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Paul K. Shitabata, MD
As is our pathology so is our practice...what the pathologist thinks today, the physician does tomorrow.
Sir William Osler, M.D.
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
Benjamin Disraeli
Dr. Shitabata graduated cum laude from Pomona College in 1984. He graduated from John Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii with honors in 1988. He completed his internship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1992. He completed a Surgical Pathology Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA in 1993 and a Fellowship in Dermatopathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri in 1994. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and has additional subspecialty board certification in Dermatopathology.
He is the President and Medical Director of The Dermatopathology Institute. Through the Institute's activities, he serves as the director of dermatopathology for the Department of Dermatology for the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and for the Western University of Health Sciences Dermatology Residency Training program. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine and for the Western University of Health Sciences. He is currently the editor of the dermatopathology section for Logical Images, a medical image and education website and a reviewer for Practical Reviews in Dermatology.
He is a former partner and owner of the Affiliated Pathologists Medical Group (1994-2008) and former medical director and member of the Board of Directors for Pathology Inc. (2002-2008), a pathologist-owned reference laboratory in Torrance, California. From 2006-2008, he served as a member of the Leadership Development Committee for the College of American Pathologists. From 1998-2004, he served on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Physicians Association. From 2001-2003, he served as the consultant in dermatopathology for the Department of Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. From 2002-2003, he served on the Council in Public Affairs for the College of American Pathologists.
Dr. Shitabata is the creator and webmaster for several renown websites. In 1999, he created the Doctor’s Doctor website (www.thedoctorsdoctor.com). This site helps patients understand the role of the pathologist and empowers the patient to research their own diagnoses, helping them to decipher the complicated and technical language of the surgical pathologist. At the present, it receives over 7 million visitors a year. It has been written up in several publications and cited as a valuable resource for patients by such prestigious publications as The Wall Street Journal.
DermpathMD is a website for dermatologists, presenting interesting case studies and links to dermatopathological pearls of wisdom. Got Path? is a unique site that provides interesting case studies and controversial issues in diagnostic pathology. Pathologist Mentor is the working website for the mentoring program Dr. Shitabata created for his former pathology group. The program's name PPEP (Pathologist Par Excellence Program) crystallizes the program's goal to maximize the potential of every new pathologist hire on both a personal and professional level.
Dr. Shitabata grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is married to Evangeline Uy Shitabata, D.D.M., M.D.S, a pediatric dentist who practices in Torrance, CA. They have one daughter, Malia Jaye and one son, Ian George. Dr. Shitabata lists his passions as the Four B's (Bebop, Beer, Burgundy wines, and Beef). He enjoys playing and listening to jazz music (listen to him playing), especially jazz guitar. He is an avid fan of the music of Wes Montgomery and still gets goose bumps whenever he hears his recordings. He is the proud owner of a Gibson L5 Wes Montgomery guitar. He enjoys good beers, especially Belgian brews, and regularly presents new tastings to his colleagues. He enjoys culinary excursions for all types of food and never misses a chance for a good wine pairing, particularly wines from Burgundy.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1987)
Scholastic All-American (1987)
Who's Who in America (2000-Present)
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare (2000-Present)
Outstanding Teacher of the Year-Harbor-UCLA Department of Pathology (2001)
Appreciation Award-Harbor-UCLA Department of Pathology (2002)
Appreciation Award-Harbor-UCLA Department of Pathology (2003)
America's Top Physicians-Consumers’ Research Council of America (2003)
National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals (2003-2004)
Paul J. Gethner Teaching Award-Presented by the Harbor-UCLA Department of Dermatology (2006)
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-Volunteer Teacher of the Year (2007)
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Creator and Webmaster of DermpathMD website, a website used for teaching dermatopathology to dermatologist and pathologists www.dermpathmd.com
Creator and Webmaster of PPEP (Pathologist Par Excellence Program) website, designed for the APMG mentoring program www.pathologistmentor.com
Creator and Webmaster of Got Path? website, designed for the APMG continuing education program www.gotpath.com
Creator and Webmaster of the Asian American Physician’s Association website www.aapamd.org
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
American Academy of Dermatology
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
American Pathology Foundation
American Society of Clinical Pathology, Fellow
American Society of Dermatopathology, Fellow
American Medical Association
Asian American Physicians Association
California Society of Pathologists
College of American Pathologists, Fellow
Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation
International Academy of Pathology
International Society of Dermatopathology, Fellow
Japanese American Medical Association
Pacific Dermatology Society
MEDICAL LICENSES
California
Florida
Hawaii
New York
Ohio
Arizona
RECENT NEWS RELEASES
The Doctor’s Doctor as published in Advance 2004;16:24:2A-4A.
The Arizona Society of Pathology Newsletter April 2002
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
The Wild Wild West-Great Dermatopathology Cases from the West Coast. Presented at the Paul Gethner, M.D. Dermatology Grand Rounds, Harbor-UCLA Dermatology Department. December 21, 2006. Torrance, CA.
The Doctor's Doctor-Melting the Paraffin Curtain. Presented at the Annual Hot Spots in Dermatology 2006. August 19th, 2006. Kauai, Hawaii.
Pathologist Par Excellence Program (PPEP). Presented at the College of American Pathologists Leadership Committee. December 11, 2004. Long Beach, California.
The Doctor's Doctor: Following Your Vision. Presented at the College of American Pathologists Council on Public Affairs. June 22, 2002. Chicago, IL.
The Doctor's Doctor: A Pathologist Operated Web Site. Presented at the American Pathology Foundation. March 10, 2001. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Integrating the Internet into Your Pathology Practice. Presented at the Los Angeles Society of Pathologists Fourth Annual All Day Program. January 20, 2001. Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
The Doctor's Doctor: Promoting Pathology through Patient Education. Presented at Advancing Pathology Informatics, Imaging, and the Internet (APIII)-Fifth Annual Conference. October 26-28, 2000, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Doctor's Doctor: A Pathologist Operated Web Site. Presented at the American Pathology Foundation. July 15, 2000. Montreal, Canada.
PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Dickinson BP, Debrow T, Schwartz RJ, Ginsburg GT, Muller MP, Wyatt L, Yospur GL, Caputo A, Shitabata PK, Lesavoy MA. P43: Inhibiting Tendon Adhesions Following Surgical Repair. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2007;118(4). Supplement.
Tsai S, Kartono F, and Shitabata, PK. A novel glass slide filing system for pathology slides. Am J Clin Path 2007;128:109-111.
Chia JKS, Shitabata P, Wu J, Chia AY. Enterovirus Infection as a Possible Cause of Pityriasis Rosea: Demonstration by Immunohistochemical Staining. Arch Dermatol 2006;142:942-843.
Fulton JE Jr, Porumb S, Caruso JC, Shitabata PK. Lip augmentation with liquid silicone. Dermatol Surg 2005 Nov;31(11 Pt 2):1577-85
Shitabata PK. Pushing glass behind the paraffin curtain: The Doctor’s Doctor Website. Dermanities 2005; January 3; 4(2):a5
Fulton JE, Rahimi AD, Mansoor S, Helton P, Shitabata PK. The treatment of hypopigmentation following skin resurfacing. Dermatol Surg. 2004 Jan;30(1):95-101.
Fulton JE and Shitabata PK. CO2 laser physics and tissue interactions in skin. Lasers Surg Med. 1999;24(2):113-121.
Cutrone J, Yospur LS, Khalkhali I, Tolmos J, DeVito A, Diggles L, Vargas MP, Shitabata PK and French S. Immunohistologic Assessment of Technetium-99m-MIBI uptake in benign and malignant breast lesions. J Nucl Med 1998;39:449-453.
Kibrarian MA, Mallory SB, Keating J, Shitabata PK. Papular umbilicated granuloma annulare in association of Alagille syndrome. Int J Dermatol 1997;36(3):207-209.
Shitabata PK, Crouch E, Fitzgibbon J, Swanson PE, Adesokan PN, Wick MW. Cutaneous Sclerotic Fibroma: Immunohistochemical evidence of a fibroblastic neoplasm with continual processing of type I collage. Am J Dermatopathol 1995;17:339-343.
Shitabata PK, Fitzgibbon J, Dehner LP, Wick MW. Pleomorphic Hamartoma of the subcutis. J Cutan Pathol 1995;22:269-275.
Shitabata PK and Rutgers J. Placental Site Trophoblastic Nodule: An immunohistological study. Hum Pathol 1994;25:1295-1301.
Myhre BA, Jiminez L, Shitabata PK. The correlations of surrogate markers with anti-hepatitis C virus and other disease markers. Ann Clin Lab Sci 1994;Jan-Feb;24(1):76-83.
Shitabata PK and Rutgers JL. The placental site nodule. An immunohistochemical study. (Abstract). Mod Pathol 1993;6:78A.
French SW, Nash J, Shitabata PK, Kachi K, Hara C, Chedid A, Mendenhall CL, and the VA Cooperative Study Group. Pathology of Alcoholic Liver Disease. Semin Liver Dis 1993;13(2):154-169.
Chang C, Dughi J, Shitabata PK, Johnson G, Coel M, McNamara JJ. Air embolism and the radial arterial line. Crit Care Med 1988;16:141-143.
REVIEWS
Subungual Melanoma: A Study of 124 cases Highlighting Features of Early Lesions, Potential Pitfalls in Diagnosis, and Guidelines for Histologic Reporting. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology March 2008.
A Modified Approach to the Histologic Diagnosis of Onychomycosis. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology. February 2008.
Immunohistochemical Staining for CD45R Isoforms in Paraffin Sections to Diagnose Mycosis Fungoides-Type Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology January 2008.
The Spectrum of Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical findings in folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology November 2007.
Genetically Heterogeneous and Clonally Unrelated Metastases May Arise in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology, November 2007.
Verruca Vulgaris of the Vulva in Children and Adults: A nonvenereal type of vulvar wart. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology June 2007
Histological evolution of lentiginous melanoma: a report of five new cases. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology May 2007
The Cutaneous Lymphoid Proliferations. A Comprehensive Textbook of Lymphocytic Infiltrates of the Skin by CM Magro, AN Crowson, and MC Mihm. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology April 2007.
HMB-45 and Melan-A are Useful in the Differential Diagnosis Between Granular Cell Tumor and Malignant Melanoma. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology March 2007.
Distinction of benign sebaceous proliferations from sebaceous carcinomas by immunohistochemistry. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology February 2007.
Prospective Step Sections for Small Skin Biopsies. As published in Practical Reviews in Dermatology February 2007.
Review of Dermatopathology by RL Sanchez and SS Raimer. As published in Dermatopathology: Practical and Conceptual. 2003;Volume 9 #2.
ABSTRACTS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
PK Shitabata, EF Glassy, RA Moore, AK Lui, ER Heyman, AH Olson and H Lange. Performance comparison of a digital pathology solution for IHC to conventional manual microscopy: A feasibility study using 20 HER2 stained breast specimens. Presented at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting. March 1-7, 2008. Denver, Colorado.
Last Updated April 30, 2008
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