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Staff

Division Head

Name	Yasumasa Tsukamoto
Positions and affiliations	Division Head, Department of Transplantation

Chief Physician

Name	Takuma Sato
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician
Specialties	Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Mechanical Circulatory Support, LVAD, Heart Transplantation, Palliative Care
Certifications	Doctor of Medicine General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular specialist Transplant specialist LVAD specialist
Education	Sapporo Medical University
professional experience	Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Hokkaido University Hospital

Name	Takuya Watanabe
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Department of Transplantation
Specialties	Heart failure Circulatory support Artificial heart Heart transplant
Certifications	Japan Cardiovascular Internal Medicine Specialist Certified Physician Certified Transplantation Physician Social Medicine Specialist
Personal Interests	Watching over my children growing up, watching comedy shows
Message for Patients	I always try to provide medical care while communicating well with patients. Please ask me any questions.

Physicians

Name	Hiroki Mochizuki
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Department of Transplantation

Name	Shotaro Komeyama
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Department of Transplantation
Specialties	Heart failure, Mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist device, heart transplant
Certifications	Cardiologist
Education	Gifu University
professional experience	Ogaki Municipal Hospital, NCVC transplant medicine fellow
Personal Interests	watching football game, trip
Message for Patients	I’m committed to making a daily study to contribute to heart failure treatment and to provide optimal treatment.

nonregular staff

Name	Osamu Seguchi
Positions and affiliations	nonregular staff
Specialties	Heart failure Circulatory support Artificial heart Heart transplant
Certifications	Cardiovascular Specialist Certified Physician Certified Transplantation Physician
Personal Interests	Tennis and watching sports
Message for Patients	I will do my best to provide medical care for patients with heart failure.