Robert A. Shapiro, MD
- Director, Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- bob.shapiro@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
As a child abuse physician, I understand that recognizing child abuse requires a multidisciplinary collaboration among doctors, nurses, social workers, child protection workers, law enforcement and attorneys. I direct the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s, which is a best-practice leader in the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse.
Diagnosing child abuse during my clinical work in the Pediatric Emergency Department raised my curiosity about how we can better protect children and families by increasing our understanding of child maltreatment.
My research is mostly concerned with improving child health and well-being by adding to our understanding of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), toxic stress and resilience. I am the executive director of Joining Forces for Children, a strong community collaboration working to build child and family resilience within the greater Cincinnati area. Some of my other research focuses on more accurately diagnosing child abuse.
I have been honored several times for the work I do. I have received the:
- 2016 Insuring the Children Jerry Clark Humanitarian Award
- 2016 Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST) Practice-Based Research Award
- 2016 CCTST Academic-Community Research Partnership Award
- 2017 Encourage the Heart Award from Child Focus, Inc.
- 2018 Beacon of Light Humanitarian Award from Lighthouse Youth and Family Services
MD: University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1979.
Residency: Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1982.
Fellowship: Pediatric Ambulatory Care, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1984.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1985; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992.
Interests
Child abuse; telemedicine
Services and Specialties
Interests
Child abuse diagnostics
Research Areas
Publications
Association of enlarged extra-axial spaces and subdural hemorrhage in preterm infants at term-equivalent age. Emergency Radiology. 2024; 31:619-623.
Timely Recognition of Abusive Injuries (TRAIN): Results from a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2023; 8:e637.
Impact of Screening and Co-located Parent Coaching Within Pediatric Primary Care on Child Health Care Use: A Stepped Wedge Design. Prevention Science. 2023; 24:173-185.
Identification of Initial and Subsequent Injury in Young Infants: Opportunities for Quality Improvement in the Evaluation of Child Abuse. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2022; 38:e1279-e1284.
Identifying Predictors of Physical Abuse Evaluation of Injured Infants: Opportunities to Improve Recognition. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021; 37:e1503-e1509.
Parent Perspectives on Co-located Parent Coaching Services within Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2021; 30:1965-1978.
Providers' Ability to Identify Sentinel Injuries Concerning for Physical Abuse in Infants. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021; 37:e230-e235.
Co-located Parent Coaching Services Within Pediatric Primary Care: Feasibility and Acceptability. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 2021; 35:53-63.
Supporting Families Exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences Within Child Care Settings: A Feasibility Pilot. Early Childhood Education Journal. 2020; 48:451-462.
From the Blog
How Parent Coaching Can Help Reduce Sick Kid Visits
Robert Allan Shapiro, MD12/27/2022
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