Kentaro Izumi, M.D, PhD
Date of Birth: 04/07/1980
Place of Birth, Country. Sapporo, Japan
PRESENT WORK ADRESS
Department of Dermatology
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Tel 81-(0)11-706-7387
Fax 81-(0)11-706-7820
izumi55kentaro@yahoo.co.jp
EDUCATION
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine (Sapporo)
Apr. 2012 to Sept. 2016
PhD
Thesis: Autoantibody profile differentiates between inflammatory and non-inflammatory bullous pemphigoid. J
Invest Dermatol 136: 2201-10, 2016
Asahikawa Medical University (Asahikawa, Hokkaido)
Apr. 2000 to Mar. 2006
MD
WORK EXPERIENCE
Medical doctor of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Hospital.
Apr. 2015 to present
Medical doctor of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Hospital.
July 2011 to Mar. 2012
Medical doctor of Dermatology, Hakodate Central General Hospital.
Apr. 2011 to June 2011
Medical doctor of Dermatology, Kushiro City General Hospital.
Apr. 2010 to Mar. 2011
Medical doctor of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Hospital.
Apr. 2008 to Mar. 2010
Resident physician, Sapporo Higashi Tokusyukai Hospital. Apr. 2006 to Mar. 2008
SKILL
Certified as specialist in Dermatology by the Japanese Society of Dermatology (No: 8716). Oct. 201
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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Exploring pathomechanisms of autoimmune blistering skin diseases.
FIVE SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Izumi K et al. J Dermatol Sci 88: 247-248, 2017
2. Izumi K et al. J Invest Dermatol 136: 2201-2210, 2016
3. Wada M et al. J Invest Dermatol 136: 938-946, 2016
4. Iwata H et al. Lab Invest 96: 1301-1310, 2016
5. Nishie W et al. Am J Pathol 185: 1361-1371, 2015