Dr. Marla Shapiro

Medical Contributor to CTV’s Canada AM and Medical Consultant for CTV News

Dr. Marla completed medical school at McGill University and trained at the University of Toronto for

her Masters of Health Science in Community Health and Epidemiology. She trained in Family

Medicine and is certified by the Canadian College of Family Practice. She concluded her specialty

training in Community Medicine receiving her Fellowship in Community Medicine from the Royal

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She holds a Fellowship in Family Medicine and is a

NAMS credentialed menopause specialist.

In 2000 Dr. Shapiro became the Health and Medical Contributor for CTV's Canada AM. In addition to

her weekly appearances on Canada AM, she is seen on Newsnet and is the medical consultant on

CTV’s National News with Lloyd Robertson. 2003 saw the exciting addition of Balance: Television for

Living Well, in which Dr. Shapiro appeared as host. This refreshing daily health and lifestyle show is

seen across North American households and internationally. Dr. Shapiro writes a health column for

Canadian Health and Living as well as her weekly blog on the CTV website. She is Editor of Parents

Canada as well as Health Essentials. She is a member of several committees and advisory boards

including Cancer Care Ontario, the newly formed Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Baycrest

and SIGMA Canadian Menopause Society.

Dr. Shapiro is the recipient of the 2005 Media Award from the North American Menopause

Society for her work in expanding the understanding of menopause, and won the Society of

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/Canadian Foundation for Women's Health Award

for Excellence in Women's Health Journalism in 2006 for her documentary Run Your Own Race.

The documentary has won numerous industry awards including the New York Film Festival and

the Columbus International Film and Video award. Dr. Shapiro received an Award of Excellence

from the College of Family Physicians of Canada for her lifelong commitment and dedication to

family medicine in 2008. Her book Life in the Balance: My Journey with Breast Cancer, was

released in Fall 2006 and is a National Bestseller.