Toshiharu Shinoka MD, PhD

Toshiharu Shinoka, MD, Ph.D., is a Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital. His clinical and research interests center on bioengineered tissue for use in surgery. Working with Dr. Christopher K. Breuer, he was the first in the world to tissue engineer blood vessels and implant them in human infants. Dr. Shinoka has many honors recognizing his contributions, including the Blue Ribbon 1st Place Poster from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting.