Areas of Treatment:

• Internal Medicine
• rheumatoid arthritis
• systemic lupus erythematosus
• scleroderma
• myositis
• soft tissue rheumatism
• osteoarthritis
• pain management
• joint injections/soft tissue injections

Specialties:

• Rheumatology

Title:

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Department:

• Department of Medicine

Locations:

• HCC II

Background:

Originally from Kanagawa, Japan, Dr. Shinada graduated from the Keck School of Medicine as a Dean’s Scholar and completed his residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center. Dr. Shinada developed an expertise in Rheumatology through subsequent fellowships: first at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center followed by LAC+USC Medical Center. In addition to his extensive teaching, research and patient commitments, Dr. Shinada has found time throughout his career to volunteer at the Oakland Headstart Program and the Berkeley Free Clinic and is currently an instructor at the Shotokyo Kendo Dojo. Kendo is the art of Japanese fencing.

Education:

• B.A. in Biochemistry, University of California at Berkeley, 1993
• Doctor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, 1998

Internships:

• LAC+USC Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999

Residencies:

• LAC+USC Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001

Fellowships:

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Rheumatology, 2001 - 2002
• LAC+USC Medical Center, Rheumatology, 2002 - 2004

Board Certification:

• American Board of Internal Medicine: Rheumatology

Professional Society Memberships:

• American College of Rheumatology

Awards:

• Dean's List, University of California at Berkeley, 1990 - 1992
• Departmental Honors, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, 1993
• Dean's Scholar, Keck School of Medicine, 1994 - 1995
• Amgen Fellows Scholarship, Amgen Fellows Committee, 2003
• Fellows in Rheumatology, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., 2003

Languages:

• English
• Japanese