Dr. Masahito Jimbo

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University of Michigan
Medical School
Family Medicine
Clinical Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2004
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Mailing Address

Family Medicine
1018 Fuller Street
Campus Box 0708
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0708
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (734) 998-7120
Fax: (734) 998-7335
mjimbo@umich.edu
http://www.med.umich.edu/fammed/research/faculty.htm

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Nephrology, 1996.
Ph.D. (DSc), Keio University, Internal Medicine Nephrology Fellowship, 1994.
Residency, Keio University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1989.
Rotating Medicine Internship, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, 1987.
M.D., Keio University, Medicine, 1985.

Expertise and Research Interests

- Cancer screening and prevention
- Culture and health behavior
- Information technology in primary care

Other Expertise

- Ultrasound
- Hypertension management
- Qualitative analysis

Future Research

Combining trailored health education with cultural norms to improve health behavior among the Japanese

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cancer Or Carcinogenesis, Cancer Prevention, Colorectal Cancer, Computer Technology (medical), Family Medicine, Health and Medicine, Health Behavior, Hypertension, Information Management, Medical Informatics, Nephrology, Ultrasonography.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Japanese: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan State Medical Society
North American Primary Care Research Group
Society of Hospital Medicine
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Honors and Awards

2003-2003, Who's Who in America, 2004 Edition, Marquis
2001-2001, Residency Program Teaching Award, Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998-1998, Leadership Symposium Scholar, North Carolina Medical Society Foundation
1995-1995, Chief Resident in Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Previous Positions

1999-2004, Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Family Medicine
1997-1999, Medical Director, First Health of the Carolinas, Troy
1996-1999, Staff Physician, First Health of the Carolinas, Troy
1993-1996, House Staff, Thomas Jefferson University
1991-1993, Instructor, Keio University, School of Medicine
1989-1991, Staff Physician, Sano Kosei General Hospital, Tochigi

Funding Received

  • Center for Health Communications Research (CHCR), University of Michigan (Direct Sponsor); Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH): Cancer Screening Adherence through Technology-Enhanced Shared Decision Making (CSATS), 2006 to 2006.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan: Cancer Screening Adherence through Technology-Enhanced Shared Decision Making (CSATS), 2006 to 2007.
  • Center for Japanese Studies (University of Michigan): Perspectives of Japanese Men and Women on Cancer Screening, 2005 to 2006.
  • Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research: Mixed Method Analysis of Depression in Japanese Women, 2005 to 2009.
  • National Cancer Institute: Tailored Messaging in Colorectal Cancer Screening, 2004 to 2004.
  • Fellowship Grant, Japan-North America Medical Exchange Program: Clinical Training in Family Medicine in the United States, 1993 to 2003.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation: Cancer Screening Adherence Through Technology-Enhanced Shared Decision Making (CSATS), UM ID# 06-0823, 07/01/2006 to 6/30/2007.

Publications

  • Richardson CR, Newton TL, Sen A, Jimbo M, Schwenk T, A Systematic Review of Pedometer-Based Walking Interventions for Weight Loss: 1096: 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM (Abstract), Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 38(5 Sup), S120, May, 2006
  • Jimbo M (2006) Effectiveness of complete diagnostic examination in clinical practice settings, Cancer Detect Prev, 30 (6), 545-51
  • Jimbo M, Fetters MD, Nishiue T, et al (2006) Family Medicine education, clinical care, and research in Japan: challenges and barriers identified during group interviews at a a WONCA workshop (in Japanese), The Japanese Journal of Family Practice (Katei Iryou), 12 (1), 4-15
  • Jimbo M, Haines CA, Wender RC (2006) Organizing preventive health care in men, Prim Care, 33 (1), 237-46
  • Jimbo M, Nease DE, Ruffin MT, Rana GK (2006) Information technology and cancer prevention, CA Cancer J Clin, 56 (1), 26-36
  • Smith KD, Yuen EJ, Donatini A, Louis DZ, Rabinowitz C, Maio V, Jimbo M, Taroni F (2006) Risk adjustment in a non-market-based system: The case of Emilia Romagna, Italy, Intl J Healthcare Tech Management, 7 (1/2), 100-16
  • Maio V, Yuen E, Rabinowitz C, Louis D, Jimbo M, Donatini A, Mall S, Taroni F (Oct 2005) Using pharmacy data to identify those with chronic conditions in Emilia Romagna, Italy., Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 10 (4), 232-8 Abstract
  • Jimbo M (2005) e-learning and MPH: reflecting on my experience in University of North Carolina (in Japanese), J Natl Inst Pub Health (Hoken Iryo Kagaku), 54 (3), 194-97
  • Jimbo M (2005) Antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory infections (letter), JAMA, 294 (24), 3089-3090
  • Fetters M, Jimbo M (2005) Think outside the box: Why do we need an independent Family Practice Center (in Japanese)?, Japanese Journal of Family Practice, 11 (2), 22-6
  • Jimbo M (Jun 2004) Family medicine: its core principles and impact on patient care and medical education in the United States., The Keio Journal of Medicine, 53 (2), 69-73 Abstract
  • Jimbo M, Not what to do but what to stop doing., Family Medicine, 36(4), 234, Apr 2004
  • Louis DZ, Donatini A, Jimbo M, Gonnella JS, Rabinowitz C, Fiorini M, Marianna CR, Mall S, Virgilio G, Trisolini R, Yuen EJ, Maio V, Taroni F (2004) Using disease staging and DRG's to assess the appropriateness of hospital admissions in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy, Proceedings of the 10th Annual International Symposium and Workshop, International Society for Research in Health Care Financial Management
  • Yuen EJ, Smith KD, Donatini A, Maio V, Jimbo M, Mall S, Rabinowitz C, Louis DZ, Taroni F, Gonnella JS (2003) Developing risk adjustment models in Emilia Romagna, Italy, Proceedings of the 19th Patient Classification Systems Europe Conference, Europe
  • Jimbo M (2003) Family medicine and its role in medical education (abstract), Keio J Med, 52 (4), 263
  • Louis DZ, Donatini A, Jimbo M, Gonnella JS, Rabinowitz C, Fiorini M, Rossi MC, Mall S, Virgilio G, Trisolini R, Yuen EJ, Maio V, Taroni F (2003) Using disease staging and DRG's to assess the appropriateness of hospital admissions in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy, Proceedings of the 19th Patient Classification Systems Europe Conference, Europe
  • Jimbo M, Advantages and limitations of the hospitalist movement., Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 287(16), 2074; author reply 2, Apr 2002 Abstract
  • Jimbo M, Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease., Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 287(3), 314-5; author reply, Jan 2002 Abstract
  • Jimbo M (2002) Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular disease (letter), JAMA, 287 (3), 313
  • Jimbo M (Nov-Dec 2002) MPH through the Internet., Family Medicine, 34 (10), 724-5 Abstract
  • Jimbo M (2001) Training in family medicine (in Japanese) In Ojima S, Sato T, Nakazawa N (eds), Pathways for Clinical Training in the United States, Second Edition, Tokyo, Japan, Nanzando, 258-264 pages (bookchapter)
  • Jimbo M (2001) Faculty perspective of family medicine in the United States (in Japanese) In Yoshida S, Fukunishi I (eds), Overseas Training Strategies for Physicians, Tokyo, Japan, Biomedica (bookchapter)
  • Kumagai K, Suzuki H, Ichikawa M, Jimbo M, Nishizawa M, Ryuzaki M, Saruta T (Feb 1996) Comparison of early and late start of antihypertensive agents and baroreceptor reflexes., Hypertension, 27 (2), 209-18 Abstract
  • Jimbo M, Suzuki H, Ichikawa M, Kumagai K, Nishizawa M, Saruta T (Dec 1994) Role of nitric oxide in regulation of baroreceptor reflex., Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, 50 (2), 209-19 Abstract
  • Ichikawa M, Suzuki H, Kumagai K, Ryuzaki M, Kumagai H, Jimbo M, Nishizawa M, Saruta T (Dec 1994) Effects of antihypertensive agents on baroreceptor function in early hypertensive rats., Hypertension, 24 (6), 808-15 Abstract
  • Kumagai K, Suzuki H, Ichikawa M, Jimbo M, Murakami M, Ryuzaki M, Saruta T (Aug 1994) Nitric oxide increases renal blood flow by interacting with the sympathetic nervous system., Hypertension, 24 (2), 220-6 Abstract
  • Kumagai H, Suzuki H, Ichikawa M, Matsumura Y, Jimbo M, Ryuzaki M, Saruta T (Jun 1993) Central and peripheral vasopressin interact differently with sympathetic nervous system and renin-angiotensin system in renal hypertensive rabbits., Circulation Research, 72 (6), 1255-65 Abstract
  • Jimbo M (1993) Regulation of baroreceptor reflex by nitric oxide (in Japanese), Keio Igaku, 70 (6), 793-807
  • Kumagai K, Suzuki H, Kumagai H, Ryuzaki M, Ichikawa M, Jimbo M, Saruta T (1992) Effects of anti-hypertensive agents on arterial baroreceptor reflexes in conscious rats, Hypertension, 20 (5), 701-9
  • Jimbo M, Oyama M, Kusuhara M, Sato T, Chino S (1992) Ventricular fibrillation during right coronary angiography (in Japanese), Ther Res, 13 (5), 1891-94
  • Jimbo M, Effectiveness of complete diagnostic examination in clinical practice settings, Cancer Detect Prevl, In Press
  • Jimbo M, Nephrology In Heidelbaugh J (eds), , Clinical Men's Health: Evidence in Practice, Philadelphia, Elsevier Science, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Jimbo M, Organizing Preventive Healthcare in Men In Heidelbaugh J (eds), , Clinical Men's Health: Evidence in Practice, Philadelphia, Elsevier Science, In Press (bookchapter)

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