Michael J. Shapiro MD

Retinal Disease

President, Retina Consultants, LTD

2454 E. Dempster St.Suite 400Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone+1 847-299-0700
Fax+1 847-390-0616

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Summary

Dr. Michael Shapiro is an ophthalmologist in Des Plaines, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, NorthShore University Health System, Glenbrook Hospital, Skokie Hospital, Highland Park Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital, and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. He specializes in retinal disease and is experienced in vitreoretinal disease, and complex retinal detachments, pediatric retina diseases, and stickler disease,.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1989
University of ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1983

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1985 - 2029
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EyeDoc EMR, Penn Medical Informatics Systems, LLC, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2011, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Supplemental Therapeutic Oxygen for Prethreshold Retinopathy of Prematurity
COMPLETED
PHASE2, PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Surgical Management of Maculopathy in Papillorenal Syndrome: Insights From 2 Cases With PAX2 Mutations.
Maria P Fernandez, Salih Uzun, Charles Utley, Theinchai Pasurakul, Michael J Shapiro
Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2026-06-29
8 citations
Laser prophylaxis for retinal detachment in Stickler syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
David A Camp, Saaquib R Bakhsh, Ali Torkashvand, Nathan R Jensen, Ameay V Naravane
Acta Ophthalmologica. 2025-09-01
3 citations
Ophthalmic Manifestations in a Diverse Pediatric Population with Type I and Type II Stickler Syndrome.
Andy Drackley, Hantamalala Ralay Ranaivo, Valerie Allegretti, Alexander Y Ing, Safa Rahmani
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2025-07-01