Member
Professor and Chairman, Koh-Hei Sonoda
- Brief summary of career
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1991 M.D., Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan 1993-1997 Graduate School of Medicine, Kyushu University （Ph.D. course: immunology） 1997- 2000 Postdoctoral fellow, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, USA 2000-2009 Assistant professor, Dept. Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University 2009-2010 Associate professor, Dept. Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University 2010-2015 Professor and Chairman, Dep. of Ophthalmology,Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicin 2015- Professor and Chairman, Dep. of Ophthalmology,Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University - Field of Specialization
- General ophthalmology,Ocular inflammatory disease
- Message
- Uveitis causes severe visual disabilities and I will do my best to take care of patients and family, with our department staff.
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- Graduating school
- Kyushu University（1996）
- Field of Specialization
- Ocular inflammatory disease, Vitreoretinal diseases
- Message
- I provide minimally invasive surgeries and treatments with great care. My interest is also the development of new diagnostic and/or therapeutic targets for refractory retinal disorders such as uveitis, age‐related macular degeneration, and vitreoretinal lymphoma.
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- Graduating school
- Kyushu University（2003）
- Field of Specialization
- Retinal degenerative diseases,Glaucoma
- Message
- My project focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of retinal and optic nerve degeneration. We are also developing novel therapeutics against inherited retinal degeneration/glaucoma, which enhances neuronal survival or attenuate monocyte/microglia activation.
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- Graduating school
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health (1992)
- Field of Specialization
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Message
- I strive to provide care that is appropriate to the patient’s age and situation ,and provide detailed explanations.I also provide consultation for those who have problem with low vision.
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- Graduating school
- Kyushu University(1995)
- Field of Specialization
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Medical retina
- Message
- AMD is the primary cause of social blindness in the elderly. Our hospital is one of the leading AMD facilities in the Kyushu region. I am committed to providing the most accurate diagnosis and the best treatment options for patients with macular diseases.
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- Graduating school
- Kyushu University（2004）
- Field of Specialization
- Vitreoretinal diseases,
neuro-ophthalmology
- Message
- My speciality is surgical and medical treatment of vitreoretinal disorders. I am also dedicating myself to developing novel therapeutic drug to combat fibrotic complications of the diseases.
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- Graduating school
- Kyushu University（2005）
- Field of Specialization
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vitreoretinal surgery
- Message
- I am a clinician scientist and have been investigating molecular pathology of retinal degeneration, the role of autophagy and lysosomal membrane proteins in AMD, and the effect of Brilliant blue G in vitreoretinal surgery.
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Assistant Professor
Yushiyuki Kobayashi
- Graduating school
- Tottori University（2009）
- Field of Specialization
- General ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal diseases
- Message
- I try to explain information so that patients can receive treatment with satisfaction. I am committed to providing medical care and surgery to protect the eyesight of as many people as possible.
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Assistant Professor
Kohta Fujiwara
- Graduating school
- Akita University（2010）
- Field of Specialization
- Ophthalmic epidemiology, Glaucoma, Retinal degenerative diseases
- Message
- The purpose of our group is to clarify the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for common ocular disease, which cause visual impairment and vision loss, in a general Japanese population.
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Assistant Professor
Kanako Yamana
- Graduating school
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health(2008)
- Field of Specialization
- Ocular tumor,Oculoplastic surgery
- Message
- We work as a team to treat ocular tumors in order to optimize treatment for each patient. My hobby is walking in nature.
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Assistant Professor
Ayako Okita
- Graduating school
- Kumamoto University(2010)
- Field of Specialization
- General ophthalmology, Neurodegenerative disease
- Message
- I will try my best to to provide minimally invasive surgery to patients. I'm working on basic research of oxidative DNA damage and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Assistant Professor
Yuki Kubo
- Graduating school
- Kyushu University(2011)
- Field of Specialization
- General ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal diseases
- Message
- I would like to propose and practice the most appropriate treatment according to indivisual needs and medical conditions, and to make as many patients as possible feel that they are glad to have visited Kyushu University hospital.
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- Graduating school
- Yokohama City University（1992）
- Field of Specialization
- Ocular Inflammatory diseases
- Message
- Ocular inflammatory diseases are heterogeneous and often hard to make diagnosis and to treat. Our goals are to foster better understanding of the sight-threating diseases and to promote improvement of the current diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Graduating school
- Yamaguchi University（2008）
- Field of Specialization
- General ophthalmology,
Big data analysis
- Message
- In order to achieve the precision medicine, I analyze large medical and genomic data by utilizing statistical and machine learning techniques.
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Assistant professor
Takako Ito
- Graduating school
- Ryukyu University(2001)
- Field of Specialization
- Ocular inflammatory disease
- Message
- I try to communicate well with my patients. I am working on clinical research to provide insights into better treatment and improve the prognosis of uveitis.
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Assistant professor
Emi Ueda
- Graduating school
- Yamaguchi University（2007）
- Field of Specialization
- Pediatric ophthalmology, Ophthalmic epidemiology
- Message
- I am a clinical ophthalmologist of pediatric ocular disease. I'm working on elucidating the pathology of ocular disease and preventing blindness through ophthalmic epidemiology.