Naomi Shimizu, MD
Departament of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
USA, Boston, MA
Dr. Shimizu serves as the Director of PICC Services, an acute care and trauma surgeon, and a surgical intensivist in the Division of Trauma, Burn, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Before assuming her current role, Dr. Shimizu was an associate surgeon in the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She earned 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, followed by a fellowship in acute care and surgical critical care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
In her role with the PICC program, Dr. Shimizu has developed and implemented clinical protocols and established high standards of care. Her research focuses on improving clinical outcomes for trauma patients, and she is deeply engaged in residency wellness and professional development initiatives.
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