Eve Shapiro, MD
Eve Shapiro, MD, received her MD from the State University of New
York--Syracuse Health Sciences Center in 1976, and completed a pediatrics
residency at Strong Memorial Hospital and Montefiore Hospital, New York, NY,
later completing a Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine, from 1980 to 1981. She earned a Masters in Public Health from the
University of Arizona in 2001, and has been practicing pediatric primary care at
the Orange Grove Pediatrics in Tucson since 1992.
Recognized as one of the Best Physicians in Tucson, she received the Woman
of Courage Award in 2002. Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ-8) cited her "dedication to the
well being of the community" as one of attributes qualifying this "outstanding
physician" to be a Local Legend of Medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Shapiro is a clinical professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona and is on the staff of University Medical Center, Tucson Medical Center and Northwest Hospital.
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Eve Shapiro, MD, received her MD from the State University of New
York--Syracuse Health Sciences Center in 1976, and completed a pediatrics
residency at Strong Memorial Hospital and Montefiore Hospital, New York, NY,
later completing a Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine, from 1980 to 1981. She earned a Masters in Public Health from the
University of Arizona in 2001, and has been practicing pediatric primary care at
the Orange Grove Pediatrics in Tucson since 1992.
Recognized as one of the Best Physicians in Tucson, she received the Woman
of Courage Award in 2002. Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ-8) cited her "dedication to the
well being of the community" as one of attributes qualifying this "outstanding
physician" to be a Local Legend of Medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Shapiro is a clinical professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona and is on the staff of University Medical Center, Tucson Medical Center and Northwest Hospital. She has serve as President and member of the board of directors of the Pima County Medical Society, as well as the Southern District director for the Arizona Medical Association. She continues as a leader in the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Shapiro has earned a well-deserved reputation as a fierce fighter for
accessible health care. In 2000, as chair of the Healthy Arizona Initiative, she
was instrumental in the success of Proposition 204, a statewide ballot which
successfully increased access to health care for more than 200,000 working poor
Arizonans by allocating part of the approximate $100 million the state receives
annually from settlement of the nationwide lawsuit against tobacco companies.
She is a leading member of Physicians for a National Health Plan, and speaks
often on health care reform issues.
