Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital

Orthopaedic Surgery

Frederic D. Shapiro, MD practices Orthopaedic Surgery. Frederic Shapiro is a published MD as well. He has 9 publications published. The latest was: Expression of bone-specific genes by hypertrophic chondrocytes: implication of the complex functions of the hypertrophic chondrocyte during endochondral bone development.

Publications

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• Posterior spinal fusion to sacrum in non-ambulatory hypotonic neuroMuscular patients: sacral rod/bone graft onlay method.
• Progression of spinal deformity in wheelchair-dependent patients with Duchenne Muscular dystrophy who are not treated with steroids: coronal plane (scoliosis) and sagi...
• MicroRNA-199a is induced in dystrophic muscle and affects WNT signaling, cell proliferation, and myogenic differentiation.
• Rapid reversal of uremic neuropathy following renal transplantation in an adolescent.
• Inefficient dystrophin expression after cord blood transplantation in Duchenne Muscular dystrophy.
• Acetabular changes associated with avascularnecrosis of the femoral head in a piglet model.
• Expression of bone-specific genes by hypertrophic chondrocytes: implication of the complex functions of the hypertrophic chondrocyte during endochondral bone development.
• Atypical presentations of spinal Muscular atrophy type III (Kugelberg-Welander disease).

Schools

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• University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

• Toronto General Hospital

• Boston City Hospital

• Montreal General Hospital

• Children39s Hospital Boston

Procedures Preformed

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• Excision of Tibula or Fibula
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone

Conditions Treated

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• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• BlueConnect HMO
• Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
• Preferred Blue PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Neighborhood Health Plan
• Tufts PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Education

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• Boston Children's Hospital
• Boston University Medical Center
• University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• Boston Children's Hospital

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