Amy Shapiro

Dr Amy Shapiro, MD, is Medical Director and CEO of the Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center in Indianapolis and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at Michigan State University in East Lansing.  After receiving her medical training at New York University School of Medicine in New York City, Dr Shapiro completed her pediatric internship, residency, and fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.

Author or co-author of more than 300 journal articles, abstracts, and textbook chapters, Dr Shapiro is clinically focused on improving treatment for people with rare bleeding disorders.  She has served on the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council and as well as several boards for the National Institutes of Health in Data Safety Monitoring and Clinical Trial Review.  As one of the founders of the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN), she has served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and remains active on various ATHN committees.

Dr Shapiro has been honored as the National Hemophilia Foundation Physician of the Year Award in 2001 and most recently received the Leadership in Research Award.  Among other accomplishments, she has also received the Distinguished Hoosier Award in Indiana.  She is a member of numerous professional societies including the Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society, the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the American Society of Hematology, and the World Federation of Haemophilia.

Dr Shapiro was elected Councillor of the Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation in 2011.