Yoshinobu Saito
Yoshinobu Saito
Gastroenterology in general, especially hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases
Pathophysiology of hepatocellular death, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver fibrosis, and autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases
Career History
- April 2006-March 2008: Clinical resident at Kansai Rosai Hospital
- Apr 2008-Mar 2011: Medical Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Acute & Comprehensive Medical Center
- Apr 2011-Mar 2019: Medical Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
- April 2017-March 2018: Department of Future Medical Development (Future Medical Center), Osaka University Hospital
- May 2018-Mar 2019: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor of Comprehensive Community Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
- April 2019 - July 2023: Columbia University (New York, NY, USA), Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases (PI: Robert Schwabe)
- Aug 2023-Mar 2024: Project Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
- Apr 2024-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Board Certification, Specialist Certification, Instructor, Councilor, etc.
- Japanese Society of Internal Medicine: Specialist and advisor in general internal medicine
- Japanese Society of Gastroenterology: Medical Specialist, Medical Advisor, Councilor of Kinki Branch
- Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Medical Specialist
- Japan Society of Hepatology: specialist, advisor, councilor of Seibu-kai
- Japan Organization of Medical Examiners for Cancer Therapy: Board Certified Cancer Therapy Physician
- Japan Medical Association Certified Industrial Physician, Osaka Prefectural Doctor for Intractable Diseases
Hobbies
Basketball, watching foreign dramas and movies
Message
During my four years of study abroad at Columbia University (New York, NY, USA), I was exposed to diverse values and research environment with my family, and learned a lot. The experiences I gained there have become the foundation for my current clinical and research activities.
In the future, I would like to contribute to the development of medical care by further deepening my past research themes and actively taking on new challenges in new areas. Gastroenterology is an academic and clinical field that is broadly involved from diagnosis to treatment and deals with a wide variety of pathological conditions from chronic diseases including cancer to emergency diseases. I am attracted to the fact that I can always stimulate my intellectual curiosity through daily medical treatment and research, and feel that I am growing as a person. I would like to create an environment where young doctors can learn together with me, starting from the questions they have in the field, and move forward.