Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
IUHW Graduate School of Medicine -Doctoral Program in Medicine(4-year course)
Message from the Dean
IUHW Graduate School was founded in 1999, with the aim of nurturing advanced medical professionals who can become leaders in the fields of health and welfare in Japan. In April 2018 inaugurated a Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health to foster competent personnel capable of further developing medical sciences through collaborations with the IUHW School of Medicine. We will play pivotal roles as an international center for medical exchanges, and provide an even better environment for educational and research activities.
Along with many opportunities to acquire extensive and in-depth knowledge and master academic theory and its application, we will provide more convenient learning system that utilizes information technology, enabling remote access for many working students. Our aim is for the IUHW to be a part of shaping and transforming Japan’ s future by focusing on the areas with potential for even further development, such as genomics and cancer medicine, international infectious diseases, remote image diagnosis, medical education, health and welfare services management and global health. We will continue to carry out comprehensive education and research activities to facilitate ongoing innovation. We are looking forward to your admission into the IUHW Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health.

ProfileYutaka Yatomi, M.D., PhD
Graduate from Keio University, School of Medicine Former President, National Defense Medical College Honorary Professor, National Defense Medical College Visiting Professor, Keio University, School of Medicine Present post since June, 2017.
Message from Chief of Department
Department of Basic Medical Sciences
In the field of basic medical research, technological innovations such as next-generation sequencing, single-cell analysis, and gene editing have been breaking barriers of experimental approach which were considered technically impossible before. Under this environment, the process of generating "scientifically meaningful" questions, making hypotheses, and proving them by experiments to gain new knowledge have been more critical than ever. Through your carrier as a graduate student in our school, we encourage you not just to earn the degree but acquire the foundation for becoming an independent researcher. We welcome you to join us.

ProfileTakayuki Shiomi, M.D., Ph.D.
A graduate of Keio University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine / Former Research Scientist of New York University (NY, USA), Associate Research Scientist of Columbia University (NY, USA), and Instructor of Keio University School of Medicine (Pathology) / Certified Pathologist of the Japanese Society of Pathology and Medical Cytologist of Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
A graduate of Keio University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine / Former Research Scientist of New York University (NY, USA), Associate Research Scientist of Columbia University (NY, USA), and Instructor of Keio University School of Medicine (Pathology) / Certified Pathologist of the Japanese Society of Pathology and Medical Cytologist of Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
Department of Social Medical Sciences
Social medical sciences are done with aiming the improvement of health and welfare at both individual and social levels, by investigating the clinical relevance of disease risks and social factors including the lifestyles. It plays more important role in this modern era. Furthermore, it has been developing in connecting with basic medicine and clinical medicine as well as targeting the medical education development. The Department of Social Medical Sciences will nurture the future global leaders with the diverse programs with the professionals from all over Japan.

ProfileTsutomu Yamazaki,M.D.,Ph.D.
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo / Former Director of the Clinical Research Support Center, The University of Tokyo / Former Director of the Center for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo / Former Director of the Clinical Research Support Center, The University of Tokyo / Former Director of the Center for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Department of Clinical Medical Sciences
In the Department of Clinical Sciences, a number of professors with various research backgrounds will guide you to elucidate the pathophysiology of diseases and to develop novel diagnostic technologies and therapeutic strategies though research. This research experience will greatly help you become a physician scientist with clinical abilities and research mind.

ProfileMasaomi Iyo, M.D., Ph.D.
Present position: Vice Dean of Graduate School, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine,
/ Former Director of the Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University / Former Chair, Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital/ Former President, Japan Brain Science Society.
Staff Information (Graduate School of Medicine)
Department of Basic Medical Sciences
- Name
- Specialty in charge
- Takayuki Shiomi *Chief of Department
- Pathology(pulmonary pathology, tissue remodeling, ECM metabolism)
- Hidehiko Okamoto
- Physiology
- Motoo Kitagawa
- Biochemistry
- Shinichi Murase
- Pharmacology
- Yutaka Kawakami
- Immunology
- Wataru Nishimura
- Molecular Biology
- Jun Kosaka
- Anatomy
- Yasutake Mori
- Anatomy
- Ryuji Fukuzawa
- Pathology
Department of Social Medical Sciences
- Name
- Specialty in charge
- Tsutomu Yamazaki
*Chief of Department - Public Health
- Daisuke Yajima
- Forensic Medicine
- Tetsuya Matsumoto
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Satoshi Iimuro
- Public Health
- Shunya Ikeda
- Public Health
- Koichi Benjamin Ishikawa
- Public Health
- Issei Komuro
- cardiology
- Ryota Sakurai
- Public Health
Department of Clinical Medical Sciences
- Name
- Specialty in charge
- Masuomi Iyo
*Chief of Department - Psychiatry (including psychopharmacology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), forensic psychiatry, social psychiatry, and sports psychiatry.)
- Hiroaki Shimokawa
- Pulmonary Medicine(Clinical studies in general cardiology, Ischemic heart disease (angina, myocardial infarction), Heart failure, Pulmonary hypertension, Vascular biology, Atherosclerosis, Innovative medicine with sound waves, etc. )
- Shinichiro Hayashi
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Shigetoshi Yoshida
- Thoracic Surgery
- Akio Kawamura
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Takuya Kishi
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Hiroyuki Tsutusi
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Yoshitaka Hirooka
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Toshio Nagai
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Susumu Manabe
- Cardiac Surgery
- Tetsuhide Ito
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Hirotoshi Ebinuma
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Yosuke Osawa
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Yutaka Kohgo
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Sho Suzuki
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Mikio Zeniya
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Kazuma Fujimoto
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (clinical study, internal medicine, gastroenterology, statistics)
- Soichiro Miura
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders, especially mucosal immunology, microcirculatory disturbance and digestive disorders of GI tract)
- Osamu Itano
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Yoshifumi Ikeda
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Masaru Miyazaki
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Masahiro Yoshida
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgeryy
- Yoshito Akagi
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surger
- Atsuhisa Sato
- Nephrology
- Tsuneo Takenaka
- Nephrology
- Naoki Washida
- Nephrology(Chronic kidney disease (CKD), Dialysis, Home health care, Remote telemedicine, Research on artificial kidneys)
- Jun Miyazaki
- Urology
- Minoru Takemoto
- Diabetes,Metabolism and Endocrinology
- Michio Kitajima
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Jun Horiguchi
- Breast Surgery
- Katsunori Fujii
- Pediatrics
- Yasushi Fuchimoto
- Pediatric Surgery
- Makoto Sugaya
- Dermatology
- Koichi Hirose
- Rheumatology
- Kyoichi Matsuzaki
- Plastic and Reconstructive
- Wataru Kakuda
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Hideyuki Takeuchi
- Neurology
- Shoji Tsuji
- Neurology
- Hiroyuki Murai
- Neurology
- Junichi Kira
- Neurology
- Michiko Nakazato
- Psychiatry
- Tomohiko Usui
- Ophthalmology
- Kimiya Shimizu
- Ophthalmology
- Keisuke Mori
- Ophthalmology
- Yoshihiro Noguchi
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Satoshi Iwasaki
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Mitsuhiro Okano
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Yuichiro Kuratomi
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Kenji Oriya
- Hematology
- Chiaki Nakaseko
- Hematology
- Yutaka Yatomi
- Hematology
- Hajime Higuchi
- Clinical Oncology
- Takakazu Oka
- Psychosomatic Medicine(psychosomatic medicine, psycho-neuro-immunology, psychogenic fever, stress-induced hyperthermia, alexisomia, yoga)
- Tomohiko Urano
- Geriatric Medicine
- Keiji Oguro
- Emergency Medicine
- Kuni Otomo
- Radiology
- Shigeru Kiryu
- Radiology
- Toshimitsu Momose
- Radiology
- Hiroyuki Irie
- Radiology
- Tatsuo Shimosawa
- Clinical Laboratory
Other Department
- Graduate School of Public Health(Professional Degree Program)Opened in April 2024
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Nursing
- Training System for Nurses Pertaining to Specified Acts
- Midwifery
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech,Language and Hearing Sciences
- Orthoptics and Visual Sciences
- Assistive Technology Science
- Rehabilitation
- Radiological Science
- Clinical Science in Embryology
- Education and Management in Health and Welfare
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Health Service Management
- Disaster risk management for health
- Health Information Analyst/Health Information Management and Analysis
- Development of Care and Network
- Health and Social Service
- Journalism on Health and Welfare Issues
- Health Care Interpreting and International Health Service Management
- Clinical Psychology in Health and Welfare
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Graduate School of Pharmacy