Associate Professor

Yusuke Murakami

Graduating school

Kyushu University（2003）

Subspeciality

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.

Lecturer

Keijiro Ishikawa

Graduating school

Kyushu University（2004）

Subspeciality

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.

Assistant Professor

Shoko Tsukamoto

Graduating school

University of Occupational and Environmental Health (1992)

Subspeciality

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.

Assistant Professor

Satomi Shiose

Graduating school

Kyushu University(1995)

Subspeciality

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.

Assistant Professor

Mika Tanabe

Graduating school

Nagasaki University（2003）

Subspeciality

Ocular tumor,Oculoplastic surgery

Message

Kyushu university hospital is one of the few facilities in Japan specialized for the management of ocular tumors and oculoplastic surgery. Minimally invasive surgery will be provided for preserving the structure and function of normal tissue as possible.

Assistant Professor

Shoji Notomi

Graduating school

Kyushu University（2005）

Subspeciality

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.

Assistant Professor

Kohta Fujiwara

Graduating school

Akita University（2010）

Subspeciality

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.

Assistant Professor

Muneo Yamaguchi

Graduating school

Kyushu University（2009）

Subspeciality

Vitreoretinal diseases

Message

Please feel free to contact me with any small concerns or questions. We will do our best to support our patients in protecting eyesight.

Assistant Professor

Rumiko Taki

Graduating school

Saga University（2009）

Subspeciality

General ophthalmology,Pediatric Ophthalmology

Message

I aim to provide clear and gentle explanations so that my patients can feel at ease during their treatment. Please don’t hesitate to share any concerns or questions you may have.

Assistant Professor

Yuya Fujii

Graduating school

Gifu University（2013）

Subspeciality

General ophthalmology,Ocular tumor,Oculoplastic surgery

Message

In order to improve the quality of vision, we aim to provide the optimal treatment for each patient from both intraocular and extraocular approaches.

Assistant Professor

Satoshi Yamana

Graduating school

Oita University（2014）

Subspeciality

General ophthalmology,Ocular Inflammatory diseases

Message

I do my best to ensure that patients feel safe and fully understand their treatment, so they can receive care with confidence.

Associate professor

Nobuyo Yawata

Graduating school

Yokohama City University（1992）

Subspeciality

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.

Associate professor

Kensuke Shibata

Graduating school

Kyushu University（2008）

Subspeciality

Immunology, Microbiology

Message

Building on my basic research in immunology, I will try my best to establish therapeutic application for patients with uveitis.

Associate professor

Masato Akiyama

Graduating school

Yamaguchi University（2008）

Subspeciality

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.