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Director of Department

Name	Chisato Izumi
Positions and affiliations	Director of Department
Specialties	Heart failure Valvular disease Cardiomyopathy Echocardiography
Certifications	Doctor of Medicine General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist Ultrasound specialist/trainer Echocardiographer for structural heart disease (SHD) certified by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography Fellow of the Japanese Circulation Society Fellow of the Japanese College of Cardiology
Education	Kyoto University
professional experience	Completed resident training and then worked as an attending physician in the Cardiovascular Internal Medicine Department at Tenri Hospital Served as Deputy Head of the Cardiovascular Internal Medicine Department and Head of the Emergency Department at Tenri Hospital Studied at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Personal Interests	Traveling, watching baseball
Message for Patients	We want to help patients enjoy fulfilling lives. Please feel free to talk to us about any concerns.

Division Head

Name	Takeshi Kitai
Positions and affiliations	Head, Division of Heart Failure

Chief Physician

Name	Hideaki Kanzaki
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Heart Failure
Specialties	Heart failure Valvular disease Cardiomyopathy Catheterization for examination and treatment of valvular disease and cardiomyopathy Echocardiography Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Certifications	Completed resident training at the NCVC Hospital Completed specialist training at the NCVC Hospital Studied in the Cardiology Department of the University of Pittsburgh (USA) Currently working in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the NCVC Hospital
Education	Kochi University
professional experience	Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Ultrasound specialist/trainer certified by the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine Echocardiographer for SHD certified by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography
Personal Interests	Traveling, visiting aquariums
Message for Patients	I always try to provide a comprehensible explanation to patients. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Name	Makoto Amaki
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Heart Failure
Specialties	Heart failure Valvular disease Catheterization Echocardiography
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist Certified physician of internal medicine
Education	Jikei University
professional experience	Completed initial training at Kameda Medical Center Worked in the Cardiology Department of Jikei University Hospital Received resident training at Tokyo National Hospital II Completed resident training and specialist training at the NCVC Hospital Currently working as a physician in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Studied in the Cardiology Department of the Mount Sinai Hospital (USA)
Personal Interests	Running, watching movies
Message for Patients	I always try to help patients understand their medical care.

Physicians

Name	Atsushi Okada
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Heart Failure
Specialties	Heart failure Cardiomyopathy Valvular disease SHD intervention Echocardiography
Certifications	Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society Internal medicine physician/General internal medicine specialist/Trainer certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Echocardiographer for SHD certified by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography Completed the Joint Seminar on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator/Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy led by the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society Heart rehabilitation educator certified by the Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Education	Chiba University
professional experience	Worked at Teine Keijinkai Hospital Completed resident training in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the NCVC Hospital Completed specialist training in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the NCVC Hospital
Personal Interests	Ice hockey, electric guitar, listening to music
Message for Patients	I always try to treat patients with sincerity. I can provide consultation in English.

Name	Masashi Amano
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Heart Failure
Specialties	Valvular disease Cardiomyopathy Heart failure Echocardiography
Certifications	General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society Ultrasound specialist certified by the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine Interventionalist certified by the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics Echocardiographer for SHD certified by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography
Education	Osaka University
professional experience	Worked as a junior resident and resident rotator in the Internal Medicine Department of Tenri Hospital Completed resident training and then worked as a physician in the Cardiology Department of Tenri Hospital
Personal Interests	Watching sports, visiting temples
Message for Patients	I like to find treatment approaches suitable for each patient. Please feel free to talk about any concerns.

Name	Kenji Moriuchi
Positions and affiliations	Physician
Specialties	Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy Valvular disease Echocardiography
Certifications	General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society
Education	Nara Medical University
professional experience	Completed initial training at Kyoto University Hospital Completed resident training in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the NCVC Hospital
Personal Interests	Keeping Coral reef and Marine aquarium, Tropical plants
Message for Patients	I try to provide sincere medical treatment. Please feel free to consult with me on anything.

Name	Yuuki Irie
Positions and affiliations	Physician

Name	Shouko Nakagawa
Positions and affiliations	Physician

Physicians with concurrent posts

Name	Shin Ito
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Heart Failure Chief, Clinical Research Planning Office
Specialties	Cardiology Heart failure Cardiomyopathy Valvular disease
Certifications	Doctor of Medicine Physician certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society
Personal Interests	Traveling, listening to music
Message for Patients	I always try to provide a comprehensible explanation. Please feel free to ask any questions.