Advanced in Diverticular Disease

Dr. Alan B. Shapiro

Gastroenterology
Aurora Healthcare
Illinois Gastroenterology Group, LLC
2501 Compass Rd, 
Glenview, IL 
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Advanced in Diverticular Disease
Aurora Healthcare
Illinois Gastroenterology Group, LLC
2501 Compass Rd, 
Glenview, IL 
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Overview

Alan Shapiro is a Gastroenterologist in Glenview, Illinois. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Ulcerative Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
University of Illinois at Chicago, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Illinois at Chicago, Gastroenterology
Hospital Affiliations
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Illinois Gastroenterology Group, LLC
2501 Compass Rd, Glenview, IL 60026
Call: 847-677-1170

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Shapiro has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


9 Total Publications

Intra-articular Steroid Injection as the Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis.
Intra-articular Steroid Injection as the Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis.
Journal: Cureus
Published: May 09, 2024
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