| About Barry Shibuya M.D. |
| Dr Shibuya graduated from the University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine in 1996, and completed his internship and internal medicine residency at the University of Hawaii Integrated Medical Residency Program in 1999. He also served as Chief Medical Resident at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu, HI in 2000. Dr Shibuya then completed his rheumatology fellowship at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in 2002. He is currently board certified in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, and most recently Integrative Medicine. Dr Shibuya has been in private practice since 2002, and opened his own office in Fremont, CA in March 2004. He is also a medical consultant staff at the Washington Hospital, Fremont. Dr Shibuya has also served as the President of the Northern California Rheumatology Society (NCRS) since 2006, and a current board member of the California Rheumatology Alliance (CRA). Dr Shibuya also volunteers with various non-profit organizations, such as the Arthritis Foundation , Lupus Foundation, Psorisis Foundation, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation to provide patient educational seminars around the SF Bay area. He also volunteers as a guest lecturer at Stanford School of Medicine Primary Care Associate Program with Foothill College. In his free time, Dr Shibuya likes to listen to music, sing karaoke, travel, dining out and speak to community groups on various arthritis-related topics. Some of his community talks can be seen on Washington Hospital’s Cable Network: In Health, channel 78 in the area. Dr Shibuya also starts providing integrative rheumatology and holistic medicine consultations at the Fremont Holistic Center under Shibuya Integrative Health in 2014. |
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Barry
Shibuya M.D.
Shibuya M.D.
| “A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if Arthritis and pain are common injuries we all sustain as we journey through life. Like the oyster, I hope to be able to help my patients gain pearls of wisdom, by learning about their specific type of arthritis and source of their pains, so that they are able to develop healthier lifestyle habits, which are very important in the successful long-term management of arthritis. Biography & Background: I grew up in the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment of Hawaii and came from a family of teachers, both of which continue to serve me well in my medical practice today. I have been in private practice since 2002, and have practiced in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural Fremont, CA since March, 2004. When I arrived in Fremont, there were no arthritis exercise educational classes available and thus I worked with the Northern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, to bring Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, and Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program here to Fremont community; most recently, Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program. Clinical Interests: I specialize in common forms of arthritis, like osteoarthritis and gout, osteoporosis and related autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjogren’s syndrome, myositis, scleroderma and vasculitis. Autoimmune diseases frequently present with many different signs and symptoms, which may be difficult to diagnose without specialized “detective-work” training that a board certified rheumatologist has had. I also enjoy “figuring out difficult cases” and coordinating the care of complex cases like patients with scleroderma related pulmonary arterial hypertension or vasculitis. Research Interests: My research interests include various forms of inflammatory arthritis, like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus and gout. Learning about the latest diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients gives me and my patients, regardless of their insurance status, hope for the future that there will one day be at least many treatment options for the various forms of arthritis, if not many cures. Current clinical trial recruitments. Note: Dr Shibuya works Mon, Tue, Wed (AM only), Thu, every other Friday. |
| About Christine Elias M.D. |
| Dr. Christine Elias graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2009, and completed her internship and internal medicine residency at the University of California (UC), Irvine in 2012. She then continued on to finish her Rheumatology fellowship in 2014 from UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Elias is raised around the SF south bay area. She recently moved back to area, and joined Dr. Shibuya's private practice in October 2014. She is also a medical consultant at the Washington Hospital in Fremont. She is also a member of American College of Rheumatology (ACR), California Rheumatology Alliance (CRA), and a Board Director for the Northern CA Rheumatology Society (NCRS) Dr Elias also volunteers with various non-profit organizations, such as the Lupus Foundation to provide patient educational seminars around the SF Bay area. She is also one of the volunteer guest lecturer at Stanford School of Medicine Primary Care Associate Program with Foothill College. In her free time, Dr Elias likes cooking, hiking, snowboarding, and swimming. Dr Elias speaks Vietnamese and some medical Spanish! |
Christine
Elias M.D.
Elias M.D.
| Fremont Rheumatology Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Auto-Immune Diseases |
| Personal Statement: "Doctor" means teacher, from the Latin docere, to teach. "Physician" means "naturalist", from the Greek word for nature. As a Rheumatologist, I enjoy teaching patients about their specific type of autoimmune disease or arthritis, and how to be healthier through medical management and wholesome lifestyle habits. By the time patients are referred to me, often they have already seen multiple specialists but have no clear diagnosis. I enjoy working up such difficult cases and managing a patient’s complex symptoms. Biography and Background: I was born in Thailand after my parents emigrated from Vietnam, and I grew up in a diverse cultural climate in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am grateful to be able to practice Rheumatology in Fremont and help the patients within the community where I grew up. Clinical Interests: I specialize in various forms of arthritis including osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis; osteoporosis; and autoimmune diseases like scleroderma, mixed connective disease, myositis, and Sjogren syndrome, with a particular interest in lupus and its complications. Note: Dr Elias works Tue, Wed, Fri only |
| FREMONT RHEUMATOLOGY Arthritis, Osteoporosis, & Auto-Immune Diseases |
| Fremont Rheumatology Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Auto-Immune Diseases Barry Shibuya M.D. and Christine Elias M.D. |