Dr. Brian Charles Shiro MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
1915 S 17th St Suite 100 Wilmington NC, 28401About
Dr. Brian Shiro is a pathologist practicing in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Shiro is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Shiro can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Shiro may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1985
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Androgen-secreting steroid cell tumor of the ovary.
- Bronchial carcinoids with S-100 positive sustentacular cells. A comparative study with gastrointestinal carcinoids, pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.
- Fertility-sparing surgery for advanced juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary.
- Effects of adrenalectomy with hormone replacement therapy on the presence of a
Awards
- 1988 Chief Resident, UNC Dept. of Pathology
- 1980 Highest Honors in Biology, Williams College
Treatments
- Immunohistochemistry (ihc)
Professional Memberships
- Member New Hanover Pender County Medical Society
- Fellow College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- Fellow American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
Fellowships
- UNC Hospital Chapel Hill, Immunohistochemistry/Surgical Pathology, NC, USA 1989
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