EDUCATION:
MD / National Defense Medical College / 1994
PhD / National Defense Medical College / 2006
BOARDS & CERTIFICATION:
Japanese Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Board of Hand Surgery
FELLOWSHIP & STUDY ABROAD:
Visiting Surgeon and Clinical Research Fellow, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK, 2004 - 2005
Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand / American Society for Surgery of the Hand Traveling Fellow, 2013
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Resident:
Dept. of Orthop., National Defense Medical College Hospital (1994-1998)
Resident of Hand Surgery:
Dept. of Orthop., National Defense Medical College Hospital (1998-2000)
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hand Surgeon:
Dept. of Orthop., Japan Self Defense Force Yokosuka Hospital (2000-2001)
Dept. of Orthop., National Defense Medical College Hospital (2001-2004)
Assistant Professor:
Dept. of Orthop., National Defense Medical College Hospital (2005-2006)
Dept. of Orthop., Saitama Medical University Hospital (2006-2013)
Vice-Director:
Saitama Hand Surgery Institute, Saitama Seikeikai Hospital (2013-present)
MEMBERSHIPS:
Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Japanese Peripheral Nerve Society, Japan Shoulder Society,
Japanese Elbow Society, British Society for Surgery of the Hand,
International Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
HONOR & AWARDS:
The grant for research abroad (12th), Nakayama Foundation for Human Science, 2003
The grant for research abroad (16th), The Nakatomi Foundation, 2004
The grant for research abroad (20th), The Nakatomi Foundation, 2008
Japan Orthopaedics and Traumatology Foundation, 2009
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2008-2012
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Peripheral nerve surgery, Reconstructive surgery of hand
PUBLICATIONS:
- Toxic shock syndrome after a closed comminuted fracture surgery at the distal end of the humerus. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 1999; 8: 165-169.
- Multiple neurilemomas of the median and ulnar nerves with a communicating branch in the same upper extremity: A case report. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2002; 36: 314-315.
- Primary repair of the collateral ligament of the proximal interphalangeal joint using a suture anchor. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2003; 37: 117-120.
- Efficient gene transfer from innervated muscle into rat peripheral and central nervous systems using a nonviral HVJ (Hemagglutinating Virus of Japan)-liposome method. J Neurochemistry. 2003; 85 (3): 810-815.
- Nonviral gene transfer of human hepatocyte growth factor improves streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in rats. Diabetes. 2005; 54(3): 846-854.
- The Effects of early exploration on the relief of neuropathic pain following brachial plexus injuries - A review of 148 cases. J. Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2006; 88 (6): 756-759.
- Peripheral nerve palsies associated with closed fractures and dislocations. Injury 2006; 37: 507-512.
- Useful MRI assessment for bowstringing of the flexor tendon following trigger finger release. J. Orthopaedic Science 2012: 19(1); 186-189.
- Simultaneous modified Camitz opponensplasty using a pulley at the radial side of the flexor retinaculum in severe carpal tunnel syndrome. J. Hand Surg. (E). 2013: 39; 632-636.
- Critical role of p38 MAPK for regeneration of the sciatic nerve following crush injury in vivo. J. Neuroinflammation 2013: [Epub ahead of print]
- Suspension arthroplasty for old fracture-dislocations of the fifth carpometacarpal joint. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. 2016; Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]
EDUCATION:
MD/ Tokyo Medical and Dental University/ 2003
BOARDS & CERTIFICATION:
Japanese Board of Hand Surgery, Japanese Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Resident:
Dept. of plastic surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2003-2006)
Resident of Hand Surgery:
Saitama Hand Surgery Institute (2006-2008)
Plastic Surgeon:
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2008-2011)
Plastic Surgeon, Assistant lecturer:
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2011-2012)
Staff, Hand Surgeon:
Saitama Hand Surgery Institute (2012-present)
MEMBERSHIPS:
Japanese Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Reconstruction (skin, tendon, nerve, bone, joint, finger), Microsurgery,
Contracture (traumatic, burn, congenital), Congenital anomaly (hand, foot).
PUBLICATIONS:
- Experience of 17 cases of Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome. J Jpn Soc Surg Hand. 2007; 24: 185-188.
- Palmar cutaneous branch and anatomic variation in open carpal tunnel release. J Jpn Soc Surg Hand. 2009; 25: 845-848.
- Abductor pollicis longus suspension arthroplasty for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis. Bone Joint Nerve 2013; 3: 331-335.
- Middle term result and complications of modified Mathoulin procedure for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis. J Jpn Soc Surg Hand. 2013; 30: 260-262
- Brachymetatarsia of the 4th toe. Orthoplastic Surgery 2013:162-165
- Postoperative congestion and sensory recovery of reverse digital artery island flap with or without venous anastomosis. Jpn J Plast Surg 58(1), 85-89, 2015
- Result of reverse digital artery flap. J Jpn Soc Surg Hand 31(6), 1-3, 2015