Faculty Information - Yamazaki Kenji

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Yamazaki Kenji
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery

Position Visiting Professor

■ Books

Chapter contribution　

EVAHEART Left Ventricular Assist System, Mechanical Circulatory Support 2011/09

■ Published papers

1.	Original article	Hemocompatibility-related Adverse Events Following HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation between Japan and United States. 2020/03/13
2.	Original article	Implication of Preoperative Existence of Atrial Fibrillation on Hemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. 2019/05
3.	Original article	The angle of the outflow graft to the aorta can affect recirculation due to aortic insufficiency under left ventricular assist device support. 2018/12
4.	Original article	Impact of Recurrent Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia on Outcome in Japanese Heart Transplant Candidates With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. 2018/08
5.	Original article	Left heart pressures can be the key to know the limitation of left ventricular assist device support against progression of aortic insufficiency. 2018/07
6.	Original article	Twenty-year experience with the Konno operation: Konno incision does not impair LV function. 2018/05
7.	Original article	Outflow graft anastomosis site design could be correlated to aortic valve regurgitation under left ventricular assist device support. 2018/01
8.	Review article	Statement for heart transplantation (JCS 2016) 2018/01
9.	Case report	Thrombus formation 4 years after percutaneous transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect. 2017/08
10.	Original article	Preservation of von Willebrand factor multimers and function in patients with an EVAHEART centrifugal-type, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. 2017/07
11.	Original article	Long-term follow-up of Fontan completion in adults and adolescents. 2017/06
12.	Original article	Donor bone marrow cells are essential for iNKT cell-mediated Foxp3+ Treg cell expansion in a murine model of transplantation tolerance. 2017/04
13.	Original article	The influence of pump rotation speed on hemodynamics and myocardial oxygen metabolism in left ventricular assist device support with aortic valve regurgitation. 2017/04
14.	Original article	Surgery for non ‑ small cell lung cancer in patients with a history of cardiovascular surgery. 2017/03/01
15.	Original article	Tubular Cardiac Tissues Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generate Pulse Pressure In Vivo 2017/03
16.	Original article	Longer coronary anastomosis provides lower energy loss in coronary artery bypass grafting. 2017/01
17.	Original article	Long-Term Outcome of Arterial Switch Operation Conversion After Failed Senning/Mustard Procedure. 2016/11
18.	Original article	Surgical repair of a truncus arteriosus with unilateral absence of the right proximal pulmonary artery. 2016/11
19.	Original article	Arterial Switch Operation With and Without Coronary Relocation for Intramural Coronary Arteries. 2016/10
20.	Original article	Bileaflet mechanical valve replacement: an assessment of outcomes with 30 years of follow-up. 2016/10
21.	Original article	Fontan circulation over 30 years. What should we learn from those patients? 2016/08
22.	Case report	Migration of a Temporary Epicardial Pacing Lead into the Vascular Graft 2016/08
23.	Case report	Open-heart surgery using a centrifugal pump: a case of hereditary spherocytosis. 2016/08
24.	Original article	Long-Term Follow-Up of the Conal Flap Method for Tricuspid Malinsertion in Transposition of the Great Arteries With Ventricular Septal Defect and Pulmonary Stenosis. 2016/07
25.	Original article	Surgery for non-small cell lung cancer in patients with a history of cardiovascular surgery. 2016/07
26.	Review article	Multiple synchronous ventricular lipomas 2016/06
27.	Case report	Left atrial dissection related to retrograde cardioplegia cannula insertion. 2016/05
28.	Original article	TRPV-1-mediated elimination of residual iPS cells in bioengineered cardiac cell sheet tissues. 2016/02
29.	Original article	Sensitivity and specificity of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) for detecting post-cardiac surgery delirium: a single-center study in Japan 2016/01
30.	Original article	Improved clinical course of autologous skeletal myoblast sheet (TCD-51073) transplantation when compared to a propensity score-matched cardiac resynchronization therapy population. 2015/08
31.	Other	Left atrial dissection. 2015/08
32.	Original article	LVAD inflow cannula covered with a titanium mesh induces neointimal tissue with neovessels. 2015/08
33.	Original article	Neonatal repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and lung agenesis. 2015/07
34.	Original article	A new tissue-engineered biodegradable surgical patch for high-pressure systems. 2015/06
35.	Original article	Surgery for aortic regurgitation and aortic root dilatation in Takayasu arteritis. 2015/06
36.	Other	Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Skeletal Myoblast Sheets (TCD-51073) for the Treatment of Severe Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease. 2015/05
37.	Original article	Absorbable sternal pins improve sternal closure stability within a small deviation. 2015
38.	Case report	Ventricular assist device implantation late after double switch operation for L-transposition of the great arteries. 2014/11
39.	Original article	Surgical strategy for Kommerell's diverticulum: Total arch replacement. 2014/10
40.	Other	Congress summary: 21st congress of the international society for rotary blood pumps. 2014/09
41.	Original article	Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy following treatment with the endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent in real-world Japanese patients with coronary artery disease (OPERA): study design and rationale. 2014/09
42.	Original article	Circadian variation of motor current observed in fixed rotation speed continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support. 2014/07
43.	Other	Reply to the Editor. 2014/07
44.	Original article	Surgical results of reoperative tricuspid surgery: analysis from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database+. 2014/07
45.	Original article	Contemporary Strategy for Aortic Valve Stenosis in Octogenarians. 2014/06
46.	Original article	Post-approval study of a highly pulsed, low-shear-rate, continuous-flow, left ventricular assist device, EVAHEART: a Japanese multicenter study using J-MACS. 2014/06
47.	Original article	Results of the prospective multicenter Japanese bridge to transplant study with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. 2014/06
48.	Original article	Blood flow dynamic improvement with aneurysm repair detected by a patient-specific model of multiple aortic aneurysms. 2014/05
49.	Original article	Autologous Skeletal Myoblast Sheet Therapy for Porcine Myocardial Infarction Without Increasing Risk of Arrhythmia 2014/04
50.	Original article	Histological maturation of vascular smooth muscle cells in in situ tissue-engineered vasculature. 2014/04
51.	Case report	Conversion from long-term AB-5000 to EVAHEART using a combined left thoracotomy and sternotomy approach. 2014/02
52.	Case report	On-pump beating resection of cardiac pheochromocytoma. 2014/01
53.	Original article	Clinical outcomes of pediatric ventricular assist device implantation: a single-institute report from Japan 2013/12
54.	Original article	Guidelines for treatment of acute heart failure (JCS 2011) 2013/08
55.	Review article	Bridge-to-bridge conversion from Nipro-LVAS to EVAHEART implantable LVAS in a patient with severe acute myocardial infarction 2013/06
56.	Original article	Assessment of cardiovascular function by combining clinical data with a computational model of the cardiovascular system 2013/05
57.	Case report	Left ventricular aneurysm repair without ventriculotomy 2013/05
58.	Original article	Long-term results of cell-free biodegradable scaffolds for in situ tissue engineering of pulmonary artery in a canine model 2013/05
59.	Original article	Change of coronary flow by continuous-flow left ventricular assist device with cardiac beat synchronizing system (native heart load control system) in acute ischemic heart failure model 2013/04
60.	Other	Advantage of a precurved fenestrated endograft for aortic arch disease: Simplified arch aneurysm treatment in Japan 2010 and 2011 2013/03
61.	Original article	Comparison of vascular smooth muscle cells in canine great vessels 2013/03
62.	Original article	Flow visualization for the implantable ventricular assist device EVAHEART 2013/03
63.	Original article	Early outcome of folding mitral valve repair technique without resection for mitral valve prolapse in 60 patients 2013/01
64.	Other	Assessment of cardiovascular function by combining clinical data with a computational model of the cardiovascular system 2012/08
65.	Original article	Myocardial size and fibrosis changes during left ventricular assist device support 2012/08
66.	Review article	Alteration of LV end-diastolic volume by controlling the power of the continuous-flow LVAD, so it is synchronized with cardiac beat: development of a native heart load control system (NHLCS) 2012/06
67.	Original article	Long-term prognosis of double-switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries 2012/05
68.	Case report	Scanning the Adamkiewicz artery and collateral supply via dorsal thoracic artery 2012/05
69.	Original article	Long-Term Results of Cell-Free Biodegradable Scaffolds for In Situ Tissue-Engineering Vasculature: In a Canine Inferior Vena Cava Model 2012/04
70.	Original article	Surgical Results for Functional Univentricular Heart With Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Over a 25-Year Experience 2012/02
71.	Original article	Coronary vascular resistance increases under full bypass support of centrifugal pumps--relation between myocardial perfusion and ventricular workload during pump support 2012/01
72.	Other	Impact of Fontan conversion with arrhythmia surgery and pacemaker therapy 2011/10
73.	Other	Up-Date in Surgical and Endovascular Treatments for Arteriosclerotic Diseases Endovascular Arch Aneurysm Treatment with Fenestrated Endografts 2011/07
74.	Other	Up-Date in Surgical and Endovascular Treatments for Arteriosclerotic Diseases Endovascular Arch Aneurysm Treatment with Fenestrated Endografts 2011/07
75.	Review article	Operation for a massive bilobed thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm complicated with the occlusion of inferior vena cava. 2011/05
76.	Original article	Annular excursion contributes to efficient cardiac output:a three-dimensional echocardiographic approach 2010
77.	Other	Collaboration between Doctors and other Medical Staff: Status and Perspectives Efficiency of Mid-Level Provider in Cardiac Surgery: How to Manage 450 Open-heart Cases per Year by Two Surgeons 2010
78.	Review article	Long-Term Circulatory Support With a Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Japan 2010
79.	Other	Preoperative Echocardiographic Prediction of Aortic Valve Regurgitation after Valve-sparing Aortic Root Surgery 2010
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	Impact of congestion in worsening renal failure after implantation of a centrifugal, continuous-flow left ventricular device 2018/08/27
2.	Evaluation of acute cerebral infarction using 320-row area detector CT scanner in patients with implantable ventricular assist device 2018/03/23
3.	Managements and Outcomes of Driveline Infections in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device 2018/03/23
4.	Importance of physiological pacing on right heart failure in a case with left ventricular noncompaction and left ventricular assist device 2017/10/13
5.	Long-term changes in renal function in patients after implantation of a centrifugal-type, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device 2017/10/13
6.	Effectiveness of sildenafil for right ventricular failure after left ventricular assisted device implantation: a case report 2017/10/12
7.	Left ventricular assist device therapy in patients with dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparison with those of dilated cardiomyopathy 2017/10/12
8.	Successful withdrawal of implantable left ventricular assist device in a case with major cerebrovascular complication 2017/10/12
9.	Heart Team Approach for LVAD - Cooperation with Home Medical Care - 2017/03/19
10.	Current Status and Perspectives of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy 2017/03/18
11.	The Effectiveness of Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm CT in Cases of VAD Driveline Infection 2017/03/18
12.	Long-Term Outcome of Mustard/Senning Procedure for Patients With Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries: 50 Years' Experience 2017/01/23
13.	A Case of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Demonstrating Markedly Improvement from Deteriorated Renal Function by Challenging Catecholamine Infusion and Succeeding an Implantable-VAD 2016/10/08
14.	Heart Transplantation Following Mechanical Circulatory Support Longer than Two Years 2016/10/08
15.	Long-term outcome of staged repair with complete unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries 2016/10/04
16.	INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTOR OF GI BLEEDING AMONG PATIENTS SUPPORTED WITH CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE(CF-LVAD) 2016/09/15
17.	Impact of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in advanced non ischemic heart failure patients who referred for heart transplant evaluation 2016/08/29
18.	Elimination of residual iPS cells in bioengineered cardiac cell sheets by TRPV-1 activation 2016/06/23
19.	Contrasting effects of tacrolimus and everolimus on regulatory T cell activation and mixed hematopoietic chimerism induced by natural Killer T cell stimulation. 2016/06/14
20.	iNKT cell ligands administered with bone marrow cells expand allo-specific regulatory T cells in vivo and establish Transplant Tolerance. 2016/06/14
21.	HEART TRANSPLANTATION FOLLOWING MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT LONGER THAN TWO YEARS 2016/04/09
22.	LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF CABG FOR KAWASAKI DISEASE PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY LESIONS 2016/04/08
23.	LONG-TERM RESULTS OF ONE AND A HALF VENTRICLE REPAIR FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPOPLASTIC RV 2016/04/08
24.	MEDIASTINITIS AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH DIALYSIS-DEPENDENT RENAL FAILURE 2016/04/08
25.	STRATEGIC TRANSITION FOR ARCH FIRST TECHNIQUE OF TOTAL ARCH REPLACEMENT - COULD WE REDUCE NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION? - 2016/04/08
26.	SURGICAL REPAIR OF COR TRIATRIATUM WITH ISCHEMIC SEVERE MITRAL REGURGITATION IN ADULT 2016/04/08
27.	THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF CRYOPRESERVED ALLOGRAFT IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2016/04/08
28.	Impact of "Reactive" Pulmonary Hypertension in Severe Heart Failure Patients Who Referred for Heart Transplantation Evaluation in Japan 2016/03/18
29.	Long-Term Outcome of Arterial Switch Operation Conversion After Failed Senning/Mustard Procedure 2016/01/25
30.	Long-term results of Ross procedures in children under 15 years of age 2015/11/28
31.	Myocardial Tube Fabrication Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes Toward Bioengineered Heart Assist Pump In Vivo 2015/11/19
32.	Induction of Acquired Cardiac Transplant Tolerance Through Natural Killer T-Cell Activation 2015/11/10
33.	CHANGES IN MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION UNDER LONG-TERM MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT WITH CENTRIFUGAL TYPE CONTINUOUS-FLOW LVAD. 2015/09/29
34.	Donor specific tolerance can be induced by donor bone marrow transfer with activation of invariant naturel killer T cells. 2015/05/02
35.	Surgical results of TCPC conversion forfailed Fontan 2015/01/18
36.	Weaning From Intropic Support in Severe Heart Failure Patients Who Referred for Heart Transplantation Evaluation. 2014/10/11
37.	Monitoring of Coagulation Related Function of Patients Under LVAD Support by Thromboelastometry. 2014/09/26
38.	The long term results of double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. 2014/08/30
39.	SURGICAL EXPERIENCES OF TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES WITH A POSTERIOR AORTA. 2014/07/17
40.	THE SURGICAL REPAIR FOR CONGENITAL UNILATERAL ABSENCE OF THE PROXIMAL PULMONARY ARTERY CONTRALATERAL TO THE AORTIC ARCH. 2014/07/17
41.	A Three-Dimensional Evaluator for Mitral Valve Ring Size Selection 2014/05/29
42.	How should we treat AAE in patient with Marfan syndrome -David or Bentall-? 2014/05/23
43.	Longterm results of ross and rosskonno procedures for congenital heart diseases. 2014/04/04
44.	Necessity of a Comprehensive Treatment Approach for Heart Failure Patients 2014/03/21
45.	The long term results of double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. 2014/03/07
46.	Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support With Highly Pulsed Low Shear Continuous Flow LVAS:Multicenter Japanese Experience With EVAHEART. 2014/01/27
47.	Clinical course of platelet function during continuous flow left ventricular assist device support 2013/12
48.	EvaHeart 2013/11/10
49.	SURGICAL RESULTS OF REOPERATIVE TRICUSPID SURGERY: ANALYSIS FROM THE JAPAN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY DATABASE 2013/10/08
50.	THE EFFICACY OF TRANEXAMIC ACID FOR TYPE 2 ENDOLEAK AFTER ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT FOR AORTIC ANEURYSM 2013/10/08
51.	Cardiac functional Status after Continuous Flow Left Ventricle Assist Device Implantation 2013/09/28
52.	Chronic animal test of the SUNMEDICAL EVAHEART with titanium meshed inflow cannula in accordance with good laboratory practice 2013/09/28
53.	Low Hemolysis with Low Shear Stress Centrifugal Type Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device EVAHEART 2013/09/28
54.	Present status and future perspective of EVAHEART LVAS 2013/09/28
55.	Results from 7.6 Years of the EVAHEART LVAS Durability Test under Pulsatile Conditions 2013/09/28
56.	Clinical Course of Platelet Function during Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support 2013/09/27
57.	Japanese Long-term Bridge to Transplant Mechanical Circulatory Support which is Equivalent to Destination Therapy 2013/09/27
58.	Longtime pulsatile control using a rotary blood pump with a newly developed electrocardiogram synchronized rotational speed control system 2013/09/27
59.	von Willebrand Factor Multimers Were Well Maintained In The Patients With Centrifugal Type Continuous-flow LVAD EVAHEART 2013/09/27
60.	Evolution of EVAHEART LVAS with Downsized Centrifugal Blood Pump 2013/09/26
61.	Post-Japanese PMDA Approval Study with EVAHEART TM Left Ventricular Assist System as a Bridge to Transplantation : A study using J-MACS 2013/09/26
62.	The Titanium Mesh Shows Great Biocompatibility with Regenerated Endothelial Cells on the Surface 2013/09/26
63.	Safety and Effectiveness of Innovative Tissue Therapy for Porcine Myocardial Infarction Using Autologous Skeletal myobkast sheets 2013/07/05
64.	Early and Mid-term Outcomes of Folding Mitral Valve Repair for Leaflet Prolapse in 100 Patients. 2013/05/02
65.	Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation to a Biventricular Failure Patient of Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries after Anatomical Repair 2013/04/26
66.	Gastrointestinal Bleeding Was Rare with Centrifugal Type Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device EVAHEART 2013/04/25
67.	Japanese Experience of EVAHEART TM Left Ventricular Assist System 2013/04/25
68.	CIRCARDIAN VARIATION OF MOTOR CURRENT COULD BE OBSERVED IN FIXED ROTATION SPEED CENTRIFUGAL-CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE SUPPORT 2013/04/07
69.	GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING WAS VERY RARE WITH HIGHLY PULSED CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE EVAHEART 2013/04/07
70.	LONG-TERM RESULTS OF KONNO, ROSS, AND ROSS-KONNO PROCEDURES FOR COMPLEX LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION 2013/04/06
71.	QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR TWO-MONTHS PERIODIC TRAINING OF OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS ON A BEATING HEART SIMULATOR 2013/04/06
72.	TOTAL ARCH REPLACEMENT FOR KOMMERELL'S DIVERTICULUM 2013/04/05
73.	A New Index for Regulating Optimal Pump Speed in Patients with Implantable Centrifugal Blood Pump LVAD by Echocardiogram 2013/03/17
74.	Adjustable Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Banding for Hypoplastic Left Heart and its variants 2013/02/18
75.	Impact of VSD enlargement with d-TGA or DORV for postoperative cardiac function and arrhythmia in Rastelli procedure 2013/02/18
76.	Long-Term Results of Cell-Free Biodegradable Scaffolds for In Situ Tissue-Engineering of Pulmonary Artery in a Canine Model 2012/11/05
77.	Next-gen fenestrated endograft to seek expansion of indications for arch aneurysm treatment 2012/10/30
78.	Rotary Blood Pumps vs. Transplantation in Japan 2012/09/22
79.	Surgical outcome for simple total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in infant 2012/07/05
80.	Early Outcome of Folding Mitral Valve Repair Technique Without Resection for Mitral Valve Prolapse 2012/06/28
81.	The Advantage of Pre-curved Fenestrated Endograft for Aortic Arch Disease: Simplified Arch Aneurysm Treatment in Japan 2010&2011 2012/04/26
82.	Aortic Operations in 150 patients with Marfan Syndrome: Tokyo Experience 2012/04
83.	Cryopreserved allograft degenerations during the mid-term follow up Tokyo Women's Medicak University Experience 2011/11/01
84.	Japanese clinical result of EVAHEART LVAS 2011/11
85.	Circardian variation of motor current could be observed in fixed rotation speed centrifugal-continous flow LVAD support 2011/10
86.	Surgical results for functional univentricle with TAPVC over a 25-year period 2011/07/06
87.	Lomg-term effect of centrifugal-continunous flow LVAD support to aortic valve 2011/06
88.	Long-Term Results of the Mechanical Valve Replacements in Congential Heart Valve Diseases 2011/06
89.	Mid-long Term Surgical Outcome of Patial AnomalousPulmonary Venous Connection 2011/06
90.	OUTCOME FOR GRADUAL BILATERAL PULMONARY ARTERY BANDING WITH ABSORBABEL SUTURE FOR HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART AND VARIANT 2011/06
91.	CRYOPRESERVED ALLOGRAFT DEGENERATIONS DURING THE MID-TERM FOLLOW UP:TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE 2011/05
92.	RE-ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CARDIOMYOCYTES AFTER IMPLANTATION OF NEONATAL MYOCYTES 2011/05
93.	SURGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR TRAUMATIC AORTOPULMLONARY WINDOW CAUSED BY BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY FOR PULMONARY STENOSIS AFTER ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION 2011/05
94.	Lead Removal of Cardiac Pacing Devices in the Laser Lead-Extraction Era;Single Center Experiences 2011/03/18
95.	Progress of Cardiac Imaging in the Assessment of Endocarditis 2011/03/18
96.	Results after Fontan conversion with arrhythmia surgery and pacemaker therapy 2010/07
97.	Eva Heart - A new generation LVAD 2010/02
98.	Japanese clinical trial of new generation LVAS "EVAHEART" 2009/12
99.	Gordon Research Conference Attendance 2009/09
100.	Japanese cliniczal trial results of next generation LVAS EVAHEART 2009/05
101.	Next Generation LVAS as a Feasible Alternative to Heart Transplantation.Symposium11 Therapeutic Strategy for Severe Heart Failure: From LVAD to Heart Transplantation 2009/03
102.	Ventricular Assist Device: An Update Next Generation LVAS as a Feasible Alternative to Heart Transplantation 2009/03
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■ Education

1979/04～1985/03

Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Graduated, MEDICAL DOCTOR