Staff

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Staff

Division Head

Name	Masafumi Ihara
Positions and affiliations	Head, Division of Neurology
Specialties	Stroke Dementia treatment and studies
Certifications	Specialist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP) Specialist of the Japan Society for Dementia Research
Education	Kyoto University
professional experience	Internal medicine training at Kyoto University Hospital and Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center Studied at Newcastle University, England Started working at National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center after working at the Department of Neurology, Kyoto University and the Institute of Biochemical Research and Innovation
Personal Interests	Traveling abroad
Message for Patients	The prevention of circulatory diseases will be directly linked to the prevention of dementia. Let’s work together for a lifelong healthy brain.

Chief Physicians

Name	Yorito Hattori
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Neurology Director, Department of Preemptive Medicine for Dementia
Specialties	Patient-care for ischemic stroke, dementia and other neurological diseases, and investigation for novel treatments and mechanisms for ischemic stroke and dementia (e.g., vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease)
Certifications	General internal medicine specialist certified by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Board Certified Geriatrician of the Japan Geriatrics Society Board Certified Dementia Specialist/Trainer of the Japan Society for Dementia Research Board Certified Stroke Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society
Education	MD, Kansai Medical University PhD, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
professional experience	Dr. Hattori worked for Kyoto University Hospital, Kurashiki Central Hospital as a neurologist while entered Kyoto University Graduate School and joined Department of Regenerative Medicine, NCVC for cerebrovascular research. After that, he has belonged to Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (Prof. Costantino Iadecola) for 3 years.
Message for Patients	It is my privilege to be your neurological care provider, and I believe I will provide you with the highest standard. I hope to see you guys in our hospital.

Name	Tomotaka Tanaka
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physicians, Division of Neurology
Specialties	Neurology,Stroke
Certifications	Fellow/Educator Physician of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society Specialist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Cerebral Nerve Ultrasound Technician of the Japan Academy of Neurosonology
Personal Interests	Swimming, traveling
Message for Patients	I will listen to every word of my patients carefully and do my best for them.

Name	Satoshi Saito
Positions and affiliations	Chief Physician, Division of Neurology
Specialties	Stroke, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, CADASIL, Parkinson’s disease
Certifications	Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Board Certified Dementia Specialist of the Japan Society for Dementia Research Board Certified Stroke Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society
Education	Kyoto University
professional experience	Kitano Hospital Sumitomo Hospital Research Institute of National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center University of Southampton
Personal Interests	Cooking, Traveling
Message for Patients	Your satisfaction is our priority

Physicians

Name	Tetsuya Chiba
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Neurology
Specialties	Cerebrovascular disorder, Neurology, Primary care
Certifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Specialist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Specialist of the Japan Geriatrics Society Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society Cerebral Nerve Ultrasound Technician of the Japan Academy of Neurosonology
Education	Jichi Medical University
Personal Interests	Cooking, Watching baseball games

Name	Shuichi Tonomura
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Neurology

Name	Hiroyuki Ishiyama
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Division of Neurology
Specialties	Cerebrovascular disorder, Neuro-endovascular therapy, Stroke genetics, Neurology
Certifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Specialist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society Specialist of the Japanese Society for Neuroendovascular Therapy
Education	Hokkaido University
professional experience	Department of Neurology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Personal Interests	Playing piano

Name	Eriko Yamaguchi
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Department of Neurology
Specialties	Cerebrovascular disorder, Neurosonology, Ultrasound, Neurology, Neuro-endovascular therapy
Certifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Specialist of the Japanese Society of Neurology Specialist of the Japan Stroke Society Cerebral Nerve Ultrasound Technician of the Japan Academy of Neurosonology
Education	Iwate Medical University
professional experience	Department of Neurology, Iwate Central Prefecture Hospital
Personal Interests	Carotid Ultrasonography, Neurosonology, Cooking

Name	Satoru Fujiwara
Positions and affiliations	Physician, Department of Neurology

nonregular staff

Name	Rie Motoyama
Positions and affiliations	nonregular staff