Darryl K. Shibata, MD

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Pathology

Title:

  • Professor of Pathology

Department:

Locations:

Sub-specialties:

  • Anatomic Pathology
  • Clinical Pathology

Background:

After attending UCLA for his undergraduate degree, Dr. Shibata obtained his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.  After completing his internship training in pediatrics from UC San Diego, Dr. Shibata returned to USC for his residency and fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center.  Currently, Dr. Shibata has clinical appointments at both LAC+USC Medical Center and USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.  In addition to his wide array of responsibilities in the research, education and practitioner capacities, Dr. Shibata sits on the editorial board of the BMC Cancer Journal and the American Journal of Pathology. 

Education:

  • University of California, San Diego, M.S. Chemistry, 1979
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1983

Internships:

  • University of California, San Diego, 1983 - 1984, Pediatrics

Residencies:

  • LAC+USC Medical Center, 1984 - 1988, Pathology

Fellowships:

  • LAC+USC Medical Center, 1988 - 1989, Hematopathology

Board Certification:

  • National Board of Medical Examiners
  • American Board of Pathology (anatomical and clinical)

Professional Society Memberships:

  • College of American Pathologists
  • American Association of Science
  • American Association of Cancer Research

Awards:

  • ASCP/CAP Pathology Resident Award Competition, 1987, First Place, Anatomic Pathology
  • Los Angeles Society of Pathologists Annual Residents Symposium, 1987, Best Paper Award, "Detection of human papilloma virus in paraffin embedded tissue using the polymerase chain reaction"
  • College of American Pathology, Fellow, 1989 - 1990

Languages:

  • English