Future Medical and Healthcare Design Program

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STAFF

STAFF

STAFF

Atsuhiro Nakagawa, MD

Special Appointed Professor
Tohoku University Hospital

Naka is Special Appointed Professor of Clinical Research, Innovation, and Education at Tohoku University Hospital (CRIETO) and Assistant to hospital Director for Industry Alliance and Technology Introduction, in Sendai, and visiting Professor at Toho University, Tokyo. He also serves as Program Officer of AMED for emerging market, and also Co-Director of Japan Biodesign. He serves as attending physician for Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine. He had been trained as Neurotrauma Clinical Fellowship at UCSF and San Francisco General Hospital. He was trained at Global Faculty at Stanford Biodesign and also serves as Director for ASU clinical immersion program since 2014 (more than 46 companies, 1500 industry researchers have been participated). He had received degree for medical application of shock wave at Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University. He is serving as project managers in several projects including class III surgical device for clinical trial using pulsed water jet, cell searching engine, and IoT electrical electrodes. Published 257 papers, 416 presentation as presenting author, 138 competitive grants and contracts, submitted 41 patents and numerous award including Ogino Award from Japanese Society of Biomedical Engineering and Makino Award from Japanese Society of Neurotraumatology.

FELLOW & INTERN

INTERN

Ryu Koda

I am studying as a medical student at Tohoku University School of Medicine. I decide to participate in the program to learn how the advanced medical technology developed at the university would be used in society.
I would like to learn from people who have succeeded in various fields and make use of the experience in the future.

[Experience]

2017-2020 Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Kita High School
2021-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Narutoshi Sato

Through clinical training at Tohoku University School of Medicine, I am learning basic medical knowledge, techniques, and literacy as a doctor.
Through this internship, I would like to study biodesign in earnest and participate in the process of creating new value in the field of medical care.

[Experience]

2015-2018 Sugamo Private High School
2018-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Tomohiro Miura

I belong to Tohoku University School of Medicine, where I am currently learning how doctors should be and how medical professionals should collaborate with each other.
Through this internship, I would like to learn the process of creating innovative medical designs. In the future, I would like to contribute to solving various problems with new perspectives.

[Experience]

2012-2018 Koishikawa Secondary Education School
2018-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Zhengkun Yang

I am studying medicine in Tohoku University nowadays. Through this internship program, I will get to know the emerging trends in the healthcare industry. As well, I can improve my design thinking skills and teamwork skills.
I wish to contact to the leaders in various fields, such as their different thinking styles and their working methods. I hope to improve my abilities to adapt to the rapid social changes and serve the social new needs of changes as well.

[Experience]

2015-2018 Wuhan Foreign Languages School
2019-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Mika Nishio

I’m a medical student in Tohoku university and learning what medical care consists of, such as what kind of position or how to cooperate.
I’m a student as yet. However because of student, I can meet people with various occupations or opinion and I hope I can absorb their visions.

[Experience]

2015-2018 Waseda jitusugyo High School
2018-present Tohoku University School of medicine

INTERN

Yu Nomura

I belong to Tohoku University School of Medicine. I also study programming and write papers in Department of Clinical Imaging.
During this internship, I would like to master design thinking and gain multiple perspectives through interaction with professionals in various fields.
I devote myself to contributing to the realization of a sustainable development of society and high-quality medical care.

[Experience]

2012-2018 Kaisei Junior and Senior High School
2019-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Sako Sunami

A senior at Tohoku University, Department of Earth Science, majoring in Earth and Planetary Material Science and aiming to be a scientist who can solve global scale problems.
Not having background of medicine, I would like to cultivate the ability to be aware of problems and solve them rationally and creatively through this internship.

[Experience]

2015-2016 Tsinghua International School
2016-2019 Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba
2020-present Tohoku University, Department of Earth Science

INTERN

Takahiro Horiguchi

I am majoring in medicine at Tohoku University. I have also learned programming through internships and programming contests. With my passion for technology and my perspective as a medical student, I would like to generate and implement useful ideas for people.

[Experience]

2015-2018 Tsuchiura First High School
2019-present Tohoku University School of Medicine

INTERN

Song Hailun

I am a first year master’s student at the Graduate School of Economics, TOHOKU University. When I was in my senior year of University, I was drawn the bio-design innovation program. And I would like to contribute my knowledge of economics and management to medical innovation as a member of bio-design.
Because they come from different fields and different nationalities, members are able to create new value by bringing in different perspectives, but I think it is not lightly to realize. As a participant, I would like to apply the framework of bio-design to a wider industry as well as the creation of medical business by putting it into practice in a closer field.

[Experience]

2020-2023 Kokushikan University. Graduate
2023-Present Tohoku University School of Economics