Dr. Shapiro was recently the first surgeon on Long Island to use the Cortoss Bone Augmentation Material, an FDA-approved injectable bone augmentation material for vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty to repair a vertebral compression fracture. Cortoss is the first alternative to polymethylmethacrlyate and it mimics the properties of human cortical bone.
“The outcomes of patients that have been treated with Cortoss confirm why I and many of my peers agree that Cortoss will advance the development of treatment for vertebral fractures that concentrate on the patient’s physiology,” Dr. Shairo said in a hospital news release.
Dr. Shapiro’s practice focuses on the treatment of spinal disorders, lower back and neck pain, osteoporosis, scoliosis and sciatica. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society and the Spine Arthroplasty Society.
Dr. Shapiro earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco. He also completed a fellowship in spinal reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Read more about Dr. Michael Shapiro.
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