2106 Treasure Hills Blvd., Suite 1.326, Harlingen, TX. 78550
PHONE: (956) 296-1519 | FAX: (956) 296-1331
Dr. Shibuya is a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon/podiatric physician with more than 15 years of experience in various foot and ankle pathologies. He is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery for rearfoot reconstructive/ankle and foot surgery. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, in molecular biology and philosophy. He received his doctorate degree from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.
Dr. Shibuya finished his surgical residency in Cleveland, OH, and earned his Master of Science degree in clinical investigation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
He specializes in ankle pathologies, including arthritis, instability, trauma, and osteochondral lesions. While he provides comprehensive foot and ankle care, his specialty is ankle replacement, fusion, open reduction and internal fixation, osteochondral lesion repair, deformity correction, and stabilization, with or without a minimally invasive approach with arthroscopic assistance.
Prior to UTRGV, he was a professor of surgery at Texas A&M University, College of Medicine, served as a chief of the Podiatry Section under Surgical Services at Central Texas VA Health Care System, where he also served as a member of the Podiatric Surgical Advisory Board (SAB) for the National Surgery Office (NPO), National Podiatry Field Advisory Committee for the Office of Patient Care Services under Veterans Health Administration, Chief Podiatry Consultant (VCPC) for VISN 17, and VA Site Director for the Baylor Scott and White Podiatric Surgery and Medicine Residency Program.
He served as a Director of the Continue Medical Education Committee for the Texas Podiatric Medical Association (TPMA) and Chair of the Annual Scientific Conference Committee for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS). Outside of UTRGV, he serves as a faculty for the ACFAS, TPMA, and AO North America.
Dr. Shibuya is the current Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery and Chairperson of the Council of National Registry Management for the ACFAS.
Medical School:
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (2003)
Philadelphia, PA
Residency:
St. Vincent Charity Hospital (2006)
Cleveland, OH
Post Graduate Training:
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2013)
San Antonio, TX
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