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1000 E Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23298Phone+1 804-828-9711- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Akira Shishido is an Assistant Professor of Medicine for the Virginia Commonwealth University Division of Infectious Diseases in Richmond, VA. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and trained in medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After several years practicing operational medicine in the army with time spent in Honduras, Germany, Thailand, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, he trained in Infectious Diseases at University of Maryland Medical Center. He specializes in Travel Medicine, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense.
Education & Training
- University of MarylandFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2021
- University of Maryland Medical CenterInfectious Disease, 2021
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2015 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimal management of severe mpox in patients with uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus.Street, S., Shishido, A.> ;Journal of Medical Virology. 2023 Dec 1
- 4 citationsCOVID-19 Vaccines-All You Want to Know.Akira A Shishido, Ashley H Barnes, Shivakumar Narayanan, Joel V Chua> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Feb 1
- 6 citationsSalphage: salvage bacteriophage therapy for a recalcitrant Klebsiella pneumoniae prosthetic shoulder infection - a case report.James B Doub, Akira Shishido, Uma Srikumaran, John Haskoor, Phuong Tran-Nguyen, Myounghee Lee, Silvia Würstle, Alina Lee, Kaitlyn Kortright, Benjamin K Chan> ;Acta Orthopaedica. 2022 Sep 20
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Press Mentions
- VCU Medical Center Lowers Barriers to Access Monkeypox TreatmentAugust 22nd, 2022
- Data Limitations Are Making It Harder to Detect When COVID-19 Is Surging in VirginiaAugust 5th, 2022
Hospital Affiliations
- VCU Medical CenterRichmond, Virginia
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