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1932
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2017
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Hiroshi Nishiyama Obituary
Hiroshi Nishiyama, beloved husband of Hiroko (nee Tajima) for 50 years, passed away on July 22, 2017 at the age of 85. Loving father to Tetsuto "Teddy" (Noriko), Fumie Jill, Shuji Eugene, and the late Rika Joan. Survived by grandchildren Hayato Aaron and Chihiro Kristen, and brothers Tosuke (Ritsu) and Keizo (Yuriko). He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Nobu (Takeo). He was born April 3, 1932 in Gunma, Japan, the second son of Sukeo and Taka Nishiyama. He studied at Tohoku University and Yokohama Municipal University Medical School. After internship at Camp Zama US Army Base Hospital in Japan, he came to the US in 1960 for Pediatric residencies and Leukemia fellowship. He returned to Japan in 1966 to work at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Hiroshima, then was head of Epidemiology at Aichi Cancer Research Center in Nagoya. In 1969, he returned to the US. He joined the Nuclear Medicine division of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1972. He became an American Citizen in 1984. In 1988, he became director of Nuclear Medicine at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. He retired in 2007. Visitation with family Saturday, August 19th from 9:30 am to 10:30 am followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am at Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5950 Montgomery Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Japanese American Citizens League, 11043 Wood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45242 or to Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church Pastors' Discretionary Fund.
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Jennifer Pace
August 19, 2017
I had the honor of working for Dr. Nishiyama for 14 years. He was an excellent physician and boss. He had a very strong work ethic and came to work everyday with a smile on his face. He will be greatly missed.
August 15, 2017
I had the good fortune to work with Dr. Nishiyama during his time at the Cincinnati VAMC. He was an outstanding physician, service chief, and colleague. I appreciated his enthusiasm and dedication to patient care. He was always available for discussions with clinicians to determine the best course of action for the care of their patients. He has been missed. My condolences to his family.
James M. Huey MD
ACOS Primary Care
Cincinnati VAMC
Linda Mathis
August 15, 2017
I'm so sorry to hear this. Dr. Nishiyama was by far one of my favorite doctors to work with at the VA. He would always come down to our office to visit and tell stories. He will definitely be missed. My thoughts and prayers go to his family.
Sandy Turvey
August 15, 2017
I was Dr. Nishiyama's secretary in Nuclear Medicine back in the late 80's and he was great to work for. Walked in the door with a smile and very pleasant. He always took time to treat his staff out to lunch regularly.
I will always laugh remembering how i had to follow him down the hall as he dictated orders.
A great loss of a wonderful, brilliant man.
Blessings for his family and may God wrap his loving arms around each of you. We all loved him dearly.
Martha Bacher
August 15, 2017
I am deeply saddened by Dr. Nishiyama's death. I met him many years ago at the VA when I was first starting as an Endocrine Case Manager. He was kind, patient, and always accessible. He will be missed.
Harue Marquardt
August 14, 2017
We are very saddened to learn about Dr. Nishiyama's passing.
I am afraid that I cannot make for the visitation but I will be thinking of his family.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you, Nishiyama-san.
Peace,
Harue Marquardt
Karen LaVelle
August 10, 2017
So sad to hear of Dr. Nishiyama's passing. He was such a sweet man and a very good physician. When he retired from the VA, there was no one that could replace him, so he went back to help out. That is the kind of person he was. We both started at the VA around the same time and looked forward to retirement. He is thought of fondly and I offer my condolences to his family and friends.
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