Japan Town Medical Group
Robert Nishime, MD

Bio


     Current Organization Involvement

  • Head Team Physician, USA Judo Team
  • Chairman, USA Judo Sports Medicine Subcommittee
  • Team Physician (All Sports), San Jose State University
  • Clinical Teaching Faculty & Preceptor, San Jose O’Connor Hospital Family Practice, Residency Program
  • Clinical Teaching Faculty & Preceptor, San Jose O’Connor Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Medical Director, Yu-Ai-Kai Senior Center, Japantown, San Jose, Ca.
  • Volunteer Instructor, Stanford University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Volunteer Instructor, Stanford University Medical School

      Professional Experience:

2003-present Stanford University Student Health Center, Sports Medicine Clinic Physician
2003-2005 Family Practice Medical Associates, San Jose, CA
1998-2002 Louis Leone Family Practice, Chardon, OH
1998-2002 Precision Orthopaedic Specialties, Inc., Brooklyn/Chardon, OH
1997-1998 Stanford University Student Health Center


      Teaching Positions

2003-2005 Clinical Teaching Faculty & Preceptor, San Jose Medical Center Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
2003-2005 Clinical Teaching Faculty & Preceptor, San Jose Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program


      Administrative Positions

2005 Medical Director, US High School & Collegiate Judo National Championships, San Jose, CA
2004 Medical Director, USA Judo Olympic Trials, San Jose, CA
1997 Medical Director, U.S. Junior & Youth National Judo Championships, Palatine, IL
1999-2001 Medical Director, Deaconess Hospital, Division of Sports Medicine, Brooklyn, OH
2000-2001 Medical Director, OHSAA Hockey Sectional & District Tournament
2000-2002 Medical Director, OHSAA Wrestling Sectional Tournament
2002 Medical Director, U.S. Senior & Masters National Judo Championships, Cleveland, OH
2002 Medical Director, U.S. High School & Collegiate National Judo Championships, San Jose, CA


      Sports Medicine Experience

2001-present Medical Staff, U.S. Open Judo Championships
1998-present Medical Staff, U.S. Senior National Judo Championships
1998-present Medical Staff, U.S. Collegiate & H.S. National Judo Championships
1995-present Pre-participation Physical Exams, High School & Collegiate
2004 Medical Staff, Big Kahuna Triathlon, Santa Cruz, CA
2003 Medical Staff, Titan Games [Sponsored by the US Olympic Committee], San Jose, CA
1999-2003 Team Physician, Brooklyn High School, Brooklyn, OH
1998 Physician Coverage, Concacaf Gold Cup, USA Mens Soccer Team vs. Costa Rica, Oakland Coliseum, CA
1998 Physician Coverage, Danskin Women Triathlon, San Jose, CA
1998 Truckee-Tahoe Medical Clinic, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley, CA
1997 season Physician Coverage, South Bay Area High School Football Game
1997 Physician Coverage, USA Track & Field National Masters Outdoor Championships, San Jose, CA
1997, 2004 Physician Coverage, Microsoft Silicon Valley Marathon, San Jose, CA
1997 Physician Coverage, Sun Valley Ice Skating Championships, San Jose, CA
1997 Physician Coverage, California Community College State Wrestling Championships, San Jose, CA
1997-98 San Jose Clash Physician, Major League Soccer
1996 Physician Coverage, U.S. Junior Olympic National Judo Championships, Chicago, IL
1995-1997 Physician Coverage, Chicago Area High School & Junior College Football Game (Selected Schools)


      Presentations & Lectures

Doctor Nishime has also presented and lectured on the following topics:

  • Lectures to the Rush-Illinois Masonic Family Practice Residents on selected topics in Sports Medicine, 1996-97
    - Acute Knee Injuries
    - Preparticipation Physical Exam
    - Common Corticosteroid Injections
    - Musculoskeletal X-ray Rounds
  • Rush-Illinois Masonic Family Medicine Grand Rounds, 1996
    - Acute Wrist Injuries
  • Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, 46 th Medicine for Today CME Program, 1997
    - General Principles of Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Ohio State High School Coaches Seminars on Sports Medicine Topics, Cleveland Area, OH, 1998-2002
    - Head and Neck Injuries
    - Ergogenic Supplements
    - Sports Nutrition
    - Skin Problems in Athletes
  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 1998 Annual Meeting, Case Presentation, Nashville, TN
    - Refractory Abdominal Pain in a Female Judo Player
  • Sports Medicine lectures to the San Jose State University Athletic Trainer Graduate Students & Stanford University Physician Assistant Students, 1998
    - Common Craniofacial Problems in Athletes
    - Common Wrist Injuries
  • San Jose Medical Center Sports Medicine-Advances & Controversies CME Conference
    - Concussion Management in Sports: Current Concepts & Future Directions, 1999
  • Deaconess Hospital CME Lecture, Cleveland, OH, 1999
    - Low Back Pain
  • Community Presentations, Greater Cleveland Area, OH
    - Sports Health & Physical Fitness (televised), 1999
    - Sports Nutrition
    - Exercise & Diabetes
    - Osteoporosis
    - Osteoarthritis
  • The Sixth Annual Bruce F. Andreas, MD Memorial CME Lecture: Orthopedic Update
    - Sports Injuries, 2001
  • Community Presentations, Yu-Ai-Kai Japanese American Community Senior Service
    - Smoking Cessation, 1998; Colon Cancer, 2003
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    Staying Fit & Healthy, Fifty and Beyond, 2004
  • Sports Medicine lectures to Stanford University Internal Medicine Residents, 2003-2004
    - Acute Knee Injuries
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    Shoulder Injuries
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    Common Ankle Injuries and Hind-Foot Problems
  • Sports Medicine lectures to the San Jose Medical Center Family Practice Residents & Sports Medicine Fellows, 1997-1998, 2003-2004
    - Common Hand and Wrist Injuries
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    Low Back Pain
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    Common Corticosteroid Injections in the Primary Care Setting
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    General Principles of Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries
    - Basic Principles of Fracture Care
    - Acute Knee Injuries
    - Shoulder Injuries
    - Common Ankle Injuries and Hind-Foot Problems
    - Judo Injuries
  • Primary Care Rounds, San Jose Medical Center Family Practice Residency, 2003-2004
  • Community Seminars, San Jose Medical Center, 2003-2004
    - Body Language: Shoulder Pain; Overuse Injuries
  • San Jose O’Connor Hospital Family Practice Residency & Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs, 2005
    - Orthopedics for Dummies
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    Basic Principles of Fracture Management
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    Acute Knee Injuries
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    Concussions
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    On Field Sports Medicine Basics
  • San Jose State Judo Team
    - Sports Nutrition
    - Fluids & Weight Management
  • USA Judo National General Meeting Lecturer
    - Sports Medicine Basics in the Judo Athlete, 2004
  • USA Judo Sports Medicine Subcommittee National Seminar
    - Elbow Injuries in the Judo Athlete
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    Sports Medicine Basics of Judo Strangulation Techniques
  • USA Judo Coaches Certification Seminars
    - Sports Medicine Basics
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    Concussions & Spinal Injuries in the Judo Athlete
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    Sports Medicine Basics of Judo Strangulation Techniques