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A board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Shapiro is a clinical professor at UC Irvine Medical Center specializing in psychopharmacology and psychiatric drug withdrawal, having published more than 20 articles with an emphasis on antidepressant withdrawal in peer-reviewed journals.

As a clinician, Dr. Shapiro leads the consultation-liaison service and provides adult outpatient care. He is Director of Psychopharmacology for UC Irvine’s Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship Program, training UC Irvine’s psychiatry residents in psychopharmacology.

He also founded Psychopharmacology OnDemand, LLC, to provide consultation for providers managing psychiatric medications across the United States, and is the Medical Director for Outro Health, a telemedicine pioneer in helping patients taper psychotropics.


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