Morisaki, Hiroshi

Dr. Hiroshi Morisaki is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. He also serves as the Director of the General Intensive Care Unit, Keio University Hospital. Dr. Morisaki graduated from Keio University School of Medicine in 1983, and obtained his Doctorate of Medicine by performing basic research in the Department of Biochemistry, Keio University School of Medicine, in 1990. After obtaining clinical training at Keio University Hospital and its affiliated hospitals, he became board certified by the Japanese Societies of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. At present, Dr. Morisaki’s research interests include all aspects of gut immune function, and organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis and/or other types of critical illness. He has investigated several protective approaches to prevent and/or treat multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. Dr. Morisaki has been the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Intensive Care.

• gut immune function
• /multiple orga failure
• /epidural anesthesia
• /volatile anesthetics