Dr. Shapiro is a professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, where he is a practicing neurologist.

Dr. Shapiro holds an MA (philosophy/psychology) from University of Oxford, a PhD (Anatomy) from University of Pennsylvania, and an MD from Columbia University. He completed his residency training in neurology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He is the founding president of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy. His national advocacy efforts have been recognized by the American Academy of Neurology with their Palatucci Advocate of the Year and Viste Patient Advocate of the Year Awards, and by the American Headache Society with their Above & Beyond and Distinguished Service Awards. He is the past president of the Headache Cooperative of New England and winner of their Lifetime Achievement (‘Megrim’) Award. 

His research studies have been recognized by the American Headache Society with the Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award. His publications have appeared in Nature, Science, Science Translational Medicine, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.