Daniel Shapiro, MD

Education

• Fellowship, Urologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• Internship and Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI
• MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
• BS, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Shapiro has fellowship training in diagnosis and management of all urologic malignancies. His fellowship included advanced training in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery for kidney cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, testis cancer, adrenal cancer, and penile cancer. Dr. Shapiro incorporates multidisciplinary care to treat urologic cancers and improve patient quality of life.

Research Interests

Dr. Shapiro conducts clinical and translational research. He is interested in how the kidney tumor microenvironment influences tumor behavior and how this information can be applied clinically. He is investigating how the spatial immune phenotype of kidney cancer can predict cancer specific outcomes. Additionally, he performs clinical research evaluating urologic cancer outcomes after surgical intervention. He also has a special interest in rare forms of kidney cancer and how to improve their diagnosis and treatment. His research on renal medullary carcinoma was selected for a scholar-in-training award by the American Academy of Cancer Research. Dr. Shapiro has published numerous research studies and abstracts on these topics.