Heather Shapiro, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Management of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline.
Reproductive biomedicine online · 2026
Approaches to frozen embryo transfer: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society guideline.
Reproductive biomedicine online · 2026
Comparing fertility clinic care for individuals and couples living with and affected by HIV and in Canada from 2014 to 2023.
AIDS care · 2025

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Review of the Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group: Care and Research to Optimize HIV-positive Women's Health during Preconception, Pregnancy and Motherhood.
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$900,000

All 2 grants and awards

14 publications.

01

Management of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline.

Buckett W, Sylvestre C, Liu K, Mahutte N, Min J, Roberts J, Saumet J, Shapiro H, Sierra S, Velez MP

Reproductive biomedicine online2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2026.105541 PMID: 41996998

02

Approaches to frozen embryo transfer: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society guideline.

Saumet J, Dahdouh EM, Sylvestre C, Shapiro H, Min J, Roberts J, Liu K, Velez MP, Mahutte N, Sierra S, Buckett W

Reproductive biomedicine online2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.105373 PMID: 41950579

03

Comparing fertility clinic care for individuals and couples living with and affected by HIV and in Canada from 2014 to 2023.

Hausman J, Kennedy VL, Shapiro H, Loutfy M

AIDS care2025

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2534529 PMID: 40708547

04

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.

Bacal V, Li A, Shapiro H, Rana U, Zwingerman R, Avery L, Palermo A, Philipoppolous E, Chan C

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321859 PMID: 40367147

05

The phenomenon of explaining the cause of poor cycle outcomes: looking under the streetlight, or the role of cognitive bias in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility practices. In response to: "Unexpected poor oocyte retrieval: the phenomenon of the borderline response to the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonist trigger".

Michaeli J, Shapiro H

F&S reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2025.01.018 PMID: 40201098

06

The investigation and management of recurrent early pregnancy loss: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline.

Sierra S, Min J, Saumet J, Shapiro H, Sylvestre C, Roberts J, Liu K, Buckett W, Velez MP, Mahutte N

Reproductive biomedicine online2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.104456 PMID: 40015079

07

Professional Master of Health Science in Laboratory Medicine: Training Clinical Laboratory Scientists in an Integrated Program at a Research-Intensive University.

Gotlieb AI, Lu FI, Tsui W, Shapiro H, Brown TJ, Hamilton GS, Bentley DC, Yousef GM, Putra J, Zulla R, Kandel RA

The American journal of pathology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.07.013 PMID: 39128579

08

Resident and Fellow Perspectives on Family Planning and Building During Training.

Dason ES, Kapsack A, Baxter NN, Gesink D, Shapiro H, Simpson AN

JAMA network open2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29345 PMID: 39196560

09

Clinical embryology education programs must prepare graduates for the future.

Shapiro H, Bentley DC, Hamilton GS, Chronis-Brown P, Gotlieb AI, Brown TJ

F&S reports2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2023.11.010 PMID: 38524215

10

Medical Students' Perspectives on Family Planning and Impact on Specialty Choice.

Dason ES, Maxim M, Gesink D, Yee M, Chan C, Baxter NN, Shapiro H, Simpson AN

JAMA surgery2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6392 PMID: 38090998

Review of the Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Yudin, Mark H

Keywords: Hiv; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Pregnancy Planning; Serodiscordant Couples

$10,000

Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group: Care and Research to Optimize HIV-positive Women's Health during Preconception, Pregnancy and Motherhood.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Emerging Team Grant - Maternal Health: From Pre-conception to the Empty Nest

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Serghides, Lena; Yudin, Mark H

Keywords: Health Systems; Hiv; Maternal Health; Motherhood; Policy Development; Postpartum; Preconception; Pregnancy; Team Building; Translational Research

$900,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Medicine
Epidemiology Division
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences
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Dionne Gesink

Epidemiology Division

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Donna Stewart

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Lisa Avery

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Rita Kandel

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Angela Kaida

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Vanessa Poliquin

Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Chelsea Elwood

Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Laurel Challacombe

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Shapiro, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Management of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Heather Shapiro

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Management of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline.

Approaches to frozen embryo transfer: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society guideline.

Comparing fertility clinic care for individuals and couples living with and affected by HIV and in Canada from 2014 to 2023.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.

The investigation and management of recurrent early pregnancy loss: a Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society clinical practice guideline.

Professional Master of Health Science in Laboratory Medicine: Training Clinical Laboratory Scientists in an Integrated Program at a Research-Intensive University.

Resident and Fellow Perspectives on Family Planning and Building During Training.

Clinical embryology education programs must prepare graduates for the future.

Medical Students' Perspectives on Family Planning and Impact on Specialty Choice.

Review of the Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines

Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group: Care and Research to Optimize HIV-positive Women's Health during Preconception, Pregnancy and Motherhood.

Frequent collaborators

Mona Loutfy

Dionne Gesink

Donna Stewart

Lisa Avery

Barry Rosen

Angela Kaida

Rita Kandel

Angela Kaida

Vanessa Poliquin

Chelsea Elwood

Laurel Challacombe