She also serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She has a keen interest in osteoporosis and has been recognized for her work, winning awards from The North American Menopause Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. She is also a member of several advisory boards, including Cancer Care Ontario, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Baycrest Hospital and Research Canada. For her lifelong commitment to family medicine, Dr. Shapiro was awarded the College of Family Physicians of Canada's Award of Excellence for 2008.