Associate Professor, Attending Physician
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Dr. Sam Shahpar is the Lead Physician of the Cancer Rehabilitation Program at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has dedicated his career to changing the culture of cancer care. He has extensive experience in assessing and treating cancer survivors of all diagnoses throughout their continuum of care. Through Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and his association with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Dr. Shahpar helps cancer survivors thrive through functional restoration and fitness — an important focus given the millions cancer survivors currently in the United States.