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Nephrology Lab
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The lab explores ways to diagnose and treat kidney disease and hypertension.
AboutAbout the lab
Advancing medicine and developing the next generation of professionals.
Together with the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension at Tohoku University Hospital, the lab provides clinical care and conducts research on kidney disease and hypertension.
In clinical care, it covers acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, nephritis, and nephrotic syndrome, as well as everything from the diagnosis of urinalysis abnormalities to dialysis therapy and kidney transplantation.
In research, it aims to clarify the pathophysiology of kidney and hypertensive diseases and to develop diagnostic and treatment methods.
The clinical department originated from the Second Department of Internal Medicine, which once combined hematology and immunology with nephrology, hypertension, and endocrinology.
Key terms
- Chronic kidney disease
- A disease in which reduced kidney function continues for a long time. As it progresses, dialysis or kidney transplantation may become necessary.
- Nephrotic syndrome
- A condition in which a large amount of protein leaks into the urine and protein in the blood decreases, causing symptoms such as swelling.
- Dialysis therapy
- A treatment that uses a machine to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood in place of kidneys whose function has declined.
NewsLab news
A paper by a graduate student was published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
A paper by a lecturer was published in Biomedicines
A paper by a graduate student was published in Renal Replacement Therapy
A graduate student received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 55th Eastern Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology
ResearchResearch themes
While providing clinical care for kidney disease and hypertension, the lab pursues cutting-edge medical research to clarify the pathophysiology of kidney and hypertensive diseases and to develop diagnostic and treatment methods. It strives to connect its research results to the advancement of medicine and to give back to society, even if only in a small way.
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The members of the lab consist of faculty, clinical staff physicians, graduate students, and residents in specialty training.As of 2026
- ProfessorTetsuhiro Tanaka
- ProfessorTakafumi Toyohara
- Associate ProfessorKoji Okamoto
- Associate ProfessorMasaru Nagasawa
- LecturerYuji Oe
- LecturerMai Yoshida
- LecturerSawako Goto
- Assistant ProfessorRui Makino
- Assistant ProfessorKoichi Kikuchi
- Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Shimada
- Assistant ProfessorShun Watanabe
- Assistant ProfessorHirotaka Ishioka
- Project Assistant ProfessorYusen Nakayama
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