We are one of the main facilities performing organ transplantation in Tokai and Hokuriku region,
with over 500 cases of transplants including kidney,
pancreas and liver under our belt.
Considered as a medical miracle of 20th century, it is the ultimate treatment for organ failure. With the revision of Organ Transplant Act in 2010, more brain-dead donors are accepted, saving many lives. Fujita Medical University Hospital is one of the main facilities performing organ transplantation in Tokai and Hokuriku region, with over 500 cases of transplants including kidney, pancreas and liver under our belt.
Historically, organ transplant was carried out by each clinical departments. However, all organs go through the same process of immunology tests and immunosuppressive therapy, and there are many problems regarding the safety of donors and ethics behind transplants. By creating a single department solely for organ transplantation is more efficient and beneficial to patients. Having the largest number of transplantation cases in Japan, we believe that building a unified organ transplantation facility capable or handling all organs, will improve the safety of patients and efficacy of treatments.
Our Organ Transplant Division
Our transplant division was established in April 2012, and 5 months later, one of the first Department of Organ Transplantation in Japan was established. The staff consists of renowned physicians with extensive clinical and research experience. We plan on making our division, the leader of organ transplantation in Japan. If you have any inquiries about organ transplant, please feel free to contact us.
Our Professors
- Name
- Takashi Kenmochi Ph.D.
- Position
- professor
- Field of Expertise
- Organ Transplant
- Academic Degree
- Ph.D.（Chiba University）
Credentials
Professor Kenmochi graduated from University of Chiba Medical School. After being assigned as a lecturer at the university, he later became the director of Clinical Research in National Hospital Organization Chiba East Medical Center. In 2012 he was appointed as a professor in Department of Organ Transplant at Fujita Health University, and then professor of Organ Transplant and Regenerative Medicine in 2016.
In January 2004, he performed the first simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in Japan. In April of the same year, he performed the second case of pancreatic islet transplantation in Japan. Currently, he is on the board of many organizations related to organ transplant, including International Society for Pancreatic and Islet Transplantation, Japanese Society for Pancreatic and Islet Transplantation Research, Japanese Society for Organ Preservation Biomedicine, Japanese Society for Clinical Kidney Transplantation and Japanese Organ Transplantation Network. His contribution to organ transplantation in Japan is unparalleled.
