstract 474. St. Petersburg, Florida. February 1990  
Age-Related Temporary Threshold Shifts and Cochlear Microphonic Alterations after Calcitonin Infusion in a Macaque Monkey Model. A. Shapiro, R. Strominger, H. Arbabzadeh, A. Cacace, S, Parnes, N. Strominger. Society for Neuroscience, 20th Annual Meeting. Abstract 362.16. St. Louis, Missouri. October 1990  
Results: Four year Follow-up on the First 100 Patients Operated Using Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Techniques. B. Schaitkin, A. Shapiro, M. Fucci, S. Mester, M, May. Eastern Section Meeting of the Triologic Society. Boston, Massachusetts. January 1992  
Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Presented at the University of Michigan Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. Ann Arbor, Michigan. February 27, 1992  
Facial Reanimation with Gore-Tex M, May, A. Shapiro, B. Schaitkin, Presented at the 1992 Spring Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Palm Desert, California. April 1992 
Occult Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Presenting as Facial paralysis. M, May, B. Schaitkin, Andrew Shapiro, Adam Shapiro. Accepted for Presentation at the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. Hershey, Pennsylvania. June 1992  
Facial Reanimation. Presented at the Albany Medical College Division of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. Albany, New York. June 1, 1992  
Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Presented at the Second Annual High-Altitude Meeting for Sinus Surgeons, Vail, Colorado. February 1993  
Facial Reanimation. Presented at the Georgetown University Department of Otolaryngology, Grand Rounds. Washington, D.C. May 7, 1998  


VIDEO PRODUCTIONS 

Endoscopic Sinus Surgical Management of Nasopharyngeal Chloroma. M. May, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 1991  
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Facial Nerve. M. May, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 1992  
Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. M. May, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. February 1992  
Olfactory Neuroblastoma. M. May, B. Schaitkin, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. February 1992  
Ethmoid Sinus Fibrous Dysplasia. M. May,  A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 1992  
Inflammatory Nasal Fibrous Vasculitis. M. May, B. Schaitkin, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub-Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 1992  
Maxillary Sinus Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma. M. May, A. Shapiro, E. Eiehenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 1992  
Facial Reanimation.  M. May, A. Shapiro, E. Eichenlaub. Shadyside Hospital Facial Paralysis and Sinus Surgery Center. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania., May 1992