Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center

Doctors and Departments

Director

Jiro Fujimoto, M.D., Ph.D.

Jiro Fujimoto, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Multidisciplinary therapy for cancer including Surgery, Heavy Ion Therapy, Chemotherapy
  • Surgery of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic cancers
Qualification
  • M.D., Ph.D.
  • Professor of Surgery & Emeritus Professor, Hyogo College of Medicine
  • Board Certified Surgeon of Japanese Surgical Society
    Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Surgical Society
    Honorary Member of JSS
  • Board Certified Surgeon of Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
    Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
  • Board Certified Surgeon of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
    Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  • Board Certified Surgeon of Japanese Society of Hepatology
    Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Society of Hepatology
  • Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Pancreas Society
    Honorary Member of JPS
  • Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japan Biliary Association
  • Board Certified Supervisor Surgeon of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
    Honorary Member of JSHBPS
  • Fellow of American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF)
  • Fellow of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD)
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1987 Surgical Resident, Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Kawasaki Hospital
Surgical Supervisor, Meiwa Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine
1992 Research Fellow in Medicine, Molecular Hepatology Laboratory, Cancer center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2000 Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine
2016 Vice President, Hyogo College of Medicine
2019 Vice-Chief Director, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center
Vice-Chief Director, Osaka International Cancer Treatment Foundation
2021 Director, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center
Vice-Chief Director, Osaka International Cancer Treatment Foundation

Vice director

Teruki Teshima, M.D., Ph.D.

Teruki Teshima, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Gynecologic cancer
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Professor Emeritus of Osaka University
  • Invited Professor, Osaka University Medical School
    Clinical Professor, Osaka University Medical School
  • Board Certified Fellow of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
    Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Representative of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • American College of Radiology (ACR) Honorary Fellowship
  • Senior [first class] Radiation Protection Supervisor
  • The Best Doctors in Japan
  • Doctor of Doctors Network Excellent specialist clinician
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1990 Hiroshima University, Osaka University, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Osaka University Medical School
1994 Visiting Scientist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
1995 Associate Professor, Department of Medical Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
2003 Professor, Department of Medical Physics & Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
2012 Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute (former Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases)
2021 Vice Director, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center

Senior Head Physician

Osamu Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.

Osamu Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • High-precision radiation therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Board Certified Fellow of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
    Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Certified physician of the Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
Curriculum Vitae Summary
2001 Fellow, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Department of Radiology
2007 Staff, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Radiation Oncology
2012 Specially appointed assistant professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology
2015 Assistant professor, Osaka University Graduate School Of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology
2015 Endowed Chair Associate Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology Division of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy
2021 Senior Head Physician, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan

Project director

Tadashi Kamada, M.D., Ph.D.

Tadashi Kamada, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Bone and soft tissue tumor
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1979 Hokkaido University Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
1991 Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
1994 Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
2008 Director, Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
2016 Director, Hospital of National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
2019 Director, ion-beam Radiation Oncology Center in Kanagawa, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
2021 Project director, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan

Senior Head Physician of Oral Radiation Oncology Section

Azusa Hasegawa, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Heavy ion therapy for Oral and Maxillofacial area
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Qualification
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Certified physician of the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1995 Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
1997 Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
1998 Resident in Emergency Medical Care, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Japan
2000 Adjunct Instructor in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
2001 Medical Staff in Radiation Oncology Section, Research Center Hospital for Charged Particle Therapy, NIRS, Chiba, Japan
2008 Chief Physician in Treatment team 2 of Radiation Oncology Section, Research Center Hospital for Charged Particle Therapy, NIRS, Chiba, Japan
2014 European Institute of Oncology (IEO, Italy)
Research Fellow of Radiotherapy, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO, Italy) and European Institute of Oncology (IEO, Italy)
2021 Senior Head Physician of Oral Radiation Oncology Section, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan
Adjunct Instructor in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Aichi Gakuin University Dental Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

Head Physician

Makoto Anzai, M.D., Ph.D.

Makoto Anzai, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Master of Engineering
  • Board Certified Fellow of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
    Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Completion of palliative care workshop
Curriculum Vitae Summary
2009 Resident, Saiseikai Senri Hospital, Suita, Japan
Resident, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
2011 Osaka University Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology
2014 Staff, QST hospital, Chiba, Japan
2015 Staff, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
2017 Staff, Kaizuka City Hospital, Department of Radiology
2018 Staff, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan
2021 Head Physician, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan

Clinical Fellow

Hirofumi Uchida, M.D.

Hirofumi Uchida, M.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • Prostate cancer
Qualification
  • Board Certified Radiation Oncologist
Curriculum Vitae Summary
2016 Staff, Osaka University Hospital, Department of Radiology
2020 Staff, Osaka General Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
2021 Staff, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan

Doctor

Hiroya Shiomi, M.D. D.M.Sc

Hiroya Shiomi, M.D. D.M.Sc

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Radiological Physics
  • Prostate cancer
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Certified physician of the Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
  • The Best Doctors in Japan
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1994 Resident, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Japan
1995 Resident, Osaka Prefectural Hospital, Osaka, Japan
2000 Research fellow, Stanford University (California, USA)
Research fellow, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA)
2001 Sosei-kai Clinic CyberKnife Center, Kyoto, Japan
2007 Miyakojima IGRT clinic, Osaka, Japan
2007 Saito Yukokai Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Doctor

Kazuhiko Hayashi, M.D., Ph.D.

Kazuhiko Hayashi, M.D., Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Radiation therapy
  • Particle therapy
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Liver cancer
  • Prostate cancer
Qualification
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Master of Science
  • Board Certified Fellow of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
    Board Certified Radiation Oncologist of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Certified physician of the Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
Curriculum Vitae Summary
2011 Resident, Nissei Hospital, Osaka, Japan
2015 Doctor’s course, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
2015 Staff, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
2015 Staff, Hospital of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology, Chiba, Japan
2018 Staff, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan
2020 Assistant Professor, Osaka University Hospital, Department of Radiation oncology

Vice director / Head of physics division

Tatsuaki Kanai, Ph.D.

Tatsuaki Kanai, Ph.D.

Speciality
  • Medical Physics
Qualification
  • Doctor of Science
  • Medical physicist
Curriculum Vitae Summary
1974 Researcher, Division of Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
2005 Director, Department of Medical Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
2005 Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Engineering
2009 Professor, Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan
2017 Vice Director, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center, Osaka, Japan
2018 Invited Professor, Osaka University