Dr. Jonathan Shapiro

Biography

Dr. Jonathan Shapiro is a dermatologist and the director of the teledermatology service in Maccabi Healthcare Services, the second largest HMO in Israel. In addition to these roles, he is a lecturer at the Technion School of Medicine in Haifa and at the Medical School in Tel Aviv University. Dr. Shapiro is a consultant for Predicta-Med LTD developing machine learning algorithms for early detection of autoimmune and inflammatory mediated diseases.

Dr. Shapiro is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).

Earlier Career

During the years 1985-1990, Dr. Shapiro worked as a computer programmer. In 1997, Dr. Shapiro graduated from Medical School at Tel Aviv University and later in 2003 obtained a senior diploma in dermatology at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

Training

He conducts training for family physicians in dermatology.

Clinical Expertise

• Psoriasis
• Acne
• Viral warts
• Hair disorders
• Autoimmune and bullous skin disorders
• Pediatric dermatology
• Various forms of dermatitis including atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis
• Complete body screening for early detection of skin cancer
• Teledermatology

Research Interests

Psoriasis, artificial intelligence in dermatology, machine learning in dermatology, and teledermatology. He is also an invited lecturer at the EADV on teledermatology.

Publications

• Application of an NLP AI Tool in Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study on Identifying Affected Areas in Patient’s Data, Clinics in Dermatology, Jun 1, 2024
• Revolutionizing Teledermatology: Exploring the Integration of AI including GPT Chatbots for Driven Anamnesis, Diagnosis and Treatment Plans, Clinics in Dermatology, Jun 1, 2024
• Does the Diagnostic Accuracy and Rates of Face-to-Face Visits Occurring Shortly After an Asynchronized Teledermatology Consultation Justify Its Implementation? An 18-Month Cohort Study, Dermatology, Mar 25, 2024
• Evaluation of a Machine Learning Tool for the Early Identification of Patients with Undiagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis - A Retrospective Population-Based Study, J Transl Autoimmun, Aug 2, 2023
• Psoriatic Patients Have a Distinct Structural and Functional Fecal Microbiota Compared with Controls, Dermatology, May 29, 2019

Awards

• Outstanding Oral Presentation - Shapiro J et al. "The Effectiveness of the Influenza Vaccination – Analysis of a Computerized Database" – The Annual Convention of Information Systems in Medicine Tel Aviv – 2003
• Outstanding Poster - Shapiro J et al. "A Machine Learning Tool for the Early Identification of Undiagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis Patients - a Retrospective Population-Based Study." 42nd Annual Meeting of the Israel Dermatological Society. Tel Aviv June 13-16 2022
• JD Award for Most Cited Paper 2021 Impact Factor Period – The Journal of Dermatology. Shapiro J et al. "Psoriatic Patients Have a Distinct Structural and Functional Fecal Microbiota Compared with Controls." Dermatology May 29 2019