Faculty Biography

Hidenori Sanayama, MD, PhD

Title:
Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine
Deputy Director, Postgraduate Clinical Education Office
Vice Chair, Nutrition Committee

Education and Work Experience:
2009 Graduated from Gunma University School of Medicine
2009 Maebashi Red Cross Hospital
2011 Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
April 2013 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama City Medical Center
Nov 2013 Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2014 Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2019 Entered PhD Program, Graduate School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University
2023 Graduated from PhD Program, Graduate School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University
Apr 2023 Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University

Board certifications:
Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (FJSIM)
Medical Specialist and Medical Advisor, the Japan Neurological Society
Medical Specialist and Medical Advisor, Japan Geriatrics Society

Comments:
Interested in internal medicine in general, but unable to decide on a specialty, joined the Department of General Medicine. He spent his time in moratorium, studying while joining the Japan Society of Infectious Diseases, the Japan College of Rheumatology, and the Japan Neurological Society. After working as a part-time physician at Yukiguni Yamato Hospital (Niigata, Japan), he realized the importance of neurology and joined the department as a neurologist in the spring of 2023. Currently, he is enjoying to convey the joy of internal medicine.
★Dr. Sanayama is known for his excellent charting skills. His charts are often referred to as perfect by including all the necessary information. Dr. Sanayama is the most trusted physician in the center and also a great educator, who never hesitates to share educational resources he piled up in his Evernote with anyone who wishes to learn. (Reina Suzuki)

Hiroyuki Tamura, MD

Title:
Research Associate, Emergency Department,
Medical Director, Emergency Center Ward
Deputy Director, Postgraduate Clinical Education Office

Education and Work Experience:
2008 Graduated from the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
2008-2010: Initial clinical training, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2010 Department of Emergency Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2010 Chief Resident, Emergency Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital
2011 Minamiuonuma City Yukiguni Yamato Hospital
2011 Department of Emergency Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2014-2016 Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2016- Department of Emergency Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University

Board Certifications:
Specialist in Emergency Medicine
Specialist in general internal medicine, supervisory physician in internal medicine
Gastroenterologist
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Specialist
Clinical Training Advisor
ICLS Director
ISLS Facilitator
PTLS Instructor
JMECC Instructor
JATEC Provider
JPTEC Past Provider

Comments:
Dr. Tamura does not hesitate to accept emergency medical evacuation of many injured and sick patients. In addition to teaching practical skills on site, he has recently joined the Postgraduate Clinical Training Office and plays a central role. Being taught the importance of history taking and physical examination during his residency training at Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, he emphasizes the importance of those first-hand information whenever he teaches residents. He is known for his gentleness, which is often referred as a “rare” attitude among emergency physicians. He is called "Mr. Tolerance" or "Conscience of Emergency Medicine," and is highly trusted by residents.

Reina Suzuki, MD

Title:
Research Associate, Department of General Internal Medicine
Deputy Director, Postgraduate Clinical Education Office

Education and Work Experience:
2013 Graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine
2013-2015 Internal Medicine Training Program, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2015-2017 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, Research Trainee (2015-2016)/Research Fellow (2016-2017)
2017-2020 University of Hawai'i Internal Medicine Residency Program, HI, USA, Internal Medicine Resident
2020-2023 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University
2022-2023 Mayo Clinic Arizona, Research Collaborator
2023-Present Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Board Certifications:
Board of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Echocardiography (CCEeXAM), National Board of Echocardiography

Comments:
Dr. Suzuki specializes in critical care medicine and general internal medicine. Her main interests were in research for many years but lately, her interests have shifted more toward patient care and resident education.
Dr. Suzuki is well known for her high moderation and facilitation skills both in Japanese and English. Not only moderating/facilitating various on-site conferences in the hospital, but she is an experienced host of online, international sessions as well. She is the primary local lead of the Checklist for Early Recognition and Treatment of Acute Illness and iNjury (CERTAIN, https://www.icertain.org/)-Japan program, which was originally developed by the research team led by Dr. Ognjen Gajic at Mayo Clinic, MN, USA to improve the quality of acute care worldwide. As one of the International CERTAIN Faculty, she co-moderates weekly online sessions for CERTAIN-Japan program.
Dr. Suzuki received the Outstanding Teaching Doctor Award at Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center in 2022.

Reference materials:
＞Co-moderator, ECMO for COVID19 in Japan, ELSO (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuq-YS5A5Hk