Associate Professor of Surgery

      

      Kenichiro UEMURA, MD

     

 

 

 

Contact information

 

 Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences,
 Hiroshima University,
 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
 Tel: +81 82 257 5216, Fax: +81 82 257 5219
 E-mail: umk@hiroshima-u.ac.jp  

 

Education

 

1985-1991 MD, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan

 

Residency

   

1991   Surgical Resident, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

 

Professional Experience

     

2002-2004      Research Fellow, Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA

2004-2009      Assistant professor of Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

2009-Present  Associate professor of Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

 

Specialty

 

 Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery,

 Surgical Oncology

 Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery,

 Laparoscopic advanced surgery

 

Research interest

 

 Pancreatic Cancer, Biliary Cancer, Cholelithiasis, Chronic pancreatitis

 Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

 Pancreaticoduodenectomy

 Minimally invasive surgery, Pancreatic Surgery

 

Academic Rank

 

 Associate professor of Surgery, Hiroshima University

 Faculty of Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

 Faculty of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

 

Society

 

Japan Surgical Society

Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract   

Pancreas Club   

     

Recent Publications

     

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenichiro_Uemura

 

Kenichiro Uemura · Yoshiaki Murakami · Sohei Satoi · Masayuki Sho · Fuyuhiko Motoi · Manabu Kawai · Ippei Matsumoto · Goro Honda · Masanao Kurata · Hiroaki Yanagimoto · Satoshi Nishiwada · Takumi Fukumoto · Michiakil Unno · Hiroki Yamaue

Impact of Preoperative Biliary Drainage on Long-Term Survival in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Observational Study

Annals of Surgical Oncology [Epub ahead of print] DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4618-9

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Kondo N, Nakagawa N, Sasaki H, Ohge H, Sueda T.

Indicators for proper management of surgical drains following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jan 14. doi: 10.1002/jso.23561. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Nakashima A, Yamaoka E, Sueda T.

Elevation of Urine Trypsinogen 2 Is an Independent Risk Factor for Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Pancreas. 2012 Aug;41(6):876-81. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e31823d0b82.

 

Uemura K, Shimazutsu K, McClaine RJ, McClaine DJ, Manson RJ, White WD, Benni PB, Reynolds JD.

Maternal and preterm fetal sheep responses to dexmedetomidine.

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2012 Oct;21(4):339-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.06.010. Epub 2012 Aug 28.

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Hayashidani Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Ohge H, Sueda T. Combination of polyglicolic acid felt and fibrin glue for prevention of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Hepatogastroenterology. 2009 Sep-Oct;56 (94-95):1538-41.

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Hayashidani Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Ohge H, Sasaki T, Arihiro K, Sueda T. Main pancreatic duct obstruction due to a small nonfunctioning endocrine tumor of the pancreas.

Hiroshima J Med Sci. 2009 Mar;58(1):45-8.

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Hayashidani Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Ohge H, Sueda T.Randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of ulinastatin for postoperative pancreatitis following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

J Surg Oncol. 2008 Jun 11.

 

Uemura K, Murakami Y, Hayashidani Y, Sudo T, Hashimoto Y, Ohge H, Takesue Y, Arihiro K, Sueda T. Invasive papillary mucinous carcinoma arising in the small branch duct cystic lesion of the pancreas.

Pancreas. 2006 Mar;32(2):221-2.

 

Uemura K, Ueno T, Harris MB, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Role of vagus nerve in postprandial antropyloric coordination in conscious dogs.

Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 288(3):G487-95, 2005

 

Uemura K, McClaine R, De la Fuente S, Manson R,Campbell K, McClaine D, Stamler JS, Eubanks WS, Reynolds JD. Maternal insufflation during the secondtrimester equivalent produces hypercarbia, acidosis, and prolonged hypoxia infetal sheep.

Anesthesiology. 2004 Dec;101(6):1332-1338.

 

Uemura K, Tatewaki M, Harris MB, Ueno T, Mantyh CR, PappasT, Takahashi T. Magnitude of abdominal incision affects the duration of postoperativeileus in rats.

Surg Endosc. 2004 Apr;18(4):606-10. Epub 2004 Feb 2.

 

Uemura K, Hiyama E, Murakami Y,Kanehiro T, Ohge H, Sueda T, Yokoyama T. Comparative analysis of K-ras pointmutation, telomerase activity, and p53 overexpression in pancreatic tumours.

Oncol Rep. 2003 Mar-Apr;10(2):277-83.