Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Science and Medicine

This department covers fields of cardiovascular and respiratory medicine. We provide various programs of education and research in these fields for medical students, researchers, and young medical doctors. We have nurtured many young doctors who are very active in hospitals in Yamanashi prefecture and the Kanto region.
Our current research projects are described below.
1. Biomarkers in diagnosis and prognosis in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
2. Genesis of coronary artery spasm
3. Endothelium and cardiovascular diseases
4. New risk factors in cardiovascular diseases
5. Genetic background in respiratory diseases
6. Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases

Staff

Name Title・Positions Main Research Focus
Kiyotaka KUGIYAMA Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Hiroshi ISHIHARA Associate Professor Pulmonary medicine
Jun-ei OBATA Senior Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Kenichi KAWABATA Senior Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Yukio SAITO Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Takamitsu NAKAMURA Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Kazuto NAKAMURA Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine
Kazuyoshi WATANABE Assistant Professor Pulmonary medicine
Tsuyoshi KOBAYASHI Assistant Professor Cardiovascular medicine

Website

http://www.med.yamanashi.ac.jp/clinical/intern02/