Marilyn M. Schapira, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Staff Physician, Philadelphia Veterans Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Director of General Internal Medicine Fellowship Program, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Director and VA Liaison of the National Clinician Scholar Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Director, Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Co-Director Master's of Science In Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of General Internal Medicine
1316 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
1316 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 898 2022
Email:
mschap@mail.med.upenn.edu
mschap@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Biology)
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1981.
MPH (Health Planning and Administration)
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1981.
MPH (Health Planning and Administration)
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
Description of Clinical Expertise
General Internal MedicineWomen's Health
Description of Research Expertise
Shared decision makingRisk communication
Health literacy
Health numeracy
Selected Publications
Schapira MM, Chhatre S, Dow PM, Leonard CE, Groeneveld P, Prigge JM, Roberts C, Meisel ZF, Parikh RB, Jayadevappa R, Paulson EC, Krouse RS, Suda KJ, Kumar P, Muluk V, Hubbard RA: The impact of opioid use associated with curative-intent cancer surgery on safe opioid prescribing practice among veterans: An observational study. Cancer 131(18), Sep 2025.Parikh RB, Ferrell WJ, Girard A, White J, Fang S, Bekelman JE, Schapira MM: The Impact of Machine Learning Mortality Risk Prediction on Clinician Prognostic Accuracy and Decision Support: A Randomized Vignette Study. Medical Decision Making 45(6), Aug 2025.
Moneme AN, Syvyk S, Bakillah E, Keddem S, Schahpira MM, Chen AT, Morales C, Godshore M, Morris JB, Kelz RR : Barriers to and Facilitators of a Novel Preprofessional Patient Navigation Program in Surgery. Journal of Surgical Research 311: 54-63, Jul 2025.
Scherer LD, Lewis CL, Cappella JN, Hersch J, McCaffery K, Tate C, Smyth HL, Mosley B, Morse B, Schapira MM. : Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms: Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication. Health Psychology 44(6): 608-619, Jun 2025.
Ngumeni Tiako MJ, Engel-Rebitzer E, Friedman A, Shofer F, Dolan A, Hess EP, Perrone J, Schapira MM, Meisel ZF. : Racial Disparities in Unmet Pain Treatment Preference, Pain Treatment Satisfaction and Subsequent Opioid Misuse: A Secondary analysis of a National Multisite RCT. Journal of General Internal Medicine Jun 2025.
Im EO, Chee W. Paul S, Kim SY, Cho MY, Mao JJ, Nguyen GT, Schapira MM, Ulrich CM, Yeo S, Deatrick JA, Inouye J, Ma G, Meghani S, Shin D, Bao T.: Multiple dimensions of the quality of life among Asian American breast cancer survivors: The impact of a technology-based program. Breast May 2025.
Morse B, Parmet T, Yoder G, Tate CE, Lewis CL, McCaffery K, Cappella JN, Hersch J, Schapira MM, Scherer LD: Evaluation of how US women react to a decision aid informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography: A qualitative study. BMJ Open 15(3), Mar 2025.
Kim RY, Rendle KA, Mira N, Neslund-Dudas C, Greenlee RT, Honda SA, Schapira MM, Simoff MJ, Jeon J, Meza R, Ritzwoller DP, Vachani A: Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 8(3), Mar 2025.
Chesnokova AE, Apple A, Kaur K, Schachter A, Clement EA Schapira MM, Sonalkar S, Polite FG, Vinekar K, James AT, Hamm RF: Integrating Payor Segregated Outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology Models: The Patient Perspective American Journal of Perinatology Jan 2025.
Baumrin E, Cronholm PF, Kearney MD, Megesha M, Ceasar, LG, Keddem S, Schapira MM, Lee SJ, Loren AW, Gelland JM: Outcomes of Importance to Patients Living with Cutaneous Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease. JAMA Dermatology Jan 2025.