JAY
SHAPIRO
GENERAL PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS, PEDIATRIC SPINE DISORDER + CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY SPECIALIST
SAY HELLO TO
DR. SHAPIRO
As a native Austinite, I started the practice in 1990 with the goal of seeing any child who truly needed pediatric orthopedic care and to provide as good of care as anywhere in the country.
I love working with kids and am blessed to have three of my own, along with two grandchildren with my wife of 38 years.
Being a parent is the most difficult thing we do but most important and most rewarding."
street cred
Undergrad
Texas A&M + The University of Texas at Austin
Med School
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Internship + Residency
St. Louis University - Internship and Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Fellowship
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - Pediatric Orthopedic and Scoliosis Surgery Fellowship
Professorship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care
Professional Societies
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)- Fellow
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Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA)- Member
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Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
Leadership
Dell Children’s Medical Center - Previous Chief of Orthopedics and Chief of Bone, Spine, and Joint Center
OFF THE RECORD
FUNNIEST MOMENT
I once had a 3-year-old tell me, after smelling my coffee breath, that I had BAD breath, to mom's total horror. 3-year-olds are always honest!"
WHAT ARE YOU FAMOUS FOR AT CTPO?
Loud walking and talking & always wearing my boots.
FAVORITE THING TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK
Playing with my grandchildren, traveling and hunting.
HEARTWARMING MOMENT
I had a patient who inherited a bone disorder and her firstborn child had the same condition. Mom gave me a big hug when she came in with her baby and told me she wouldn't take her anywhere else.
SUBSPECIALTY FOCUS
My subspecialty interests include pediatric spinal disorders and other complicated congenital abnormalities.