Background
Shimada, Kozo was born on August 26, 1960 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Takashi and Mitsuko Shimada.
Shimada, Kozo was born on August 26, 1960 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Takashi and Mitsuko Shimada.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Osaka University School Medicine, 1985.
Orthopaedics surgeon Himeji Red Cross Hospital, Japan, 1986—1987, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1988—1989. Medical fellow Clinique Longeraie, Lausanne, 1989. Assistant professor Kagawa Medical College, Takamatsu, Japan, 1989—1990, Department Orthopaedics Surgery, Osaka University School Medicine, Suita, Japan, 1997—2000.
Staff orthopedic, hand surgery Osaka Kosei-nenkin Hospital, 1991—1996. Chief department Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, 2001—2006. Chief hand section, associate department Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Kosei-nenkin Hospital, Japan, since 2007.
Married Yoko Masatomi. Children: Koichiro, Mizuho, Nanaho.