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.
MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
MPH (Health Planning and Administration)
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1981.
MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
MPH (Health Planning and Administration)
University of Michigan School of Public Health, 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
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.Schapira MM: Reflecting on the Universal Meaning of Numbers in Health and Risk Communication. Medical Decsion Making Policy & Practice 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.
Scherer LD, Lewis CL, Cappella JN, Hersch J, McCaffery K, Tate C, Smyth HL, Mosely B, Morse B, Schapira MM: Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms; Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication Health Psychology Nov 2024.
Neuman MD, Feng R ShuklaAS, Han X, Horan AD, Whatley K Schapira MM, Marcantonio ER, Dulton RP: Strategies to Limit Benzodiazepine Use in Anesthesia for Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open 7(10), Oct 2024.
Christensen T, Ostrowski S, McAllister A, Brynum B, Schapira MM, Sonalkar S: Patient preferences for immediate compared with delayed postpartum intrauterine device placement. Obstetrics & Gynecology 144(3): 304-311, Sep 2024.
Im EO, Chee W, Paul S, Choi MY, Kim SY, Yeo S, Ulrich CM, Schapira MM, Nguyen GT, Meghani S, Mao JJ, Ma G, Inouye J, Deatrick JA, Shin D, Bao T: Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Cancer Education 39(3): 335-348, Jun 2024.
Auriemma CL, Butt MI, Bahti M, Silvestri JA, Solomon E, Harhay MO, Klaiman T, Schapira MM, Barg FK, Halpern SD. : Measuring Quality-weighted Hospital-Free-Days in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Modified Delphi Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society Mar 2024.
Jocelyn V Wainwright, MS, Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Sarah Beucker, MPH, David W Dougherty, MD, MBA, Peter E Gabriel, MD, MSE, Linda A Jacobs, PhD, CRNP, Jillian Kalman, BA, Kristin A Linn, PhD, Anthony O Martella, BA, Shivan J Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP, Corinne M Rhodes, MD, MPH, Megan Roy, MSN, RN, Marilyn M Schapira, MD, MPH, Lawrence N Shulman, MD, Jennifer Steltz, MRA, Alisa J Stephens Shields, PhD, Andy S L Tan, PhD, MPH, MBA, MBBS, Jeffrey C Thompson, MD, MTR, Hannah Toneff, MSW, MA, Richard C Wender, MD, Sana Zeb, BS, Katharine A Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH, Anil Vachani, MD, MS, Justin E Bekelman, MD,: University of Pennsylvania Telehealth Research Center of Excellence. JNCI Monographs 64: 62-69, 2024.
Scherer LD, Lewis CL, McCaffery K, Hersch J, Cappella JN, Tate C, Morse B, Arnett K, Mosley B, Smyth HL, Schapira MM : Mammography screening preferences among screening eligible women in their 40s: A National U.S. Survey. Ann Intern Med 2024 Notes: In Press.