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Division Head

Name	Kengo Kusano
Positions and affiliations	Head, Division of Arrhythmia Head, Division of Genomic Medicine for Heart Diseases (dual position)
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general
Certifications	Internal medicine specialist Cardiovascular specialist Arrhythmia specialist Dialysis specialist Sports doctor
Education	Okayama University
professional experience	St. Vincent Hospital (Australia) St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (USA) Associate Professor, Okayama University, etc.
Personal Interests	Soccer
Message for Patients	Please feel free to consult with me on anything.

Chief physicians

Name	Koji Miyamoto
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Ablation
Certifications	Internal medicine specialist Cardiovascular specialist Arrhythmia specialist
Education	Nagasaki University
professional experience	Resident and Specialist-in-training, NCVC Mayo Clinic (US)
Personal Interests	Writing and reading novels
Message for Patients	Treatments for arrhythmia have advanced remarkably in the past few decades. I make sure to explain the disease and details about treatment to patients in a way that is as easy-to-understand as possible. Please don’t hesitate to consult with me on anything.

Name	Yuko Inoue
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Arrhythmia Department of Data Science, Research and Development Initiative Center (dual position)
Specialties	Internal medicine specialist Cardiovascular specialist Arrhythmia specialist
Certifications	Arrhythmia in general Device Magnetocardiography
Education	Nagoya City University
professional experience	Tenri Hospital Kyoto University Hospital Johns Hopkins Hospital (US), etc.
Personal Interests	Music
Message for Patients	I make sure to provide the best treatment suitable for each patient.

Name	Kohei Ishibashi
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Device Ablation Remote monitoring
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist
Education	Wakayama Medical University
professional experience	Assistant Professor, Wakayama Medical University Hospital
Personal Interests	Family outings
Message for Patients	I try my best in everything I do for patients to bring smiles to their faces.

Name	Mitsuru Wada
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Device Ablation
Certifications	Physician of internal medicine certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society
Education	Osaka University
professional experience	Osaka University Hospital Osaka Police Hospital
Personal Interests	Reading
Message for Patients	I make sure to provide careful explanations to patients so that each patient can receive suitable treatment.

Name	Tsukasa Kamakura
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Ablation Device
Certifications	Internal medicine specialist General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist Arrhythmia specialist
Education	Kyoto University
Personal Interests	Rugby
Message for Patients	I make sure to provide easy-to-understand and detailed explanations. Getting treatment is tough, but let’s hang on together.

Physicians

Name	Kenzaburo Nakajima
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	General Arrhythmia, Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia
Certifications	Japanese Board on electriphysiology, cardiology and internal medicine
Education	Juntendo University
professional experience	Teine Keijinkai Hospital, San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
Personal Interests	playing ice hockey, soccer
Message for Patients	Please feel free to ask if you have any question

Name	Nobuhiko Ueda
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia

Name	Akinori Wakamiya
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia

Name	Satoshi Oka
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general, Ablation, Device
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist
Education	Yamanashi university
Personal Interests	Basketball
Message for Patients	I make a point of offering empathic medical care.

Name	Toshihiro Nakamura
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Ablation Device
Certifications	General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society Arrhythmia specialist certified by Japanese Heart Rhythm Society
Education	Kobe University
professional experience	Kobe Red Cross Hospital Ako City Hospital Kobe University Hospital
Personal Interests	Rugby
Message for Patients	I try to provide careful medical care to relieve patient's anxiety

Name	Takashi Ikee
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general, Ablation, Device
Certifications	General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society
Education	Kyushu University
Personal Interests	Volleyball, cooking such as making curry and pizza
Message for Patients	I do my best to explain things in a clear and gentle way, and work together with each patient to find the treatment that suits them best.

Name	Daiki Shako
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Arrhythmia
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general, Ablation, Device
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist
Education	Kyoto prefectural university of medicine
Personal Interests	sailing, watching a sports game
Message for Patients	I would like to provide easy-to-understand explanations and careful treatment.

Physicians with concurrent posts

Name	Takeshi Aiba
Positions and affiliations	Head, Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Genetics
Specialties	Arrhythmia in general Hereditary arrhythmia
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society Councilor for the Japanese Society of Electrocardiology Councilor for Japanese Heart Rhythm Society
Personal Interests	Traveling
Message for Patients	I try hard to provide the best medical care in Japan.