
Dag Shapshak MD
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Assistant Professor
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1717 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816
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Education & Training
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1999 - 2003
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
AL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2007 - 2015
MO State Medical License 2003 - 2006
LA State Medical License 2000 - 2004
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cerner Patient Portal and Powerchart, Cerner Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification FairWarning® Patient Privacy Monitoring, FairWarning Technologies, LLC, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rapid Progression of Cutaneous Large B-Cell Lymphoma During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Case Report.Matthew Kelly, Emily T Jones, Dag Shapshak
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. 2025-11-12 - After the bite: evaluating a specialized clinic for follow-up care for snake envenomation.William Rushton, Erin Ryan, Jessica Rivera, Matthew Kelly, Sukhshant Atti
Clinical Toxicology. 2025-01-01 - 8 citationsWound Healing Society 2023 update on guidelines for arterial ulcers.Daniel G Federman, Alan Dardik, Dag Shapshak, Cristiane M Ueno, Loren Masterson
Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2024-07-17
Press Mentions
Alabama Doctors Launch Nation’s First Follow up Clinic for SnakebitesJune 10th, 2022
UAB’s New Snakebite Program, One of the Nation’s First, Offers Cutting-Edge CareJune 3rd, 2022
Theris Medical Launches Patient Enrollment for “Orphan Drug” Clinical Trial to Help African-Americans Suffering from Painful Sickle Cell UlcersSeptember 15th, 2020
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