Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, PhD

Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, PhD, is a Co-Director of the new Tissue Engineering Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His clinical and research interests center on bioengineered tissue for use in surgery. Working with Dr. Christopher K. Breuer, he was the first in the world to tissue engineer blood vessels and implant them in human infants. Dr. Shinoka has many honors recognizing his contributions, including the Blue Ribbon 1st Place Poster from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Japanese

Medical School

• Hiroshima University School of Medicine
  Date Completed: 03/31/1983

Residency

• Tokyo Women's Medical University
  Date Completed: 03/31/1985

Fellowship

• Tokyo Women's Medical University
  Date Completed: 03/31/1989

Fellowship

• Boston Children's Hospital
  Date Completed: 07/31/1997

Department:

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

Speciality:

• Cardiovascular Surgery
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 10/26/2012