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Eric T. Shinohara MD, MSCI

Professor, and Chair for the Department of Radiation Oncology

Areas of Expertise

  • Cancer
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Sarcoma

Location

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2003
  • Master of Science in Clinical Investigation - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2005
  • Residency - University of Pennsylvania, 2010

Board Certifications

  • Radiation Oncology - American Board of Radiology, 2011

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr Shinohara is the only physician I would trust with my radiology issues
February 16, 2026
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Dr Shinohara communicates to me very effectively all options and considers everything about me individually. He is excellent and very knowledgeable and the top in his area yet communicates my care with compassion and kindness and considers my individual experience.
February 14, 2026
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Dr. Shinohara is outstanding
February 11, 2026
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This doctor is great. Great personality. Takes his time with me. Puts up with all my questions. Could not ask for a better doctor
January 11, 2026
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Dr. Eric Shinohara and nurse Staci were both 100 % excellent and both deserve recognition for such. I've been a patient of Dr. Shinohara for 9 years. He is one of the best I've experienced. He is exceptional. His explanations are clear and concise.
January 11, 2026
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He is the best at his profession. Outstanding in every way!
November 16, 2025
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Dr Shinohara is EXCELLENT!! He is so kind and listens to every concern. He has so much knowledge yet helps you understand at your level. Very reassuring. He did a good job teaching his resident Dr Byrd and he also has a kind bedside manner.
October 28, 2025
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Dr. Shinohara is an outstanding medical provider. He is excellent at explaining procedures, options, treatments, possibilities. EVERYTHING, actually. He is professional but also friendly and approachable and sympathetic. I can't praise him enough.
October 5, 2025
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Dr. Shinohara and his intern and staff were very thorough. My condition is stable and this was a follow up visit
September 23, 2025
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