Background
Shimada, Kazuhito was born on February 18, 1959 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan. Son of Tsutomu and Natsumi (Nomura) Shimada.
Shimada, Kazuhito was born on February 18, 1959 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan. Son of Tsutomu and Natsumi (Nomura) Shimada.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1987. Master of Science in Aerospace Medicine, Wright State University, 1995.
Otorhinolaryngologist Saku Sogo Hospital, Nagano, Japan, 1987-1988. Chief otolaryngology Ibaraki Kenritsu Chuo Hospital, Japan, 1989-1993. Chief medical operations Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, Tsuchiura, 1998-1999.
Medical officer Space Station Department, National Space Development Agency of Japan, Ibaraki, 1993—2003, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, since 2003. Founding director Kenritsu Rehabilitation Center, Ibaraki, 1989-1990. Instructor Wright State University, Ohio, 1993-1995.
Resident National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, 1995-1996. Lecturer University Tsububa, since 2000,, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, since 2005.
Member American Medical Association, American College Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medical Association of the United States and Japan, Civil Aviation Medical Association (United States), Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan (delegate).
Son of; married Fumi Matsuyama, September 30, 1990. Children: Yumi, Eiji, Mina.