Kazuhiro Murai
Kazuhiro Murai
Search for new therapeutic targets in patients with viral hepatitis
Biomarker Search for Predictive Biomarkers of Disease Progression
Career History
- April 2009-March 2011, Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Initial Clinical Resident
- April 2011-March 2014: Resident, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital
- Apr 2014 - Apr 2021, Medical Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Hospital
- May 2021-Dec 2022 Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
- Jan 2023-Mar 2026 Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Oncology Center, Osaka University Hospital
- Apr 2026-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Board Certification, Specialist Certification, Instructor, Councilor, etc.
- Japanese Society of Internal Medicine: certified physician, specialist in general internal medicine, supervising physician
- Japanese Society of Gastroenterology: Medical Specialist, Medical Advisor, Councilor of Kinki Branch
- Japan Society of Hepatology: specialist, advisor, councilor of the Western Society, councilor of the Society
- Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Medical Specialist
Hobbies
Enjoyable meals, reading
Message
We are conducting basic research on the pathophysiology of viral hepatitis and the search for novel therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers of disease progression. We hope to conduct research that will influence treatment choices in clinical practice.
As for clinical practice, we focus on hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases. We try to provide clear and detailed explanations.
While it is important to master what you are interested in and what you like, it is equally important to face what you are not interested in and what you are not good at without turning your back on them. Please be a doctor with a broad perspective, not one that narrows your own horizons.