Editor-in-Chief

Tomoharu Yoshizumi MD, PhD
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Editorial Board

Hiroko Bando MD, PhD
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Kiyoshi Doi MD, PhD
Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

Tomoki Ebata MD, PhD
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Takaaki Fujii MD, PhD
Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Jun Fujishiro MD, PhD
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiyuki Fujiwara MD, PhD
Tottori University, Tottori-shi, Japan

Takumi Fukumoto MD, PhD
Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Kojiro Furukawa MD, PhD
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Suguru Hasegawa MD, PhD
Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Taizo Hibi MD, PhD
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Shigenori Homma MD, PhD
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Akiko Ichihara MD, PhD
University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

Satoshi Ieiri MD, PhD
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Toru Ikegami MD, PhD
Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroki Ikeuchi MD, PhD
Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan

Shigeru Imoto MD, PhD
Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan

Masayoshi Inoue MD, PhD
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Soichiro Ishihara MD, PhD
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Ito MD, PhD
University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

Kenichi Ito MD, PhD
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan

Shinji Ito MD, PhD
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Akira Iyoda MD, PhD
Toho University, Tokyo, Japan

Hiromitsu Jinno MD, PhD
Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan

Manabu Kawai MD, PhD
Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Hajime Kin MD, PhD
Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan

Yusuke Kinugasa MD, PhD
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuyuki Kojima MD, PhD
Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan

Mitsutomo Kono MD, PhD
Saitama Medical University, Morohongō, Japan

Kazuo Koyanagi MD, PhD
Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan

Hirochika Matsubara MD, PhD
University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan

Nobuhisa Matsuhashi MD, PhD
Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

Takanori Morikawa MD, PhD
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Fuyuhiko Motoi MD, PhD
Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan

Tomohiro Murakawa MD, PhD
Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan

Kenta Murotani PhD
Kurume University, Kurume, Japan

Yasuto Naoi MD, PhD
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Hirofumi Noguchi MD, PhD
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Sachiyo Nomura MD, PhD
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Koji Oba PhD
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tatsuya Oda MD, PhD
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Kenji Okada MD, PhD
Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Yoshinori Okada MD, PhD
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Eiji Oki MD, PhD
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kiyohiro Oshima MD, PhD
Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Takao Otsuka MD, PhD
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Hideaki Rikimaru MD, PhD
Kurume University, Kurume, Japan

Hiroshi Saeki MD, PhD
Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Aya Saito MD, PhD
Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan

Akio Saiura MD, PhD
Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

Hisashi Saji MD, PhD
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

Taichi Sakaguchi MD, PhD
Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan

Akira Sasaki MD, PhD
Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan

Tadahiko Shien MD, PhD
Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

Kimihiro Shimizu MD, PhD
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan

Hisashi Shinohara MD, PhD
Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan

Yasushi Shintani MD, PhD
The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Akira Shiose MD, PhD
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Masayuki Sho MD, PhD
Nara Medical University, Kashihara-shi, Japan

Tomohisa Shoko MD, PhD
Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuji Soejima MD, PhD
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan

Eiji Sunami MD, PhD
Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan

Chie Takasu MD, PhD
Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

Ichiro Takemasa MD, PhD
Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan

Hiroya Takeuchi MD, PhD
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan

Chie Tanaka MD, PhD
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Hidemitsu Tsutsui MD, PhD
Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Hideki Ueno MD, PhD
National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan

Takuhiro Yamaguchi PhD
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Takehito Yamamoto PhD
Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Makoto Yamasaki MD, PhD
Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan

Hiroharu Yamashita MD, PhD
Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

International Advisory Board

Henri Bismuth MD, PhD
Henri Bismuth Hepatobiliary Institute, Villejuif, France

Michael R. B. Keighley MS, FRCS
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Medical Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Samuel A. Wells MD
Duke Medical Center, Durham, United States