# Kaoru Shima

> Kaoru Shima  was a Japanese physician. He was the first director of the rebuilt Shima Hospital, located at the hypocenter of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He is known as the "father of the Hiroshima Surgical Society".

*Japanese physician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kaoru-shima

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1897-07-02
- **Died:** 1977-05-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Kaoru Shima  was a Japanese physician. He was the first director of the rebuilt Shima Hospital, located at the hypocenter of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He is known as the "father of the Hiroshima Surgical Society".

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.7

## Sources
- [Kaoru Shima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_Shima)
- [島薫](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E8%96%AB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108110985)

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