GRADUATE SCHOOL

Departments

Graduate School of Medicine/Graduate School of Public Health

Staff Information

Soichiro Miura

M.D., Ph.D., Dean of IUHW Graduate School
Graduate School of Medicine, Affiliation Campus: Tokyo Akasaka

Profile (Career Summary)

1976 Graduated from Keio University, School of Medicine
1980 Completed Doctoral Course at Keio University, School of Medicine (Internal Medicine)
1981-1983 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
1983-1989 Instructor, 1989-1997 Assistant Professor,1997-1998 Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
1998-2006 Professor, Second Department of Medicine, 2006-2013 Professor, Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
2012-2017 President, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
2017-present: Dean and Professor of IUHW Graduate School, Honorary Professor of National Defense Medical College
Served as councilor of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology and the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
President: The 56th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology in JDDW2014.

Academic Degree

Ph.D. in Medical Science

Specialized Field

Gastroenterology (Basic and Clinical Research on Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Message to Students

Always remind to give back to patients.

Research Theme

Pathophysiology of gastrointestinal disorders (from the standpoint of mucosal immunology, microcirculation, and digestive function).

References

  1. Okada Y et al. Novel probiotics isolated from a Japanese traditional fermented food, Funazushi, attenuates DSS-induced colitis by increasing the induction of high integrin αv/β8-expressing dendritic cells. J Gastroenterol 53(3):407-418, 2018
  2. Yoshikawa K et al. Psychological stress exacerbates NSAID-induced small bowel injury by inducing changes in intestinal microbiota and permeability via glucocorticoid receptor signaling. J Gastroenterol 52(1): 61-71 2017
  3. Sato H et al. Platelet interaction with lymphatics aggravates intestinal inflammation by suppressing lymphangiogenesis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 311(2): G276-285, 2016
  4. Watanabe C et al. Endoscopic and clinical evaluation of treatment and prognosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a Japanese nationwide survey. J Gastroenterol 51(4):327-336, 2016
  5. Sugano K et al. Kyoto global consensus report on Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Gut 64(9):1353-1367, 2015
  6. Sato H et al. Magnetic resonance enterocolonography in detecting erosion and redness in intestinal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 30(4):667-673, 2015
  7. Watanabe C et al. Prevalence of serum celiac antibody in patients with IBD in Japan. J Gastroenterol 49(5): 825-834. 2014