Faculty Information - NISHIZAWA Youko

■ Published papers

1.	Review article	Kidney Transplantation and Pregnancy and Childbirth 2026/07
2.	Original article	Development of the shortened scale for health interest 2025/02/04
3.	Original article	Quantitative Definition of Low-Health-Interest Populations by Using Regression Trees: A Nationwide Internet Survey in Japan. 2024/08/09
4.	Original article	Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infection and systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: A case report 2023/11/05
5.	Original article	Serum oxalate concentration is associated with coronary artery calcification and cardiovascular events in Japanese dialysis patients. 2023/10/29
6.	Case report	Efficacy and parameter-kinetics of mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) and magnetic resonance elastography in hepatitis C patients with direct acting antiviral therapy: Case series of 5 hemodialysis patients 2022/11
7.	Original article	Fibroblast growth factor23(FGF23)levels is associated with ultrafiltration rate in patients on hemodialysis 2020/09/30
8.	Case report	Low‐density lipoprotein apheresis for PLA2R‐related membranous glomerulonephritis accompanied by IgG4‐related tubulointerstitial nephritis 2020/06
9.	Other	Reply to: Do calcium-based phosphate binders accelerate or prevent coronary artery calcification in dialysis patients? 2019/06
10.	Review article	Review: Pathophysiology and Epideimology of CVD in CKD patients 2019/01
11.	Original article	A Case of Anticentromere Antibody-positive Scleroderma Renal Crisis Repuiring Dialysis. 2018/08
12.	Original article	Compositional Analysis of Coronary Artery Calcification in Dialysis Patients in vivo by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Angiography 2018/08
13.	Original article	Effect of bicarbonate/lactate and lactate peritoneal dialysis fluid on peritoneum 2017/11
14.	Case report	Progressive peritoneal fibrosis owing to recurrent bacterial and eosinophilic peritonitis proven by laparoscopy and pathology 2016/09
15.	Case report	Alport syndrome and pregnancy: Good obstetric and nephrological outcomes in a pregnant woman with homozygous autosomal recessive Alport syndrome. 2015/12
16.	Case report	Peritoneal sclerosis, EPS, and Amyloidosis proven by peritoneal pathology after 9-years history of peritoneal dialysis: A case report 2015/10
17.	Original article	Effect of glucose for peritoneal mesothelial cell deterioration 2014/08
18.	Case report	Removal of Raltegravir by Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis 2014/01
19.	Original article	Study of discrepancies between recorded and actual blood flow in hemodialysis patients. 2013/11
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	KTOPPS-AMR: The Kidney Transplant Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study Following Antibody Mediated Rejection （Poster notice，General） 2025/10/08
2.	A definition of the low-health-interest population and the Interest in Health Scale （Speech，General） 2024/07/06
3.	How to identify low-health-interest-population - A short version of the Interest in Health Scale （Speech，General） 2024/07/06
4.	The relationship between dental care seeking behavior and health interest: A nationwide internet survey （Speech，General） 2023/07/22
5.	Loneliness Is Associated with Low-Health Interest: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study （Speech，General） 2023/06/24
6.	Low-density lipoprotein apheresis therapy for nephrosis syndrome in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease （Poster notice，General） 2022/10/22
7.	High serum oxalate concentration associated with coronary artery calcification and lanthanum carbonate in hemodialysis patients （Speech，General） 2022/05/19
8.	Progressive IgA nephropathy in a patient with hereditary angioedema （Poster notice，General） 2021/09/25
9.	Successful treatment by clofazimine containing regimen against pneumothorax induced by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus （Speech，General） 2021/09/12
10.	Association between serum oxalate concentration and vascular calcification in dialysis patients （Speech，General） 2021/06/18
11.	Gender difference of liver fibrosis among hepatitis C dialysis patients: A pilot study （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2021/06/04
12.	Gender difference of liver fibrosis among hepatitis C dialysis patients: A pilot study （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2020/11/02
13.	Antihypertensive therapy and fluctuation of renal function in elderly patients with nephrosclerosis （Speech，General） 2020/08/19
14.	Three-combination Probiotic decreases serum phosphate levels with involvement of bacteria in the gut microbioma in hemodialysis patients: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. （Speech，General） 2020/06/07
15.	Low diastolic blood pressure with low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration would deteriorate cardiovascular mortality in the patients with maintenance dialysis. （Poster notice，General） 2020/06/06
16.	IgG4-related membranous Nephropathy: A case report （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2019/10/05
17.	Renal vessels calcification is associated with coronary calcification and mortality in hemodialysis patients. （Poster notice，General） 2019/06/15
18.	AST/ALT ratio with high normal-range ALT would be one of the most useful prognostic-factor for cardiovascular death in dialysis patients. （Poster notice，General） 2019/06
19.	Macrocytic hypochromic anemia would deteriorate all-cause mortality in dialysis patients （Poster notice，General） 2019/06
20.	Clinical significance of cerebral artery calcification in hemodialysis patients （Poster notice，General） 2018/05/26
21.	Relationship between serum fibroblast growth factor 21 levels and arteriosclerosis factors in chronic hemodialysis patients （Poster notice，General） 2017/06/05
22.	The clinical significance of mediastinal fat index newly devised in maintenance hemodialysis patients. （Poster notice，General） 2016/05/23
23.	A factor analysis on fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in hemodialysis patients with or without cardiovascular diseases. （Poster notice，General） 2016/05/21
24.	THE EFFECT OF NEUTRAL PH ICODEXTRIN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID ON PERITONEAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS （Poster notice，General） 2016/02/28
25.	Impact of hyponatremia on renal function in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease （Poster notice，General） 2015/05/30
26.	Relationship of visceral and subcutaneous fat with the decrease of renal function for seven years in people with obesity （Poster notice，General） 2015/05/30
27.	An Alarming Autopsy Case of Miliary Tuberculosis with Serological Positive Anti–PR3 ANCA. （Poster notice，General） 2015/03/05
28.	Component analysis of coronary artery calcification in dialysis patients in vivo by dual-energy CT angiography. （Speech，General） 2015/02/02
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■ Qualifications & licenses

1.		Educator of the Japanese Society of Nephrology
2.		Board Certified Senior Member of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
3.		Board Certified in Peritoneal Dialysis, Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
4.		Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (FJSIM)
5.		Certified Industrial Physician of the Japan Medical Association
6.		Board Certified Nephrologist of the Japanese Society of Nephrology
7.		Fellow of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
8.		Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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■ Research grants & projects

1.	2021/04～2026/03	Parameter-kinetics of apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) in contrast-induced nephropathy (Key Word : Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
2.	2021/04～2023/03	Association between renal anemia and intestinal flora in home dialysis patients (Key Word : Grant for Pathophysiological Research in Chronic Kidney Disease, The Japanese Kidney Foundation, 2020)
3.	2019/04～2021/03	Gender difference of liver fibrosis among hepatitis C infected dialysis patients (Key Word : Research Scholarship, The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy)

■ Awards & honors

1.	2023/06	Kurokawa Award (Clinical Research), ACP Japan Chapter 2023
2.	2019/05	Courage Award, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Association

■ Education

1.		School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Graduated, Bachelor of Medicine, BMed
2.	2018/12 Degree Acquisition	Tokyo Women's Medical University, Doctor of Philosophy, PhD
3.		Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University, Completed, Master of Public Health, MPH