• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Specialty Areas of Expertise

• Gastrointestinal Pathology
• Oral Pathology
• Immunohistochemistry and Special Stains
• Pathology Practice Management

Dr. Shiro grew up in Waterville, Maine. He graduated from Williams College in 1980 and earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1985. He spent one year, 1983, completing a fellowship in pathology at U.V.M.

While at Williams College, Dr. Shiro coached the women’s hockey team and lettered in golf. He was, otherwise, a typical pre-medical student who spent all of his time in the library (re-named Shiro Memorial Library by his classmates). His senior honors thesis in biology was entitled “The Maturation-Delaying Effects of the Mature Female Mouse’s (Mus Muculus) Urine After Adrenalectomy and Hormone Replacement Therapy.”

After medical school, Dr. Shiro migrated south and landed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for his residency and fellowship training; developing expertise in gastrointestinal, oral and immunohistochemical pathology. Wilmington has provided numerous opportunities to continue these interests. He acknowledges that the energy and high quality of the physicians of Wilmington provides an incentive to continuously improve pathology services.

While studying and practicing in North Carolina he fell in love with the state and with a lovely, red-headed Tar Heel alum, Donna Worthington. They have been married for over 15 years and are blessed with son Zachary, daughter Alexis and two great dogs - Max and Keebler. The Shiro family loves the great North Carolina weather, the people and the restaurants of Wilmington. When not working, Dr. Shiro enjoys spending time with his family, investing, reading, playing hockey, golfing, fitness training and computer games.

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