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Samantha C. Shapiro, MD

Samantha C. Shapiro, MD, is a clinician educator who practices telerheumatology and writes for both medical and lay audiences. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2018, she completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Fresh out of training, she founded the Division of Rheumatology at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, where she remains an affiliate faculty member. In September 2021, she left her full-time academic position to pursue her main passions: clinical education, patient education, advocacy and international travel. She works with various telehealth services to improve access to rheumatologic care. She educates patients and physicians as a medical writer and enjoys writing for both lay and medical audiences. She is an active member of the ACR, volunteering her time to the ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee.

Articles by Samantha C. Shapiro, MD

The 5 Ms: A Simple Framework to Care for Older Patients

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children by 2034, and their care poses unique challenges to the rheumatologist.1 Normal physiologic changes of aging include but aren’t limited to falling renal function, changes in pharmacokinetics and bone density loss. At the ACR Convergence 2024 Review Course, Namrata Singh,…

Is It Behcet’s? Review Course Offers Diagnosis Tips

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Behçet’s disease (BD) is not a common condition, but we frequently receive referrals to evaluate for it in rheumatology clinics because a patient has oral or genital ulcers. So what’s Behçet’s and what’s not? How can we tell the difference? At the ACR Convergence 2024 Review Course, Johannes Nowatzky, MD, director, New York University…

Patients with RA in the Setting of Cardiovascular Disease

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How can we best care for our patients from a joint & cardiovascular perspective? That’s the question Christina Charles-Schoeman, MD, MS, professor of medicine and chief, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Santa Monica, Calif., addressed in a session at ACR Convergence 2024.

Fun in the Sun: The Benefits of Vitamin D

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Vitamin D has gotten a lot of press over the years. But is it actually worth the hype, especially when it comes to autoimmunity? Does it prevent the onset of autoimmune disease? Does it have a role in treatment? Experts in this ACR Convergence 2024 session helped decipher the role of vitamin D in bone health, immune regulation and infection reduction.