CLEARLAKE – Marc Shapiro, MD, a longtime Lake County physician and advocate of quality improvement, has been appointed chief medical officer for Redbud Community Hospital.

Having served as medical director of Redbud’s intensive care unit since inception and medical director of the cardiopulmonary department, Dr. Shapiro is now responsible for leading the medical staff in the improvement of patient care and safety.

“In addition to his extensive contributions to Redbud Community Hospital since joining us in 1981, Dr. Shapiro has distinguished himself as a capable and respected leader in the medical community,” said Linda Gibson, the hospital’s vice president of operations.

Since 1981, Dr. Shapiro has lived and practiced medicine in Lake County. He is board-certified by the by American Board of Internal Medicine.

He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois and completed his internal medicine residency at Martin Luther King General Hospital in the Los Angeles area.

For more information, visit www.redbudcommunityhospital.org.

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