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Editorial Board

Editor in Chief
Akihiko Usui, MD, PhD, Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Japan

Co-Editor in Chief
Masafumi Nakamura, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

Masafumi Inomata, MD, PhD, Oita University, Japan
 
Editorial Board
Tomonobu Abe, MD, PhD, Gunma University, Japan

Hirotoshi Akiyama, MD, PhD, Yokohama City University, Japan

Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD, PhD, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan

Susumu Eguchi, MD, PhD, Nagasaki University, Japan

Tsutomu Fujii, MD, PhD, University of Toyama, Japan

Tetsu Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Juntendo University, Japan

Takanori Goi, MD, PhD, University of Fukui, Japan

Takehiro Hachisuka, MD, PhD, Municipal Yokkaichi Hospital, Japan

Naoki Hiki, MD, PhD, Kitasato University, Japan

Yuji Hiramatsu, MD, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Katsuyuki Hoshina, MD, PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, PhD, Yamanashi University, Japan

Takashi Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Tokyo Medical University, Japan

Takako Kamio, MD, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan

Mami Kanamoto, MD, PhD, Kochi Hospital, Japan

Tatsuya Kato, MD, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan

Toyone Kikumori, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Japan

Yasue Kimura, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

Yoshiaki Kinoshita, MD, PhD, Niigata University, Japan

Keiji Koda, MD, PhD, Teikyo University Medical Center, Japan

Yutaka Koga, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

Koji Kono, MD, PhD, Fukushima Medical University, Japan

Makoto Kubo, MD, PhD, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan
 
Takashi Kunihara, MD, PhD, The Jikei University, Japan

Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan

Tetsuro Miyata, MD, PhD, Sanno Medical Center, Japan

Takeshi Naitoh, MD, PhD, Kitasato University, Japan

Ryoichi Nakanishi, MD, PhD, Nagoya City University, Japan

Shigeo Ninomiya, MD, Oita University, Japan

Yasuhiro Ohtomo, MD, PhD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Kenoki Ohuchida, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

Yoshikatsu Saiki, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan

Yuichiro Sakamoto, MD, Saga University, Japan

Norio Sato, MD, PhD, Ehime University, Japan

Yukio Sato, MD, PhD, Tsukuba University, Japan

Keishi Sugimachi, MD, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Japan

Hideyuki Suzuki, MD, PhD, Nippon Medical School, Japan

Makoto Suzuki, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Japan

Tatsuro Tajiri, MD, PhD, Kyusyu University, Japan

Hiroki Takahashi, MD, PhD, Nagoya City University, Japan

Koji Tamura, MD, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

Yuji Toiyama, MD, PhD, Mie University, Japan

Mamoru Uemura, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Japan

Jitsuo Usuda, MD, PhD, Nippon Medical School, Japan

Hiroaki Watanabe, MD, Shimane University, Japan

Shintaro Yagi, MD, PhD, Kanazawa University, Japan

Yoichi Yamashita, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Japan

Hideki Yokoo, MD, PhD, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan

Toyofumi Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Japan

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