Cecilia YshII Tamashiro, MD

Dr. Cecilia Tamashiro is a pulmonologist with 23 years of experience treating diseases of the lungs and respiratory system. She earned her medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad De Medicina Alberto Hurtado and completed her residency training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Tamashiro furthered her expertise through fellowship training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2015. She provides care in English for her patients.

Dr. Tamashiro practices at CoxHealth Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center in Springfield, Missouri, and maintains hospital affiliations with Phelps Health Hospital. She specializes in managing complex respiratory conditions including respiratory failure and chronic lung disease. Her expertise extends to treating pediatric respiratory failure, allowing her to care for patients across different age groups. Dr. Tamashiro performs diagnostic procedures such as pulmonary function testing and advanced imaging …studies including PET scans to evaluate lung health and function.