Warren Sharpiro, MD

Dr. Warren Shapiro is a pediatric gastroenterologist and clinical assistant professor at UCSD. He was born in South Africa, where he went to University of The Witwatersrand School of Medicine. Thereafter in 1985, he immigrated to the United States. He completed his pediatric residency at Schneider Children's Hospital in New York, and fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at the Children's Hospital Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Shapiro is interested in the delivery of care to children with gastrointestinal disorders. His research in the Schwimmer Lab has included one-on-one physician-to-physician interviews on the clinical practice approach to the management of NAFLD in children. He sees patients at Kaiser Permanente and has utilized their large database across Southern California to learn about patient trends in NAFLD. Dr. Shapiro is an avid ocean swimmer with TITW (toes in the water) early most mornings.