Career
- March 2007:
- Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine
- April 2007:
- Junior Resident, Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital
- March 2009:
- Completed residency
- April 2009:
- Assistant Professor (Specialized Physician), Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine
- April 2010:
- Senior Resident, Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital
- October 2011:
- Assistant Professor (Specialized Physician), Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Keio University School of Medicine
- May 2013:
- Concurrent appointment at the Keio University Specialized Medical Training Center
- April 2016:
- Dispatched to Saiseikai Central Hospital (Nephrology Department) as a staff physician (Until September 2017)
- September 2017:
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, under Professor Devuyst (until July 2020)
- September 2020:
- Dispatched to Saiseikai Central Hospital (Nephrology Department) as a staff physician, also working with the COVID-19 treatment team and infection control team
- February 2022:
- Concurrent appointment in General Medicine and Infectious Disease Department at Saiseikai Central Hospital
- April 2022:
- Appointed as Deputy Director, Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Central Hospital
- November 2022:
- Current position
Academic Societies
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
- The Japanese Society for Vaccinology
- The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology
- The Japanese Society of Nephrology
- The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
- The Japan Diabetes Society
Qualifications
- Certified Internal Medicine Physician, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Specialist and Instructor of Infectious Diseases, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- Instructor of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
- Certified ICD (Infection Control Doctor) by the Infection Control Doctor System Council
- Specialist in Nephrology, The Japanese Society of Nephrology
- Specialist in Dialysis Medicine, The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
- Certified Occupational Health Physician, The Japan Medical Association
Degree
- Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD)
Current Focus and Aspirations
It is well known that diabetic patients and dialysis patients are more prone to infections and are at higher risk of severe outcomes. My clinical practice and research focus on elucidating the mechanisms behind this vulnerability and finding ways to reduce infection risks for immunocompromised patients.