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Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD
Professor, Surgery
Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation, Temple University Hospital
Surgical Director of Lung Failure, Temple University Hospital

- About Me
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Clinical Interests
- Advanced Lung Failure/End-stage Lung Disease
- Lung Transplantation
- Thoracic Surgery
- Extracorporeal Circulatory Support
Research Interests
- Advanced Lung Failure
- Artificial Lungs
- Lung Repair/Regeneration
- Organ Protection/Preservation
- Education, Training & Credentials
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Educational Background
- Fellowship, Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2006
- Residency, Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine Residency Department of Surgery Surgery Osaka, Japan, 2000
- Residency, Cardiovascular, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka, Japan, 1999
- Residency, Thoracic, Osaka Prefectural Habikino Hospital Division of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka, Japan, 1998
- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 1995
Certifications
- Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Society of Transplantation
Honors & Awards
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Award 2016
- Selected as a board member at The Transplant Network Steering Committee at CHEST (by American College of Chest Physicians: 11/2015-10/2017)
- Semi-finalist nominee for the Young Investigator Award CHEST 2012 – American College of Chest Physicians, Atlanta, GA. October 2012
- Top Five Posters Award at CHEST 2011 – American College of Chest Physicians, Honolulu, HI. October 2011
- Selected as one of the 100 most outstanding academic researchers in Osaka University in 2005 and 2006 (awarded for consecutive two years)
- Ozawa Prize for a surgeon with the most outstanding academic achievement in Osaka University
- Publications
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Digital Bibliography
Book Chapters
- Shigemura N, Shiono H, Okumura M. Transcervical-VATS Thymectomy. In: ESTS Textbook of Thoracic Surgery, Volume 2, Jarosław Kużdżał (Ed.), Medycyna Praktyczna, 415-418, 2015.
- Hayanga JW, Chan EG, Shigemura N, D’Cunha J. Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplantation: What the Anesthesiologist Needs to Know About the Surgical Approach, In: Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Organ Transplantation, Kathirvel Subramaniam and Tetsuro Sakai (Eds), Springer, 83-92, 2017.