Dr. Gary Shapiro, MD

He assessed my teenager’s condition honestly and is knowledgeable yet humble. He clearly cares deeply about giving his patients the best possible care. Highly recommend.

Dr. Shapiro listens and work with the Patients to get them on the road to recovery. Cristina his PA goes above and Beyond to get all paperwork and progress info to all parties requiring updates.

Dr. Shapiro unfortunately doesn’t communicate very well but sometimes his staff is able to assist with issues when he “doesn’t have time”.

Two words: Miracle Worker. Dr. Shapiro performed a L4-L5 microdiscectomy on me 1/7/21 and I couldn't be more pleased with the process or the outcome. I was in serious pain prior to surgery. He took me seriously, got me in for the procedure quickly, explained both the process and the recovery thoroughly, and provided me contact information in case I needed to reach him prior to or after the surgery. I did end up contacting him after-hours post-surgery and I am very pleased with the response time and solution he provided. I 100% recommend his expertise, his Athletic Trainer Christina and the entire Illinois Bone and Joint office team for anyone needing their services.

Highly recommended... he is very easy to talk to and takes time to answer all of my questions. 6 weeks out form spinal fusion and progressing well. He and his staff have made the event much less stressful. His easy going approach is so conducive to building a great doctor/patient relationship. Thank you so much!!!

My husband had 2 surgeries with Dr. Shapiro-the first one was to remove a cyst that he thought was causing his back pain-that did not help. Next he had a laminectomy and spinal fusion. Nine months later he cannot walk more than a block, cannot stand more than 5 minutes and has numbness in his leg and foot. He has nerve damage and is in chronic pain. He asked the Dr for another MRI and he said there isn’t another surgery he can do ....just give it time....that’s not good enough! He has had PT, several steroid injections, Chiropractic visits, massage etc. He recently had another opinion from a neurosurgeon and he said the screws used in his surgery by Dr. Shapiro were too short (half the size they should be) and there is slippage...sounds like a botch job to me! I would use another surgeon!

Dr Shapiro is a highly experienced physician who makes every effort to explain the options for treatment in easy to understand terms. I have been a patient of Dr Shapiro’s for 10 years and have always felt confident in his treatment decisions. He is kind, thorough and thoughtful in his approach to patient care.

I am SO grateful for Dr Shapiro!! He is the 2nd surgeon I saw for my back and he was warm, friendly but yet confident when I met him. He allowed me to talk him everything that was going on and then said “ok, here’s what’s wrong with your back, and I’m going to tell you why why you’re going to choose me for the job!” He explained everything and answered all my questions. I had a Anterior Interbody lumbar fusion L5/S1 . He worked with another surgeon who opened my stomach up and moved my organs over and Dr Shapiro then placed the spacer in my spine and the carbon fiber cage. 2 weeks later I’m working out within reason and by 6 weeks post op I’ll have no restrictions. I’m no longer in everyday pain and I’m so grateful to be pain free!!! I honestly don’t know what I’d have done without him!

Not at all. Wrote an inaccurate report of visit and made an erroneous statement which seems impossible and difficult to amend. Does not listen or hear what i said at all. Wrote down two diagnosis which are totally inaccurate and false and ridiculous yet they are part of my medical history even though I have never been diagnosed with either one.

One of the best surgeons in the country. I was in excellent hands at a time of crisis.

I would definitely recommend Dr. Shapiro to anyone who asked! I had two failed back to back lumbar surgeries by a different surgeon. Dr. Shapiro was able to determine why they failed and do a third surgery to correct the botched surgeries. I also had symptoms of a more serious nature with my arm and neck and ended up having to have cervical surgery 2 weeks later due to several ruptured cervical discs. I could have ended up not being able to walk. He was very professional and good bedside manner

Seems nervous. Does not address my whole issue. Seems more interested in relieving pain than dealing with the problem causing the pain.