Gary R. Shapiro
Investigator
Medical oncologist and hematologist
HealthPartners Research Foundation
United States of America
Biography
Gary R. Shapiro is an investigator in statistics at HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis, MN, United States. she had completed her PhD, epidemiology and MSc, biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; MSc, demography, El Colegio de Mexico.
Research Interest
Dr. Shapiro's special interests include geriatric oncology, medical ethics and health care disparities. He has been involved in numerous research projects and publications related to the care of older individuals with cancer and has developed tools and patient education materials specifically for geriatric cancer patients.
Publications
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Tuchman SA, Shapiro GR, Ershler WB, Badros A, Cohen HJ, et al., (2014) Multiple myeloma in the very old: an IASIA conference report.J Natl Cancer Inst. 106: dju067.
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Horne HN, Phelan-Emrick DF, Pollack CE, Markakis D, Wenzel J, et al., (2015) Effect of patient navigation on colorectal cancer screening in a community-based randomized controlled trial of urban African American adults.Cancer Causes Control. 26:239-246.
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Marshall JK, Mbah OM, Ford JG, Phelan-Emrick D, Ahmed S, et al., (2016) Effect of Patient Navigation on Breast Cancer Screening Among African American Medicare Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.J Gen Intern Med. 31:68-76.
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Hararah MK, Pollack CE, Garza MA, Yeh HC, Markakis D, et al., (2015) The Relationship Between Education and Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among Urban African American Medicare Beneficiaries. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2:176-183.
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Pawloski PA, Thomas AJ, Kane S, Vazquez-Benitez G, Shapiro GR (2017)Predicting neutropenia risk in patients with cancer using electronic data. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 24:e129-e135.
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Shapiro GR (2017) Introduction: Decision Making With Older Cancer Patients. Cancer J. 23:199-200.
