About

• 1976　Graduated from Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
• 1981〜1985　Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biochemistry followed by Department of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
• 1999　Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
• 2000　Establish a website “腎臓ネット” (Jinzou.net) to provide information on kidney diseases for patients and also professionals (operated by Lassiette. Co. Ltd)
• 2003〜2011　Deputy Director, Shuwa General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
• 2005〜2011　Clinical Professor of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
• 2011〜2024　Deputy Director, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
• 2024 April〜　Present
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• 2006　International Distinguished Medal Award by NKF
• 2007〜2023　Chair, International Advisory Council, Asian Forum of CKD Initiative (AFCKDI)
• 2009〜2016　Executive Committee Member, KDIGO
• 2009〜2012 Chair, Implementation Task Force, KDIGO
• 2022　Honorary Member of Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN)
• Speciality Boards: JSN, JSDT　

2023〜2024 International Activities (COI)

• 2023/2/2-5 KDIGO CC on Women and Kidney Health, Athens, Greece
• 2023/9/28-10/1 KDIGO CC on CKD-MBD, Madrid, Spain
• 2023/11/30-12/3 KDIGO CC on Maintaining Kidney Health and Preventing CKD. Rome, Italy
• 2023/12/4 KDIGO Workshop on the Nurses Role in Managing the Symptoms of People Receiving Dialysis. Rome, Italy
• 2024/10/10-13, 2024 KDIGO CC on the Relationship Between Obesity and CKD: Pathophysiology, Prognosis, and Management. Prague, Czechia

• Managing the symptom burden associated with maintenance dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International (2023) 104, 441-454 
• Association of serum electrolyte changes during haemodialysis with stimulation of premature ventricular contractions. Renal Replacement Therapy (2023)9:7
• 2017 KDIGO CKD-MBD Guideline Update Implementation: Asia Summit Conference Report. Kidney Int Rep (2019)4,1523-1537
• Diagnostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide for estimating lefet atrial size and its usefulness for predicting all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events among chronic haemodialysis patients. Nephrology 19 (2014) 777-783
• Diagnostic usefulness of bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in predicting fracture in CKD stage 5D patients–a single-center cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Jan;27(1):345-51.
• Definition and classification of CKD: A position statement from KDIGO. Kidney Int 67 (2005), 2089-2100
• More on hyperparathyroidism and the vitamin D receptor. Nature Medicine 2 (11):1162, 1996
• Ca²⁺-dependent ATPases in the basolateral membrane of rat kidney cortex. J Biol Chem 261:2718-2724, 1986
• The architecture of the animal fatty acid synthetase complex IV. Mapping of active centers and model for the mechanism of action. J Biol Chem 258:15312-15322, 1983.
• The effects of a polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich diet on serum lipids in patients with chronic renal failure. Nephron 31: 236-241, 1982.
• Disturbances of trace element  concentrations in plasma of patients with chronic renal failure. Nephron 26:174 179, 1980. 

• 「専門医のための水電解質異常　診断と治療」東京医学社　2018年8月
• 「腎機能が低下したときにすぐ読む本」技術評論社　2017年1月

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