St. Joseph’s Physicians adds Dr. Benjamin Shapiro to the Hospitalist Team
February 15, 2024Categories: providers
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— St. Joseph’s Physicians is pleased to announce Benjamin G. Shapiro, DO, has joined St. Joseph’s Health Hospital as a Hospitalist. A board-certified physician, Dr. Shapiro completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Health where he will continue to practice.As a hospitalist, Dr. Shapiro cares for patients from the time they enter the hospital, to the time they are discharged. He manages diagnosis, treatment, and coordination of care of needed specialists. Having completed his residency in family medicine, Dr. Shapiro is well-equipped to provide this wide scope of care to all patients.
“As a native of Syracuse, I am excited to continue caring for the patients in our community and those from surrounding areas as a Hospitalist,” said Dr. Shapiro. “Having completed my residency at St. Joseph’s Health, I know firsthand the exceptional physicians, nurses and staff we have, and I am thrilled to be a part of this team."
Dr. Shapiro received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Touro University Nevada’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson. He completed his undergraduate studies at Union College in Schenectady, New York, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences with a minor in history.
While attending Union College, he appeared on the Dean’s List, was an associate member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, and was awarded departmental honors for his thesis.
About St. Joseph’s Health
“As a native of Syracuse, I am excited to continue caring for the patients in our community and those from surrounding areas as a Hospitalist,” said Dr. Shapiro. “Having completed my residency at St. Joseph’s Health, I know firsthand the exceptional physicians, nurses and staff we have, and I am thrilled to be a part of this team."
Dr. Shapiro received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Touro University Nevada’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson. He completed his undergraduate studies at Union College in Schenectady, New York, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences with a minor in history.
While attending Union College, he appeared on the Dean’s List, was an associate member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, and was awarded departmental honors for his thesis.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. It is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Primary Stroke Center and a U.S. News & World Report “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health.
About Trinity Health
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
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