Dr. Gary Shapiro spent his formative years in the Thurmont, Maryland public school system and is a graduate of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He served his internship at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (affiliated with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) in Cooperstown, New York. Prior to moving to Keene, he staffed a rural health clinic in War, West Virginia, under the National Health Service Corps (provides medical personnel to understaffed areas, both urban and rural) from 1974 – 1976. Dr. Shapiro practiced as a Family Physician at Keene Clinic/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene from 1976 – 2004, and served as Medical Director at the Cheshire County Nursing Home/Maplewood in Westmoreland, New Hampshire from 2004 – 2016. Active in the local community, Dr. Shapiro has volunteered with The Community Kitchen, Hundred Nights Shelter, has served on the board of HCS (Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services), as well as extensive committee and board service at Congregation Ahavas Achim, all in Keene.
Says Dr. Shapiro, “In general, my interests in medicine, beyond providing general medical care, have been listening to people as they tell their stories, and recognizing and addressing family dynamics and relationships as they impact an individual’s health and happiness.
In a larger sense, I enjoy the outdoors, hiking (the NE 4000 footers, Nepal, Tibet, Patagonia, and our own Mount Monadnock), working with wood for the woodstove, and reading.”
Dr. Gary Shapiro spent his formative years in the Thurmont, Maryland public school system and is a graduate of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He served his internship at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (affiliated with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) in Cooperstown, New York. Prior to moving to Keene, he staffed a rural health clinic in War, West Virginia, under the National Health Service Corps (provides medical personnel to understaffed areas, both urban and rural) from 1974 – 1976. Dr. Shapiro practiced as a Family Physician at Keene Clinic/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene from 1976 – 2004, and served as Medical Director at the Cheshire County Nursing Home/Maplewood in Westmoreland, New Hampshire from 2004 – 2016. Active in the local community, Dr. Shapiro has volunteered with The Community Kitchen, Hundred Nights Shelter, has served on the board of HCS (Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services), as well as extensive committee and board service at Congregation Ahavas Achim, all in Keene.
Says Dr. Shapiro, “In general, my interests in medicine, beyond providing general medical care, have been listening to people as they tell their stories, and recognizing and addressing family dynamics and relationships as they impact an individual’s health and happiness.
In a larger sense, I enjoy the outdoors, hiking (the NE 4000 footers, Nepal, Tibet, Patagonia, and our own Mount Monadnock), working with wood for the woodstove, and reading.”
