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Norihisa Shigemura
Norihisa Shigemura, M.D., Ph.D.
Suite C-920
Background
Osaka University Hospital, General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1995-2001)
Prince of Wales Hospital, CUHK, Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Fellow (2005- )
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Transplant, Clinical Fellow (2007- )
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Assistant Professor (2008- )
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Transplant, Clinical Instructor (2009- )
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Transplant, Assistant Professor (2010- )
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Transplant, Associate Professor, Director of Integrated Lung Transplant Research Program (2015- )
Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgical Director of Lung Transplant and Lung Failure (2017- ), Professor of Surgery (2020- )
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Director of UPMC Lung Transplant Program
(2024 - present)
Other Interests
Lung transplant
Artificial lungs
Basic science and immunity in lungs
Tissue engineering and Regenerative medicine in lungs
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Additional Educational Information
Osaka University School of Medicine (MD, 1995)
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (PhD, 2005)
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2024 - present)
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Thoracic
- VATS
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Thoracic
- Lung Transplant
- Heart/lung Transplant
- Basic science