Outline
MEDICAL TAKUMI JAPAN, the website is produced by the project team entrusted by Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan in 2016.
Member
The aim of this project is to introduce the medical professionals’ fine procedures, techniques, and their instruments in order to contribute to progress of medical technology. The advisory group to this project consists of the authorities in diverse surgical domains, a medical doctor supervising a medical devices distributor, medicine-engineering collaboration coordinators and a consultant. With their expertise and passions, the advisory members have supervised this website and video contents.

project manager
Seigo Kitano
- Place of employment
- Oita University
- Position
- President of Oita University
- Profile
- Memberships:
International Federation of Societies of Endoscopic Surgeons (IFSES) President
The Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy President
Mekong Endosurgery Development Association (MESDA) Founder/President
Asia Endosurgery Task Force (AETF) Founder/President Emeritus/Advisor
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Program Officer

project manager
Yohei Maeshima
- Place of employment
- Kawanishi Holdings, Inc
- Position
- President, COO
M.D., Ph.D. - Profile
- Memberships:
The American Society of Nephrology
The International Society of NephrologyProfessional experience: Prof. of Medicine (Nephrology), Okayama Univ.
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry
and Pharmaceutuical Sciences (2011-2014)

coordinator & adviser
Masaaki Ito
- Place of employment
- National Cancer Center Hospital East
- Position
- Head, Department of Colorectal Surgery
- Profile
- Memberships:
・The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
・ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)

coordinator
Toshihiko Kashino
- Place of employment
- Commons for Medicine and Engineering Japan
- Position
- Director, Board of Directors

coordinator
Kazuya Hijii
- Place of employment
- DEKRA Certification Japan K.K.
- Position
- Medical Country Manager

coordinator
Noboru Yamada
- Place of employment
- Saitama City Foundation for Business Creation
- Position
- Business Support and Finance Department Technical Advisor