Dr. Shavelson's Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
College: Brooklyn College of CUNY - B.S. Degree in Biology -1962-1966
Podiatry: New York College of Podiatric Medicine -Doctor of Podiatric Medicine,
cum laude 1966-1970
Honors: Valedictorian, Class of 1970, N.Y.C.P.M.Pi Delta Honor Society
Residency: Rotating Medical/Surgical Residency -Jewish Memorial Hospital, N.Y.C.-
1970- 1971
Fellowship in Bone and Joint Pathology, -Joint Disease Hospital, N.Y.C.- Henry
Jaffe, M.D. Fellowship Director Sept-Dec 1971
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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
2000-present
Clinical Attending, Division of Podiatry - Department of Surgery -Beth Israel
Medical Center, N.Y.C.
1997-2003
Clinical Attending, Department of Endocrinology -New York Presbyterian Hospital,
Cornell Campus, N.Y.C.
1991-1999
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J.
1982-1997
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - Mother Cabrini Medical Center, N.Y.C.
1985-1992
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - St. Barnabus Hospital, Bronx, N.Y.
1986-1988
Attending in Podiatric Surgery, Surgical Grade IV - The Foot Clinics of New York
1972-1983
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - Jewish Memorial Hospital, N.Y.C.
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LECTURER
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - Surgical Grand Rounds, April 5,
1980 - “Injection Therapy a La Steinberg”
New Jersey Podiatric Medical Association Scientific Meeting, Feb 28,1981-
“Tumors of Bone and Joint”
Prospect Hospital Surgical Conference, Bronx, N.Y., April, 4, 1984 - “A-O
Principles in Podiatric Surgery”
New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Residents Lecture Series - “First Ray
Criteria For Bunion Surgery” , Aug, 17 1985 - “A-O Techniques and Their
Podiatric Applications, Oct, 3 1984
A Day of Practical Podiatric Biomechanics - Barbizon Plaza Hotel, N.Y.C. Dec 7,
1984
Surgery and Biomechanics in Modern Podiatry - The Granite Hotel, Kerhonksen,
N.Y., Aug 22,23,24 1986
The American College of Sports Medicine, Mid Atlantic Chapter, - The University
of Maryland, College Park, Md.
“The Shin Splint Syndrome”, March 7, 1986
The American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C., Oct
13, 1987 - “The Early Rehabilitation of the Athlete Using A-O Surgical
Techniques”
North Shore Hospital Annual Podiatry Surgical Seminar - Glen Cove, N.Y., June 7,
1988 - “The Kidner Foot Type in Podiatric Surgery”
Nassau County Marathon Lecture Series, Hofstra University, L.I., N.Y. - “The
Biomechanics of Running” April 7, 1986
The American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter -
State University of New York @ New Paltz, March 14, 1986 - “Gait Analysis and
Aging: A Ten Meter Board Analysis”
American Society of Podiatric Sports Medicine, N.Y.C.P.M., NYC, Oct 10, 1985 -
“Injection Therapy a La Steinberg”
American College of Foot Surgeons, Student Chapter, N.Y.C.P.M., Dec 15, 1985 -
“A-O Techniques in Podiatric Surgery”
The American Society of Podiatric Medicine, Annual Meeting, A Tribute to Marvin
Steinberg, D.P.M. - Atlanta Georgia, March 10,11, 1987 - “Injection Therapy a La
Steinberg”
A Day of Clinical Biomechanics - Sheraton Hotel, New York City, Aug, 14, 1988
Surgical Seminar/ Preparation for Board Certification - Mount Airy Lodge,
Pocono, Pa, March 21,22,23, 1989
American College of Foot Surgeons, Midwest Meeting - Ramada Renaissance Hotel,
St Louis, Mo., Sept 23,24, 1988 - “Injection Therapy” and “The Biomechanics of
Running”
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - Junior & Senior Class Clinical
Lecture Series, 9/13/99
“Biomechanics and the Unequal Limb Syndrome”
British Registered Podiatrists Scientific Seminar - London, England - March
11,12,13, 1990 - “Foot Surgery and Clinical Biomechanics”
The New Jersey Podiatry Society Scientific Seminar - Ramada Inn, Trenton, N.J.,
Nov 17,1998 - “The Pro’s and Con’s of In-Office Dispensing”
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting - Century City
Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, Ca Feb 20, 1999 - “In-Office Dispensing”
The Virginia Podiatry Society Annual Scientific Seminar - Virginia Beach
Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Va., June 14, 1999 - “The Pro’s and Con’s of
In-Office Dispensing”
Combined Endocrinology Grand Rounds - Weill Cornell Medical College-MSKCC -
March 17, 2000 - “Wound Healing 2000”
Gerontology Grand Rounds, Wright Center at Weill Cornell Medical College - April
10, 2000 - “Wound Healing 2000”
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell Medical College - July 14, 2000 -
“Wound Healing 2000”
Beth Israel Endocrinology Grand Rounds - September, 28 2000 - “Wound Healing
2000”
Cornell Internal Medicine Associates Grand Rounds - Weill Cornell Medical
College - February 5, 2001 - “Wound Healing 2001”
Beth Israel Medical Center Endocrinology Residents Conference - October 14, 2002
- “Complimentary Treatments for Diabetic Neuropathy”
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center Infectious Disease Fellows Course - Rockerfeller Research
Laboratory, 430 East 67th Street, N.Y.C. - April 30, 2003 - "Wound Healing and
Diabetic Foot Care 2003"
Beth Israel Medical Center Endocrinology Teaching Conferences - January 29, 2004
- 7th Floor, Fierman Hall
"Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates in Diabetic Neuropathy"
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PUBLICATIONS
Contributing Editor: Sportswise New York Magazine - 1978-80
Contributing Editor: Health and Diet Times Magazine - 1978-82
Contributing Writer:
Wisdom’s Child Magazine
Our Town Magazine
Maternity Matters Magazine
Cue New York Magazine
Gentlemen’s Quarterly Magazine
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - June, 1971 - “Rheumatoid
Arthritis, A Case Presentation”
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - July, 1972 -
“Histopathology of Some Common Podiatric Lesions”
Future Publishing Company - Sports Medicine ’80 - “The Unequal Limb Syndrome”
In Step Magazine, Feb 1982 - “Podiatry and Dance Medicine”
The Globe Weekly, Jan 1982 - “The Low Down on High Heels”
Journal of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, Issue I, Vol I,
1983 - “The Unequal Limb Syndrome: Biomechanical Considerations”
Ring Rhetoric Magazine, June 1986 - “Boxing and Podiatry”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, Aug 1988 - “The Shin Splint Syndrome: A
Preliminary Report On a New Device”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, Oct 1989 - “Lifestyle Podiatry: A Case
Report”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, June 1988 - “My Feet Are Sore: A Guide to
Pregnant Women”
New York Chiropractic College Marathon Journal, Oct 1990 - “To Run or Not To
Run, That Is The Question”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, March 1989 - Guest Editorial -
Biomechanics Issue
Journal of Electromedicine, June 1991 - “Reduction of EHL Tendon Via
Electrostimulation”
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Aug 1993 - Chapter Titled “Local
Anesthetics and Injectable Cortisone”
Round Table Discussion: Biomechanics - Podiatry Management Magazine - November
2001
Chapter 6, The Diabetic Foot - “Principles of Diabetes Mellitus” - Edited by
Leonid Poretsky, M.D. - Kluwer Publishing, Maryland, USA - June, 2002
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