ARMDRAG NOTE: Dr. Shapiro was inducted into the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame earlier this month. See: Dr. Morris Shapiro, 102, rides time in wrestling and in life.
The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. He was 102.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at Temple Beth El, 139 S. Winton Road, Rochester. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Summit at Brighton, 2000 Summit Circle Drive.
Dr. Shapiro was the oldest active faculty member at the University of Rochester Medical Center. As recently as last month he was still participating in the education of residents and medical students, attending lectures and presenting grand rounds.
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Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102
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Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102
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ARMDRAG NOTE: Dr. Shapiro was inducted into the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame earlier this month. See: Dr. Morris Shapiro, 102, rides time in wrestling and in life.
The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. He was 102.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at Temple Beth El, 139 S. Winton Road, Rochester. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Summit at Brighton, 2000 Summit Circle Drive.
Dr. Shapiro was the oldest active faculty member at the University of Rochester Medical Center. As recently as last month he was still participating in the education of residents and medical students, attending lectures and presenting grand rounds.