Staff Profile

Career History

• March 2002 Graduated from Osaka University School of Medicine, School of Medicine
• Apr 2002 Resident, Osaka University Hospital
• June 2004 Senior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Police Hospitals
• Apr 2006 Medical Staff, Internal Medicine, Osaka Police Hospitals
• Apr 2007 Medical Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Hospital
• Apr 2008 Entered Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Doctoral Program
• March 2011 Completed the doctoral program at an early stage
• Apr 2011 Medical Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Hospital
• July 2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cancer Biology, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
• Jun 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
• Oct 2021 Lecturer, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
• Jan. 2026 Current position: Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine

Board Certification, Specialist Certification, Instructor, Councilor, etc.

• Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (Specialist and Supervising Physician in General Internal Medicine)
• Japanese Society of Hepatology (specialist, advisor, councilor of the society)
• The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (specialist, advisor, councilor of the society)
• The Japanese Cancer Association (Councilor)
• The Japanese Society for Gastrointestinal Immunology (Councilor)
• Japanese Association for Cancer Immunology (Delegate)
• Japan Organization of Medical Examiners for Cancer Therapy (Board Certification in Cancer Therapy)
• Japan Association for Molecular Targeted Therapy of Liver Cancer (sponsor)
• Japanese Society for Clinical Immunology (irAE Research Promotion Committee Member)
• Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Medical Specialist)
• Japanese Association for Hepatocellular Research, Hepatocellular Research Society, Japanese Pancreatic Association, Japanese Society for Genome Editing, Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology, AACR (Active member), AASLD (FAASLD, Education lead in Cell Biology SIG), EASL (Corresponding)

Hobbies

Cooking, travel, music, scuba diving

Message

When I was young, I was fascinated by endoscopic practice, and in graduate school, I was drawn to basic research on the liver. Through my study in the United States, I met many doctors and fellow researchers whom I respect and admire. After returning to Japan, I realized anew the importance of translational research in the clinical classroom, and up to the present, I have conducted a number of collaborative studies with many doctors throughout Japan and the world.
Gastroenterology is a truly broad and deep field, full of various fascinating aspects. We hope that many young doctors will use our department as a starting point and spread their wings in their own paths.