Nakamura, Masaya

Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine 　 Education and professional positions 1987 Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine 1987 Resident, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine 1998 Research Fellow, Dept. of Neuroscience, Georgetown University 2000 Instructor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine 2004 Assistant professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine 2012 Associate professor, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine 2015 Professor & Chair, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine He received M.D. from Keio University in 1995. He specializes in spine and spinal cord surgery as well as stem cell biology, especially regenerative medicine for spinal cord injury. Now, he is focusing on clinical trial of cell therapy for spinal cord injury using iPS cells. Received the First award of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine and 51th Baelz prize in 2014.

Multicenter collaborative research on spine and spinal cord disorders. Developing regenerative medicine for musculoskeletal disorders, especially for spinal cord injury and new assessment methods through MRI and CT. Working on (1) iPS cell-based transplant therapies, (2) hepatocyte growth factors, (3) suppression of axonal growth inhibitors.