My goal is to provide a family-centered treatment plan to ensure the best possible outcomes for children with rheumatic diseases.
About Michael Shishov, MD
Michael Shishov, MD, MPH, is a pediatric rheumatologist and division chief of rheumatology at Phoenix Children's. He is also the Kim and Steve Robson Endowed Chair in Rheumatology at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Shishov's clinical interests include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis.
Dr. Shishov graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and then earned his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. He completed his residency training in pediatrics at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Dr. Shishov continued his medical training with a fellowship in pediatric rheumatology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned a master's degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Shishov is board certified in pediatric rheumatology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He has been named a Top Doctor by Phoenix magazine multiple times. In addition, Dr. Shishov has been honored with the American College of Rheumatology Research Foundation's Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow Research Award and the Amgen Fellowship Training Award.
He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Phoenix Rheumatology Association, the Pediatric Rheumatology Consortium Study Group and the Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology and Research Alliance. He also has a national leadership position as the Scientific Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Consortium Study Group (PRCSG), a North American pediatric rheumatology organization that helps develop clinical drug trials in children with rheumatic diseases.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Shishov is committed to advancing the field of pediatric rheumatology through research. He has published his findings in Arthritis Care and Research, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Pediatric Rheumatology and Arthritis & Rheumatology. Dr. Shishov has also presented at meetings of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and PR-COIN (Pediatric Rheumatology Care & Outcomes Improvement Network).
When he's not caring for patients, Dr. Shishov enjoys spending time with his family, playing squash, attending spin classes and watching his favorite sports team, the Boston Celtics.
Medical School / Education
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
Internship
(Pediatrics) New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency
(Pediatrics) New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship
(Pediatric Rheumatology) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Pediatric Rheumatology
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatrics
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Connective Tissue Disorder
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Fellowship Training Award, AMGen
Top Doctor Recipient, PHOENIX magazine
Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow Research Award, American College of Rheumatology Research Foundation
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
Member, American College of Rheumatology
Member, Phoenix Rheumatology Association
Member, Pediatric Rheumatology Consortium Study Group
Member, Childhood Arthritis Rheumatology and Research Alliance
Scientific Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Consortium Study Group (PRCSG)
Ede, K, Shishov, M, Wershba, E, Goswami, N, Gorry, S, Joesph, M, Mirea, L, O'Neil: Screening for juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis with laser flare photometry in the pediatric rheumatology office: a prospective observational study. Pediatr Rheumatol 2024 January; 22(22).
Bingham, CA, Harris, JG, Qui, T, Gilbert, M, Vora, SS, Yildirim-Toruner, C, Ferraro, K, Lovell, DJ, Taylor, J, Mannion, ML, Weiss, JE, Laxer, RM, Shishov, M, Oberle, EJ, Gottlieb, BS, Lee, TC, Pan, N, Burnham, JM, Fair, DC, Batthish, M, Hazen, MM, Spencer, CH, Morgan, EM; Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network. Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network's Quality Measure Set to Improve Care of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research 2023; 75(12): 2442-2452.
Brunner, H, Abud-Mendoza, C, Viola, DO, Penades, IC, Levy, D, Anton, J, Calderon, JE, Chasnyk, VG, Ferrandiz, MA, Keltsev, V, Gastanaga, MEP, Shishov, M, Boteanu, AL, Henrickson, M, Bass, D, Clark, K, Hammer, A, Ji, BN, Nino, A, Roth, DA, Struemper, H, Wang, ML, Martini, A, Lovell, DJ. Ruperto, N: Safety and Efficacy of intravenous belimumab in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2020 Oct; 79(10): 1340-1348.
Hinze C, Foell, D, Johnson AL, Spalding SJ, Gottlieb, BS, Morris, PW, Kimura, Y, Onel, K, Li, SC, Grom, AA, Taylor, J, Brunner, H, Huggins, JL, Nocton, JJ, Haines, KA, Edelheit, BS, Shishov, M, Jung, LK, Williams, CB, Tesher, MS, Costanzo, DM, Zemel, LS, Dare, JA, Passo, MH, Ede, KC, Olson, JC, Cassidy, EA, Griffin, TA, Wagner-Weiner, L, Weiss, JE, Vogler, LB, Rouster-Stevens, KA, Beukelman, T, Cron, RQ, Kietz, D, Schikler, K, Mehta, J, Ting, TV, Verbsky, JW, Eberhard, AB, Huang, B, Giannini, EH, Lovell, DJ: Serum S100A8/A9 and S100A12 levels in children with polyarticular forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: relationship to maintenance of clinically inactive disease during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and occurrence of disease flare after discontinuation of therapy. Arthritis and Rheumatology 2019 Mar;71(3): 451-459.
Lovell DJ, Johnson AL, Huang B, Gottlieb BS, Morris PW, Kimura Y, Onel K, Li SC, Grom AA, Taylor J, Brunner HI, Huggins JL, Nocton JJ, Haines KA, Edelheit BS, Shishov M, Jung LK, Williams CB, Tesher MS, Costanzo DM, Zemel LS, Dare JA, Passo MH, Ede KC, Olson JC, Cassidy EA, Griffin TA, Wagner-Weiner L, Weiss JE, Vogler LB, Rouster-Stevens KA, Beukelman T, Cron RQ, Kietz D, Schikler K, Schmidt KM, Mehta J, Wahezi DM, Ting TV, Verbsky JW, Eberhard BA, Spalding S, Chen C, Giannini EH: Risk, Timing, and Predictors of Disease Flare After Discontinuation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in Children With Polyarticular Forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With Clinically Inactive Disease. Arthritis and Rheumatology. 2018 Sep;70(9):1508-1518.
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Phoenix Children's Hospital - Thomas Campus
1920 E. Cambridge Ave.
Rosenberg Plaza
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Rating & Reviews
Great doctor!
We are extremely grateful for Dr. Micheal Shishov, He was very thorough and very understanding, took his time to review and listen to our concerns and answered our questions. The Assistant Daniel Cruz was so helpful and polite!
Dr Shisov and his staff are always so great and amazing to us, to every one by what we can see. We truly appreciate Dr Shisov being so great and helpful to my daughter's care and showing how much he wants nothing but to make her all better! We couldn't have asked for a better rheumatology doctor!!
Both providers based on the office were professional, understanding, and knowledgeable. We were very happy with our experience.
I greatly appreciate Dr. Shishov. He has been a blessing to us during this time of uncertainty while tracking down a diagnosis for my son.
Doctor Shivov was absolutely fantastic. He was very caring, compassionate, extremely knowledgeable and seemed to really care about the well being of my child. I was very, very pleased with every aspect of the visit. There was some confusion with the follow up. The doctor scheduled it and confirmed it with me then I received a call to schedule a follow up. I don't know what happened there. But I was very pleased with the doctor and all the information he provided and the detailed information I received in an email describing every detail and what I needed to do.
Great office and Dr has always being the best he can to my child and her rheumatology issue! We definitely appreciate Dr Shishov.
We love Dr. Shishov and his staff. They are always amazing, friendly and were able to accommodate our schedule as well. He has been our Dr for 18 years and we are very pleased with the service in his office.