Career
- 1985:
- Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine
- 1985:
- Resident in Internal Medicine, Keio University Hospital
- 1987:
- Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City Municipal Hospital
- 1989:
- Specialist in Pulmonary and Circulatory Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
- 1992:
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
- 1995:
- Chief Physician and Head of Clinical Laboratory, National Minami-Yokohama Hospital
- 2000:
- Lecturer, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
- 2010:
- Associate Professor, Infection Control Center, Keio University School of Medicine
- 2015:
- Professor, Infection Control Center, Keio University School of Medicine
- 2019:
- Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine
Academic Societies
- Councilor, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases; Director, Eastern Japan Regional Committee
- Councilor, The Japanese Respiratory Society; Vice-Chair, Infectious Disease and Tuberculosis Academic Committee
- Director and Councilor, The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
- Director and Councilor, The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology
- Councilor, The Japanese Society for Environmental Infections; Chair, Editorial Board of the Society Journal
- Councilor, The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis
- Chair, Committee on Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis Countermeasures
- Member, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, The Medical Mycology Society of Japan, The Japanese Society for Bacteriology, The Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy, The Japan Lung Cancer Society, The Japanese Society for Immunology, The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, The Japanese Association for Bioethics
- Member, American Thoracic Society
Qualifications
- Certified Specialist, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease Specialist and Instructor, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- Respiratory Medicine Specialist and Instructor, The Japanese Respiratory Society
- Specialist and Instructor, The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis
- Instructor for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Degree
- Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD)
Current Focus and Aspirations
My main research themes are the epidemiology, diagnosis, and development of treatment methods for mycobacterial infections. I aim to establish accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods for nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.