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Alvin P. Shapiro
Physician

Alvin P. Shapiro

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Research linking hypertension with behavioural factors.

Hypertension and Brain Mechanisms · Hypertension and Stress

Born
28 December 1920
Birthplace
Nashville
Died
21 November 1998

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Alvin P. Shapiro

American physician and academic whose long Pittsburgh career combined clinical medicine with behavioural research. He shared a Lasker public-health award in 1980.

Early life

Clinical training

Held internship and residency posts in New York hospitals before entering academic medicine.

Career

  1. 1949–1951

    Cincinnati

    Held an early medical-school appointment.

  2. 1956

    Pittsburgh

    Joined the medical faculty.

  3. 1972–1982

    National study

    Chaired a hypertension study advisory board.

Contributions

Hypertension and Brain Mechanisms

Coauthored a research volume.

Hypertension and Stress

Published a book connecting his research interests.

Beyond work

Professional service

Served as president of the American Psychosomatic Society in 1975. The society later established an award in his name in 2001.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: ProfShapiro. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.