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Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
| Master's Program | Human Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine |
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| Doctor's Program | Medical Science Division, Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology |
| Professor | TAKUMI Yutaka |
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| Associate Professor | KITOH Ryosuke |
| Senior Assistant Professor | TSUKADA Keita, YOSHIMURA Hidekane |
The Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery deals with most of the sensory organs such as hearing, balance, smell, and taste. Of these, hearing is the most important communication tool for humans, and its impairment can greatly reduce Quality of Life (QOL) . In our department, we are conducting research on the mechanism of hearing loss and new treatment methods.
The head and neck region, which includes the nasal cavity, oral cavity, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and cervical esophagus, controls important functions for human life such as olfaction, feeding, swallowing, and voice. Cancers that develop in each of these regions can greatly reduce QOL and even be fatal. We are conducting research to identify new therapeutic targets for head and neck cancers based on gene expression.
No single fundamental treatment for hearing loss has yet been found.
However, research in our department has led to the discovery of new therapeutic models for otological diseases, which may help many patients with hearing loss in the future. In addition, the discovery of new therapeutic targets for head and neck cancer could greatly improve cancer treatment.
We want to develop further applications of our results and explore new treatment methods.
