Psychiatry, Medication Management, Psychotherapy
Psychiatrist, residency in psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey (2019-2023) • Private practice in the United States since 2023 • Now in Israel
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Dr. Periel Shapiro is a US-trained psychiatrist. He completed his medical degree and his residency in psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, and since 2023 he has practised privately: as physician and owner of a private practice in New Jersey and as a clinical psychiatrist at Comprehensive Psychiatric Services in California.
Dr. Shapiro's approach combines medication management (psychopharmacology) with psychotherapy: psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy. Alongside these he brings many years of practising and teaching mindfulness meditation, a field in which he has also conducted research and published.
During his training Dr. Shapiro served as psychiatry consultant at the Rutgers Promise Clinic, a free clinic for uninsured patients, where he coordinated mental health care. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the New Jersey Psychiatric Association.
Areas of Expertise
Medication Management (Psychopharmacology)
Assessment and tailoring of medication for psychiatric conditions, adjustment of existing treatment and follow-up of efficacy and side effects.
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), on their own or combined with medication.
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Integration of mindfulness meditation into treatment, based on experience in developing and leading mindfulness programs and on published research in the field.
Advanced Treatments: ECT and TMS
Clinical familiarity with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), including a published case of rTMS for treatment-resistant depression.
Addiction Medicine
Treatment of addiction, including buprenorphine/naloxone therapy; alumnus of the Hazelden Betty Ford Summer Institute in addiction medicine.
Education and Training
- Residency in Psychiatry: Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey (2019-2023)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD): Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2015-2019), Distinction in Medical Education, Dean's Scholarship
- Premedical post-baccalaureate program: Harvard University, Extension School, Cambridge, MA (2012-2015)
- BA in History: Queens College, New York (2011-2012), Dean's List, Biology Honors Society
- History and Philosophy: Yeshiva University, New York (2007-2011), Dean's List
- Summer Fellow in addiction medicine: Hazelden Betty Ford Summer Institute for Medical Students, California (2016)
- Professional memberships: American Psychiatric Association, New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Clinical Experience
- Since 2023: physician and owner, Periel Shapiro MD Wellness, Englewood, New Jersey.
- Since 2023: clinical psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Walnut Creek, California.
- 2019-2022: volunteer psychiatry consultant and resident coordinator, Rutgers Promise Clinic, a clinic for uninsured patients.
Research and Academia
- Dr. Shapiro has published in medical journals including the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal, Journal of ECT, Academic Psychiatry, Medical Science Educator, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fertility and Sterility Dialog.
- His research interests: mindfulness and medical student wellness (principal investigator, 2017-2019), intimate partner violence screening during infertility treatment, and the integration of behavioral health into primary care.
- He presented his work on mindfulness for medical students at the NEGEA 2019 conference at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Dean's Scholarship (2019) and of a Gold Humanism Honors Society research grant for student wellness research (2016).
- Founder and president of the Rutgers Mind-Body Medicine Interest Group (2015-2017), and helped adapt the MAP Training (Mental and Physical) program for medical students.
"Real listening is where every treatment begins. When precise medical knowledge meets presence, patience and a human approach, we can build a path to change together."
