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Whether it’s making new friends as an adult, talking about climate change, gun violence prevention or gender equity, this is the place where we Step Into The Tension together.
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Mark Shapiro, MD. is a practicing Hospitalist & the creator, producer & host of Explore The Space Podcast, a show focused on bringing those who provide healthcare and those who seek healthcare closer together through conversations with leaders from across the spectrum.
Dr. Shapiro is a two-time TEDx speaker and a nationally sought-after speaker. His presentation at TEDx Sonoma County “Making Friends As An Adult” has been selected as a 2024 TEDx Editor’s Choice.
His lecture “Things I Didn’t Learn in Training About Firearms” has been presented to major medical centers and organizations around the United States. Dr. Shapiro also speaks frequently on topics including gender equity, climate change and disaster management. He is also a successful producer of live shows and roundtable events, and is a well-known panel moderator on a wide variety of topics.
Dr. Shapiro was the winner of the “Man of Good Conscience Award” for 2024 from the American Medical Women’s Association and the “I Stand With Her” Award at the 2021 Women in Medicine Summit. He is also a published author, most recently co-authoring “Preventing Gun Violence: Catalyzing Action” in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. He has also done extensive hospitalist skill development as Lead Faculty for Hospital Medicine with Practicing Excellence.
Dr. Shapiro has been in full-time clinical practice as a Hospitalist since 2006, and has been with Providence Medical Group-Northern California since 2016. Since joining the medical group, he has served as both Hospitalist Medical Director and member of the Board of Directors. He earned a B.A. in History at University of California-Los Angeles, attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency at University of California-San Diego.
Dr. Shapiro is an active voice on social media and can be followed on Twitter at @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markshapiromd/
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