Gold Star Award: David Shapiro, MD awarded by SDS
David Shapiro, MD awarded by SDS
(Editor's note: As part of the celebration of our 35th anniversary year, Same-Day Surgery is giving gold star awards to outstanding leaders and innovators in the field. This month marks our first award winner. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for this award, contact Joy Daughtery Dickinson. Email: [email protected].)
David Shapiro, MD, has been named by Same-Day Surgery as our first Gold Star award winner. Shapiro is being heralded for his multiple contributions to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) field through leadership positions and activism at the state and national level. Shapiro serves as president of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation (ASF). He also is chair of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration, which develops, measures, and publically reports national ASC quality data.
Shapiro is an anesthesiologist from Florida who has had extensive experience serving as a department chair, medical director, and board member of several ambulatory surgery centers. In addition, Shapiro has served as the national medical director on behalf of ASC management corporations, prior to establishing his consulting firm, Ambulatory Surgery Co. His consulting practice encompasses areas related to clinical quality and regulatory compliance in the ambulatory surgery arena.
Shapiro is an active participant in surgery center industry activities, and he is a frequent speaker at state and national ambulatory surgery industry functions. He serves on the board of the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (FSASC).
Shapiro also served on the board of a publicly traded medical liability corporation (First Professionals Insurance Co.) and chaired their claims and underwriting committee for several years, until the sale of the company in 2011. Additionally, Shapiro conducts healthcare facility surveys on behalf of AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) and Medicare.
Same-Day Surgery salutes our first Gold Star winner!
(Editor's note: As part of the celebration of our 35th anniversary year, Same-Day Surgery is giving gold star awards to outstanding leaders and innovators in the field. This month marks our first award winner. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for this award, contact Joy Daughtery Dickinson. Email: [email protected].)Subscribe Now for Access
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