3461
ROUTE 22
BRANCHBURG, NJ 08876
908-534-6271 or 908-526-4499
Dr. Shapiro
is a graduate of
Tufts University and Georgetown University School of Medicine, and I
has been
board certified by The American Board of Family Practice
since 1979. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and
a member of The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. Dr.
Shapiro has been in private practice at this location since 1981.
Dr. Shapiro received his acupuncture training from UCLA Department of Continuing Medical Education from April 1996 through April 1997. He is qualified to practice medical acupuncture in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Recently, Recently he passed the proficiency exam of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. He was one of the first 38 physicians in New Jersey and 378 physicians nationally to pass this exam. In February of 2001, he became one of the first 83 physicians in the nation to be board certified in Medical Acupuncture.
Dr. Shapiro uses only sterile disposable needles.
Acupuncture as a medical procedure has received the approval of two important government agencies. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reclassified acupuncture needles in March of 1996 from "investigational devices" to "medical devices." The NIH (National Institutes of Health) Consensus report from 11/97 stated, for the first time, that acupuncture is an effective treatment for certain medical conditions.
To learn more about my acupuncture practice you can read my brochure:
Acupuncture Patient Information Brochure
Testimonials from Acupuncture Patients
Read About Dr. Shapiro in the News
LINKS:
I have included several links to provide patients and other physicians with useful information about medical acupuncture.
American Academy of Medical
Acupuncture Web-site of the national
organization for physicians who do medical acupuncture. Lots of information and
interesting links. Find a physician near you who practices Medical Acupuncture
Acupuncture--NIH
Consensus Statement A comprehensive evaluation endorsement of
acupuncture by the National Institute of Health from November 1997.
NIH Acupuncture
Bibliography The bibliography of the NIH Consensus. Over 2000
articles sited in the world medical literature. You can search this reference
for keywords by using the "Find" function of your browser/
Which
Diseases Can be Helped by Acupuncture?- Health World Online: Information on
acupuncture and its uses in clinical practice.
National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A wealth of information
from the NCCAM of the National Institutes of Health on a variety of
subjects..
NCCAM Information and Resource Package on Acupuncture: Another useful overview of acupuncture information from the NIH.
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