David S. Shapiro

David S. Shapiro, MD, MHCM, is a physician, surgeon, and executive healthcare leader, most recently serving as a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs at a large, urban, level I trauma center. He served as the Chief Quality Officer there for more than six years, and led the evolution toward a highly reliable organization. He has roles as Associate Professor of Surgery at the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and has been given the same appointment at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He was a Curriculum Developer for patient safety, leadership, and high reliability training among medical students and graduate medical trainees.

Dr. Shapiro is trained as a general surgeon, specializing in surgical critical care, trauma, and acute care surgery and is Board Certified in Surgery, Critical Care and in Hospice & Palliative Care. He is the past President of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, and serves the College nationally as a leading collaborator for STOP THE BLEED®, an empowerment program helping bystanders to treat bleeding and save lives. This project honored Dr. Shapiro in contributing to a Hasbro® ‘comic book’ featuring the STOP THE BLEED® program in the popular “GI Joe: A Real American Hero” series. Dr. Shapiro has been featured in two documentaries, including "Between the Shades," a film about the perceptions of LGBT people, and "The Sweetest Land," an assessment of violence prevention work in Hartford. He is also past President of the Northeast Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and served the national SCCM on council.

In addition, Dr. Shapiro is a founding member of the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering LGBT surgeons and trainees to pursue their careers and engage allies in all types of organizations. He has been awarded the Sisters of Joseph of Chambrey Award, the Hartford Yard Goats ‘Triple Crown’ Award, and has been recognized as an advocate for injury and violence prevention and a leader in modern healthcare.

Following an undergraduate degree at Boston College, Dr. Shapiro earned his medical degree and surgical residency at the University of Connecticut, served a fellowship at the Oregon Health Science University, and earned a master's degree in healthcare management at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a well-published author and editor, and for his research and ongoing programs has been funded over $1.8 million over his professional career thus far, and participates in a variety of research topics from firearm injury prevention to LGBT issues in healthcare.