Career
- September 2004:
- Internship at a hospital in South India as part of JOCS (NGO)
- April 2007:
- Junior Resident, Asahi General Hospital
- April 2009:
- Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahi General Hospital
- April 2010:
- Assistant (Specialized Physician), Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
- April 2013:
- JSPS Special Research Fellow (DC2)
- April 2015:
- Assistant Professor, Center for Preventive Medicine, Keio University Hospital
- October 2015:
- Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Eiju General Hospital
- April 2017:
- Deputy Director, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Eiju General Hospital
- April 2018:
- Study Abroad, National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S.
- February 2019:
- JSPS Overseas Research Fellow
- April 2021:
- Current Position
Education
- April 2000:
- Enrolled in Keio University School of Medicine
- August 2004:
- Took a leave of absence from Keio University
- January 2005:
- Enrolled in Yonsei University Language Institute, South Korea
- May 2005:
- Medical training at Yonsei University School of Medicine (Severance Hospital)
- September 2005:
- Re-enrolled at Keio University School of Medicine
- March 2007:
- Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine
- April 2010:
- Enrolled in Doctoral Program, Department of Clinical Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Keio University
- March 2015:
- Withdrew after obtaining credits from the Doctoral Program, Keio University Graduate School of Medicine
- June 2016:
- Enrolled in Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- March 2018:
- Obtained Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD) from Keio University
- May 2020:
- Obtained Master of Public Health (MPH) from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Academic Societies
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- The Japanese Respiratory Society
- The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
- The Japanese Society for AIDS Research
- The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
- The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology
- The Japanese Society for Environmental Infections
- The Japanese Society of Vaccinology
- The Japanese Society for Immunology
- The Japanese Society of Human Genetics
- The Japanese Shock Society
- The Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Qualifications
- Specialist in Internal Medicine, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Specialist in Infectious Diseases, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- Respiratory Specialist, The Japanese Respiratory Society
- Tuberculosis and Mycobacterial Disease Specialist, The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis
- AIDS Specialist, The Japanese Society for AIDS Research
- Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Specialist, The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
- ICD (Infectious Disease Control), endorsed by the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- Cancer Treatment Specialist, Certified by the Japanese Organization for Cancer Treatment
Degree
- Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
Current Focus and Aspirations
I am interested in understanding why some individuals develop severe symptoms from infectious diseases while others do not. I am collaborating with researchers in Japan and globally to advance research in this field. Additionally, I am dedicated to uncovering the disease mechanisms and developing treatments for patients suffering from pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections.
Regarding COVID-19, I am working with healthcare professionals across Japan as part of the COVID-19 Task Force (https://www.covid19-taskforce.jp/), collaborating with many researchers to lead joint research on the frontline of COVID-19 care.