Background
Shapiro, Robert was born on March 2, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan and Rebecca (Korolick) Shapiro.
Shapiro, Robert was born on March 2, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan and Rebecca (Korolick) Shapiro.
AB, Harvard University, 1933. Doctor of Medicine, Tufts University, 1937.
Intern in medicine, Carney Hospital, Boston, 1937-1938; intern in surgery, Cambridge (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1939-1940; resident in orthopedic surgery, Lakeville (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1946-1947; resident in orthopedic surgery, Hospital for Joint Disease, New York City, 1947-1950; private practice, Brookline, Massachusetts, since 1950; assistant clinical professor orthopedic surgery retired.
Major United States Army, 1940-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Married Sylvia C. Cohen, July 5, 1935 (deceased January 1996). Children: Roberta S., Richard.