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Takashige Abe, Professor
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The lab works on elucidating the mechanisms of urological diseases and developing new treatments from both clinical and research perspectives. The lab provides broad care for diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract, male genital organs, and adrenal glands. The lab has four pillars: pediatric urology, voiding function, urologic oncology, and kidney transplantation and vascular surgery. In collaboration with the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, the lab is also conducting research that measures forceps movements during laparoscopic surgery training and puts the skills of experts into words.
Satoru Wakasa, Professor
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The Cardiovascular Surgery Lab works on surgical treatment of diseases of the heart and aorta, and on the research that supports it. It provides a wide range of surgical care, from adult heart and aortic surgery to congenital heart disease in children, and ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation for severe heart failure. In research, the lab focuses on autophagy, the cell's internal degradation system, and investigates surgery for heart failure and methods of protecting the heart during surgery and transplantation. Basic research is led mainly by graduate students, who work on it during a period set aside for them to concentrate on research.
Masato Takahashi, Professor
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The Breast Surgery Lab is a surgical lab that carries out clinical care, education, and research on breast diseases, chiefly breast cancer. Established in 2012, it is the only one among the medical universities in Hokkaido that specializes in breast surgery. It provides consistent care from diagnosis of breast cancer through surgery and drug therapy, and also conducts clinical trials and trials for regulatory approval. In treatment, the lab provides standard treatment in line with guidelines while also placing importance on quality of life (QOL) and psychological care.
Tatsuya Kato, Professor
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The Thoracic Surgery Lab performs surgical treatment of diseases inside the chest, including lung cancer, and conducts research on it. It performs a wide range of operations, from minimally invasive surgery such as thoracoscopic and robot-assisted surgery to extensive operations such as bronchoplasty. In March 2025, Hokkaido University Hospital was certified as the first lung transplant facility in Hokkaido. In research, the lab is developing new light-based treatments for lung cancer and treatments to prevent injury after lung transplantation.
Takeshi Wada, Professor
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The lab, together with the Emergency and Critical Care Center of Hokkaido University Hospital, provides tertiary emergency care in Sapporo. It is a group of acute care specialists who accept patients regardless of the type of illness, whether acute disease, trauma, or poisoning, and provide life-saving treatment and intensive care for severe cases. Since the lab was established, its main research theme has been elucidating the pathophysiology of insults to the body and the body's responses to them. In cooperation with the Department of Forensic Medicine, the lab also measures toxic substances in patients suspected of poisoning.
Norimasa Iwasaki, Professor
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The lab provides clinical care and conducts research on diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles, and nerves. The lab places the highest priority on enabling young doctors to deliver cutting-edge orthopaedic care. Clinical research proceeds in groups divided by body region or field, such as upper limb, lower limb, hip, spine, tumors, and sports, and the lab also has basic research groups. In graduate school, students decide their research themes based on their own wishes and ideas.
Taku Maeda, Professor
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The lab is a surgical department that aims to restore both bodily function and appearance (aesthetic outcome) to be more normal and more beautiful. Plastic surgery is a specialty aimed at improving quality of life (QOL), and through reconstruction after cancer surgery and similar procedures, it can greatly change patients' lives. It is a lab with a long history: in 1978, it became the second plastic surgery department established at a national university in Japan. Believing that plastic surgery is also an academic discipline, the lab pursues research in both basic and clinical areas.
Masahiko Mukaino, Professor
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The Rehabilitation Medicine Lab practices medicine that uses a variety of approaches to address problems with "activity" caused by illness or injury. A multidisciplinary team of physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language-hearing therapists, and others works to resolve patients' activity problems. The lab investigates the mechanisms of activity limitations and conducts research on applying new technologies, such as robots and wearable devices, in clinical practice. As a support center for higher brain dysfunction in Hokkaido, the lab also focuses on diagnosis and support.
Eiji Kondo, Professor
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The Sports Medicine and Science Lab researches the development of new treatment technologies and materials for diseases of the musculoskeletal system, such as the joints. The lab works on motion analysis to improve athletes' performance, the development of functional reconstruction methods for osteoarthritis, and joint tissue regeneration. It also conducts research on elucidating and controlling the mechanisms by which the body's soft tissues are rebuilt, and on medical applications of synthetic polymer gels. Prof. Kondo serves as the director of the Sports Medicine Clinical Center at Hokkaido University Hospital.
Hidemichi Watari, Professor
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The Obstetrics and Gynecology Lab provides obstetric and gynecologic care and conducts research to protect women's health throughout life, from before birth to old age. Its fields are wide-ranging, including perinatology, reproductive medicine, gynecologic oncology, women's health medicine, and medical genetics. In obstetrics, the lab also treats babies in the womb, including laser therapy using a fetoscope and blood transfusion to the fetus. WIND, a general incorporated association with the lab as its parent body, works with affiliated hospitals to support the training of young physicians.
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