About

Scott Shapiro, MD

Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery

Hearing, Balance, and Facial Nerve Disorders

Adult and Pediatric Skull Base Tumors and Implantable Hearing Devices

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

 

Dr. Scott Shapiro is an ENT physician-surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the ear and base of the skull. He is a neurotologist and assistant professor in the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Check out Dr. Shapiro’s video library of educational surgical videos: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottShapiroMDNeurotology

Before joining the faculty at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Shapiro completed medical school at the University of Maryland where he graduated cum laude and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He completed his ENT surgery residency at West Virginia University, going on to complete the prestigious fellowship in neurotology and skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

He is a nationally recognized expert in diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss, vestibular disorders, chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, and skull base tumors in children and adults. He has extensive experience with specialized surgical procedures such as a cochlear implants, vestibular schwannoma microsurgical resection, chronic ear surgery, bone conduction implants, cerebrospinal fluid leak repair, and third window inner ear disorders in both children and adults. Though he has extensive surgical experience, he believes in a conservative approach, only performing surgery when the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.

He has received numerous awards for both clinical care and research. He regularly gives lectures to both practicing ENT physicians and trainees, and has written over 30 research articles and book chapters. He holds several national leadership positions in national organizations such as ah the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Implantable Hearing Devices Committee and is an editor of the Video Journal CSurgeries.