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Norihisa Shigemura

Norihisa Shigemura, M.D., Ph.D.

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Temple University Health System and Lewis Katz School of Medicine
3401 N. Broad Street
Sutie 301, Zone C
Philadelphia, PA  19140
United States
215-707-8303
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

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- present)
Professor of Surgery (2020- 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 Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Health System and Lewis Katz School of Medicine (2020 - present)

Practice Areas

  • Thoracic
  • VATS
  • Mechanical circulatory assistance
  • Thoracic
  • Lung Transplant
  • Heart/lung Transplant
  • Basic science