Overview
Dr. Shimizu is the director of PICC services, an acute care and trauma surgeon and a surgical intensivist in the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Prior to her current role, Dr. Shimizu was an associate surgeon in the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California and her medical degree from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. She completed her general surgery residency and a surgical oncology research fellowship at the University of California. She completed an acute care and surgical critical care fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr. Shimizu’s work in the PICC program has included creating and implementing clinical protocols and superior standards of care. Her research interests focus on the clinical outcomes for trauma patients and is heavily involved with residency wellness and professional development programs.
Dr. Shimizu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Colostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Perforation, Delirium, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Colostomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
45 Francis Street, ASBII-3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Haytham Kaafarani is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kaafarani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Colostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Gallbladder Disease, Fasciotomy, and Small Bowel Resection.
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Zara Cooper is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cooper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Colostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ogilvie Syndrome, Colostomy, and Small Bowel Resection.
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Dr. Riviello is the medical director of the metabolic support service and an associate surgeon with the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also the chair of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda and the Kletjian Distinguished Chair in Global Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr. Riviello received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, his master’s degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and his medical degree from the University of California. He completed his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University. He completed the Fulbright International Fellowship in Global Surgery at Centro Evangelico de Medicina do Lubango in Angola and a research fellowship in global surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health. He completed an acute care and burn surgery fellowship, as well as an anesthesia critical care medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.Dr. Riviello’s current research focuses on delivering safe, effective, equitable and patient-centered care to vulnerable populations around the world. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in the field of global surgery. Dr. Riviello has developed innovative platforms for surgical care delivery and curriculums to maximize surgeon effectiveness in resource-limited communities. Dr. Riviello is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Colostomy. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Peritonitis, Peritonitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Colostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- ColostomyDr. Shimizu isAdvanced. Learn about Colostomy.
- DeliriumDr. Shimizu isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Gastrointestinal PerforationDr. Shimizu isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Perforation.
- GastrostomyDr. Shimizu isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Ogilvie SyndromeDr. Shimizu isAdvanced. Learn about Ogilvie Syndrome.
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- Acute PancreatitisDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Anal CancerDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- CellulitisDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Shimizu isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.