Lee S Shapiro MD FACP, FACR (He/Him)

Summary

• Dr. Lee Shapiro is a rheumatologist based in Ballston Spa, NY, with subspecialty expertise in scleroderma and related conditions. Educated at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UPMC Medical Education. Dr. Shapiro has held a longstanding role as the Chief Medical Officer at the Steffens Scleroderma and Degos Disease Foundation and is a Professor Emeritus at Albany Medical College. He has extensive experience in conditions such as Lyme disease, mixed connective tissue disease, scleroderma, vasculitides, and sarcoidosis. His research has been published in respected journals like The American Journal of Dermatopathology and Arthritis & Rheumatology. He has contributed to guidelines for the management of interstitial lung disease in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Recognized as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and as Doctor of the Year by the Scleroderma Foundation, Dr. Shapiro has also been involved in a multicenter trial on pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma patients.