Nephrology
Outline
The Department of Nephrology was established in April, 1974. We have been providing treatment, research and student education since then. We manage the Blood Purification Center, and treat out- and inpatients and do research on end stage renal failure and other various kinds of renal diseases. In collaboration with the Department of Urology, we are specialists in kidney transplantation. In 1975, we performed the first living kidney transplantation in Ishikawa. We have successfully performed 257 living and 66 cadaveric kidney transplantations since then, and we have done 2,550 renal biopsies (as of May 15, 2021). Our research is based on the areas of our expertise and we have been doing both clinicopathological and clinicoepidemiological research as well as basic research related to these areas.
In student education, we have been teaching various skills from the basics of medical terminology to actual problem solving skills through unit lectures, BSL (Bed Side Learning), CCS (Clinical Clerkship), and PBL (Problem-Based Learning). We aim to be an attractive department for students, residents and researchers.
e-mail: nephrol@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Faculty
Professor and Chair
Professor (Adjunct)
Associate Professor
Senior Assistant Professor
Senior Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Achievements
Nephrotic syndrome with rectus sheath hematoma: a case report.
Fujii A, Matsuda Y, Yabe T, Norifumi H, Fujimoto K, Yamazaki M, Yokoyama H,
Furuichi K.
J Med Case Rep. 18(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04388-4. 2024
D-Amino Acids in Kidney Diseases.
Furuichi K, Iwata Y.
Kidney360. 5(2):173-174. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000372. 2024
Trajectory of GFR Decline and Fluctuation in Albuminuria Leading to
End-Stage Kidney Disease in Patients With Biopsy-Confirmed Diabetic
Kidney Disease.
Yamanouchi M, Sawa N, Toyama T, Shimizu M, Oshima M, Yoshimura Y, Sugimoto H, Kurihara S, Oba
Y, Ikuma D, Mizuno H, Sekine A, Suwabe T, Hoshino J, Ubara Y, Hara S, Furuichi K, Wada T.
Kidney Int Rep. 9(2):323-333. 2023
A Case of Spontaneous Remission of Membranous Nephropathy After the
Removal of Nerve Epidermal Growth Factor-Like 1 Positive Sigmoid Colon
Carcinoma.
Fujii A, Hayashi N, Fujita H, Yokoyama H, Furuichi K.
Cureus. 15(12):e49892. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49892. 2023
Demographics and treatment of patients with primary nephrotic syndrome
in Japan using a national registry of clinical personal records.
Nakagawa N, Kimura T, Sakate R, Wada T, Furuichi K, Okada H, Isaka Y, Narita I.
Sci Rep. 13(1):14771. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41909-5. 2023
External Research Funding
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Study for the progression of diabetic kidney disease by 3D and time-series tissue analysis
Kengo Furuichi 2024-2026
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Study for the role of FAM114A1 in the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy
Norifumi Hayashi 2021-2024
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Is endotrophin, a collagen cleavage product, a factor that connect glomerular endothelial DNA
damage and renal fibrosis?
Ai Fujii 2022-2024
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Study for the HLA-G on transplanted kidney
Sho Kumano 2024-2026
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Study for the roles of complement system in membranous nephropathy
Yu Kagaya 2024-2026