Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kaoru Tamura, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Education:
TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY M. D. 1995-2001 Medicine
TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY Ph.D. 2005-2009 Neurosurgery
Career/ Professional Positions
2012-date Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2009-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) (Dr.Khalid Shah)
2005-2009 Staff Neurosurgeon, University Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2003-2005 Staff Neurosurgeon, Toride Kyodo General Hospital
2002-2003 Staff Neurosurgeon, Musashino Red Cross Hospital
2001-2002 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Certification
2007-date Board certified Neurosurgeon of the Japan Neurosurgical Society
Honors & Awards　
2011 The 10th Biennial Congress of International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS), Young Professional ISRS Award
2009 World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies(WFNS), Young Neurosurgeon Award
Research interest
Malignant brain tumor, cancer stem cell, microRNA, imaging study, neuro-radiorogy
