Scott Shapiro, MD

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, assistant professor, and division chief in the department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences (ENT) at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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 Ruby Memorial Hospital, 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, Hearing Committe, and is an editor of the Video Journal CSurgeries.

For more information, including office hours and how to schedule appointments, visit Dr. Shapiro's Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science Profile. To see Dr. Shapiro's online library of instructional surgical videos, visit his YouTube channel.