Department of Anesthesiology
April 21,2026 Update
Introduction
The Saitama Medical Center is one of the lalleading university hospitals in the country with three departments, the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, the Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, and the Medical Helicopter Base Hospital, and the Department of Anesthesiology has evolved in combining with the hospital function. In the operating room, an anesthesiologist manages anesthesia in most surgeries, excluding simple local anesthesia. An anesthesiologist is on duty at all times in the intensive care room and works with the doctors involved in the whole body management of patients with severe internal medicine, and not only after major surgery. The Department of Anesthesiology has a full-time obstetric anesthesia division and is actively involved in the treatment of not only caesarean operations and painless delivery, but also with mothers from the early stages of pregnancy to childbirth and even newborn babies.
In the pain clinic, we cooperate with the doctors of Oriental Medicine in the outpatient clinic at the Saitama Medical University Kawagoe Clinic. In addition, we are involved in almost all areas where anesthesiology can be involved, including medical helicopter doctors and cardiopulmonary resuscitation regular training. In this way, the Department of Anesthesiology at the Saitama Medical Center is involved in safe and high-quality systemic management in a wide range of areas, centering on the four pillars of operating room anesthesia, intensive care room management, maternity anesthesia, and the pain clinic.
Patient care at our department
- Operating Room Anesthesia
- We manage anesthesia according to the patient's condition so that surgery is performed safely for more than 7,000 surgeries per year. We will examine the patient and plan the anesthetic method before the surgery. You may be asked to visit an outpatient clinic prior to anesthesia (by appointment only), depending on your chronic illness and its degree. The anesthesia is adjusted during the surgery according to the situation of the operation and the patient's condition. We prepare for the case of unforeseen circumstances. Postoperative rounds are performed after surgery to confirm that there are no complications from the anesthesia. Please let us know if you have any comments related to anesthesia or surgery.
- Intensive care
- The Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the Saitama Medical Center has a general intensive care room (GICU) on the second floor, and the Department of Anesthesiology plays a part with the doctors in the management of severe patients. From April 2017, we increased from 6 anesthesia management beds to 8 anesthesia management beds and the Cardiovascular Care Unit (CCU)/Stroke Care Unit (SCU) went to 12 beds. As acute medical care professionals, we support medical treatment as a key to team medicine with the main department, related medical departments, dedicated nurses, pharmacist, etc., for patients with cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and abdominal surgery, and patients who need comprehensive postoperative management, and for patients with serious medical conditions. We also provide advice as appropriate in the Cardiovascular Care Unit (CCU)/Stroke Care Unit (SCU), of which basically an attending physician is in charge.
- Pain clinic and acupuncture treatment
- For "pain", we diagnose the cause of pain from the symptoms, physical findings and various tests, and then use methods such as neural blocks and medication to relieve the pain. The "Saitama Medical Center" and the "Kawagoe Clinic" in front of Kawagoe station perform treatment. The Kawagoe clinic is mainly an outpatient clinic that works with sports outpatient, osteoporosis outpatient, the Department of Rehabilitation, Department of Psychiatry, and Oriental medicine (acupuncture outpatient, Oriental medicine outpatient), etc., and we carry out the "treatment of pain" comprehensively. At present, initial consultations are not accepted at the pain clinic at the Saitama Medical Center. This is only done at the Kawagoe clinic, and it is a reservation only system.
- Obstetric Anesthesiology/labor analgesia
- We strive to provide safe anesthesia for mothers and children in order to create an environment in which children can be born and raised with peace of mind. We primarily perform epidural painless delivery, cesarean anesthesia, surgical anesthesia during pregnancy, anesthesia for fetuses and newborns, and severe maternal management. They can get a reservation at the outpatient departments of obstetrics and anesthesiology by telling the obstetrician if they wish to receive consultation during a pregnancy checkup. In addition, they may be recommended to visit our clinic by the physician in charge of their medical treatment.
Target Symptoms
Pain clinic and acupuncture treatment
This is intended for diseases that can be seen in various departments such as the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Department of Otolaryngology, Oral Surgery, Department of Psychiatry, and Terminal care. These include a wide range including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, posttherpetic neuralgia, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, facial cramps, and cancerous pain.
The treatment plan is based on the diagnosis obtained based on the properties of the pain and the neurological findings and is centered on neural block treatment, and the treatment is carried out with an appropriate combination of analgesic auxiliary medicine and opioid analgesics.
Blocks that can be carried out in our department
- Echo guide method block
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- Brachial plexus block
- Stellate ganglia block
- Intervertebral joint block
- TAP block
- Lumbar plexus block
- Articulatio sacroiliaca block
- Intercostal nerve block
- PECS/PECS II Block
- Saphenous nerve block
- Bursa subacromialis block
- Suprascapular nerve block
- Trigeminal nerve block
- Pulse treatment, etc.
- Landmark method block
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- Lumbar epidural block
- Sacral epidural block
- Intervertebral joint block
- Trigger point block
- Intraarticular injection
- Perspective block
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- Nerve root block/pulse treatment
- Lumbar plexus block
- Intervertebral contrast
- Intervertebral joint block
Treatment results
| Total number of surgeries | 7,757 |
| Department of Anesthesiology managed number | 6,633 |
| Total number of patients entering the intensive care unit | 824 |
| Postoperative management | 797 |
| Number of obstetric anesthesiology cases | 811 |
| Anesthesia for Caesarean delivery | 518 |
| Pain relief during labor (neuraxial analgesia) | 93 |
| Anesthesia for non-obstetric surgeries during pregnancy | 80 |
| Anesthesia for fetal treatment | 7 |
| Anesthesia for postpartum transfer patients | 37 |
| Anesthesia for Assisted Reproductive Technologies | 76 |
| Obstetric anesthesia consultation | 751 |
| Number of perspective blocks | 1,371 |
| Nerve root block | 371 |
| Intervertebral joint block | 249 |
| Articulatio sacroiliaca block | 83 |
| Epidural block | 161 |
| Epidural washing | 10 |
| Lumbar plexus block | 304 |
| Thoracic side spine block | 57 |
| Radiofrequency thermocoagulation | 123 |
| Other | 13 |
Medical staff(Anesthesiology)
| Name | Job Title | Position | Specialized Field | Credentials |
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| 小山 薫 (Koyama Kaoru)  |
Professor | Vice Chief of Clinical Services Vice Chief of Education |
Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine Pain Medicine |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM Board Certified Pain Clinicians |
| 小幡 英章 (Obata Hideaki)  |
Professor | Vice Chief of Research | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Board Certified Pain Clinicians Board Certified Anesthesiologist of the JSRA |
| 加藤 崇央 (Kato Takao)  |
Professor | Chief Administrator Chief of Clinical Services Chief of Research |
Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM |
| 鈴木 俊成 (Suzuki Toshinari)  |
Associate Professor | Chief of Education Vice Chief of Clinical Services |
Anesthesiology | Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB JSRA Qualified Anesthesiologist |
| 清水 健次 (Shimizu Kenji)  |
Assistant Professor | Manager of Outpatient Services | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Board Certified Pain Clinicians |
| 丸尾 俊彦 (Maruo Toshihiko)  |
Assistant Professor | Manager of Inpatient Services | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
JSA Qualified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist Board Certified Pain Clinicians |
| 山家 陽児 (Yanbe Youji)  |
Assistant Professor | Manager of Outpatient Services | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 佐々木 麻美子 (Sasaki Mamiko) |
Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesia |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist JSPA Qualified Anesthesiologist |
| 田澤 和雅 (Tazawa Kazumasa) |
Instructor | Manager of Residency Programs | Anesthesiology | Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 北岡 良樹 (Kitaoka Yoshiki)
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Instructor | Manager of Inpatient Services | Anesthesiology Cardiovascular Anesthesia |
Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Board Certificated Anesthesiologist of JSCVA |
| 佐々木 華子 (Sasaki Hanako)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 伊野田 絢子 (Inoda Ayako) |
Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM |
| 金子 友美 (Kaneko Tomomi) |
Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 黒川 右基 (Kurokawa Yuuki) |
Instructor | Manager of General Affairs | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine Cardiovascular Anesthesia |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 黒木 将貴 (Kuroki Masataka)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Cardiovascular Anesthesia |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 岡田 啓 (Okada Akira)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine Pediatric Anesthesia |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM JSPA Qualified Anesthesiologist |
| 坂本 尚子 (Sakamoto Shoko) |
Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM |
| 篠﨑 奈可 (Shinozaki Naka)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Cardiovascular Anesthesia |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Board Certificated Anesthesiologist of JSCVA |
| 黒田 瑞江 (Kuroda Mizue)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist JSPA Qualified Anesthesiologist |
| 大久保 訓秀 (Okubo Kunihide) |
Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM |
| 永井 隆文 (Nagai Takafumi)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 高山 瑠衣 (Takayama Rui)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 横谷 円 (Yokotani Madoka)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 木村 亜紀子 (Kimura Akiko)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 松本 木綿子 (Matsumoto Yuko)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology | Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 小島 拓也 (Kojima Takuya)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Intensive Care Medicine |
Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 境田 文威 (Sakaida Fumitake)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 吉田 賢一 (Yoshida Kenichi)
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Instructor | Staff Anesthesiologist | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 荻野 礼眸 (Ogino Raimu)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Medicine |
Registered Anesthesiologist Emergency Medicine Specialist, JMB Intensive Care Specialist, JSICM |
| 小島 実央子 (Kojima Mioko)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 濱岡 育海 (Hamaoka Ikumi)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 下野 咲季子 (Shimono Sakiko)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 山田 碧 (Yamada Aoi)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 帯津 裕一 (Obitsu Yuichi)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 長瀬 理沙子 (Nagase Risako)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 長尾 愛実 (Nagao Manami)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 長谷川 邦洋 (Hasegawa Kunihiro)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 小林 桃子 (Kobayashi Momoko)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, JMB |
| 小川原 蓮 (Ogawara Ren)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 清水 宏晃 (Shimizu Hiroaki)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 橋本 紗奈 (Hashimoto Suzuna)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 門馬 将太郎 (Monma Shotaro)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| 山野 純也 (Yamano Junya)
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Senior Resident | Staff Physician | Anesthesiology | |
| (兼)小内 愛 (Kouchi Ai) |
Licensed Acupuncturist | Oriental Medicine (Acupuncture) | Bachelor of Acupuncture | |
| 官川 響 (Hirokawa Touru) |
Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology | ||
| 源田 正 (Genda Tadashi) |
Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology | Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
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| 保科 真由 (Hoshina Mayu)
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Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist Board Certified Pain Clinicians |
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| 渡邉 大智 (Watanabe Taichi)
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Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
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| 原口 靖比古 (Haraguchi Yasuhiko) |
Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology | Trainer of the JSA Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
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| 高橋 綾子 (Takahashi Ayako)
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Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine |
Certified Anesthesiologist, JMB Registered Anesthesiologist |
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| 奥田 理沙 (Okuda Risa)
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Visiting Instructor | Anesthesiology | Registered Anesthesiologist |
Medical staff(Obstetric Anesthesiology)
| Name | Job Title | Position | Specialized Field | Credentials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 照井 克生 (Terui Katsuo) 
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Professor | Director of Clinical Services vice President Deputy Hospital Director |
Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JSA Instructor of Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist |
| 田村 和美 (Tamura Kazumi) |
Assistant | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JSA Instructor of Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist JCIMELS Instructor |
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| 加藤 梓 (Kato Azusa) |
Assistant | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist (MHLW in Japan) |
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| 金子 恒樹 (Kaneko Koki)
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Assistant | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JSA Instructor of Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist JCIMELS Instructor |
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| 吉田 由惟 (Yoshida Yui) |
Assistant | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JSA Instructor of Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist Certified Clinical Training Supervisor JCIMELS Instructor |
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| 野口 翔平 (Noguchi Shohei) 
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Instructor | Fellowship director | Anethesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology |
JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JCOG Board Certified obstetrician and gynecologist Board Certified Regional Anesthesiologist JMSB Certified Anesthesiologist |
| 松浦 千穂 (Matsuura Chiho)
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Assistant | Obsteric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist (MHLW in Japan) |
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| 岩山 香坂 (Iwayama Kosaka) |
Assistant | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist(MHLW in Japan) JSCVA Certified Cardiovascular Anesthesiolosist Certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology |
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| 原口 崇 (Haraguchi Takashi) |
Assistant(Fellow) | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist JSA Instructor of Anesthesiologist JSICM Board Certified Intensivist |
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| 田中 仁悟 (Tanaka Shingo) |
Assistant | Obstetrics & Gynecology Obstetric Anesthesia |
JCOG Board Certified obstetrician and gynecologist Board Certified Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Registered Anesthesiologist |
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| 松田 祐典 (Mazda Yusuke) 
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Visiting Associate Professor | Chief of Clincial Service Vice Chief of Research (Department of Anesthesiology) Vice Chief of Education (Department of Anesthesiology) Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Director |
Obstetric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Perioperative Point-Of-Care Ultrasound |
Fellow of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists JMSB Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist (MHLW in Japan) Clinical Instructor Program Excellence in Quality Improvement Certificate Program |
| 星野 裕子 (Hoshino Yuko) |
Visiting Instructor | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist (MHLW in Japan) |
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| 成田 優子 (Narita Yuko) |
Visiting Instructor | Obstetric Anesthesia | JSA Board Certified Anesthesiologist Registered Anesthesiologist (MHLW in Japan) |
Outpatient clinic
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| 麻酔科・ペインクリニック | ||||||
| 術前診察 |
交替制 |
交替制 |
交替制 |
交替制 |
交替制 |
交替制 |
| 専門外来 |
ペインクリニック 丸尾 俊彦 (Maruo Toshihiko) |
ペインクリニック 丸尾 俊彦 (Maruo Toshihiko) |
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| 東洋医学・鍼 | ||||||
| 専門外来 |
小内 愛 (Kouchi Ai) |
小内 愛 (Kouchi Ai) （午前のみ） |
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産科麻酔科外来については、産科/周産期（母体・胎児部門）の外来診療担当医表をご覧ください
To the Medical Institutions
At the Department of Anesthesiology at the Saitama Medical Center we develop excellent clinicians who can manage the whole body in a wide range of areas through training in surgery room anesthesia, intensive care unit, obstetric anesthesia and pain clinic.
Our Department of Anesthesiology is the main facility responsible for the anesthesiology specialist training, which is conducted according to the training program (Saitama Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology specialist training program) of the Anesthesia Science Society certification. We have sufficient experience and you can train with us with confidence. After completion of tenure of Senior Residents, University Hospital staff or affiliated hospital staff can continue working as a full-time physician (assistant professor).
They can also obtain specialist medical qualifications such as Japan Anesthesia Society certified physician -specialist physician- as well as supervisor, intensive care specialist, pain clinic certified physician, or cardiovascular anesthesia specialist. In addition, we regularly hold AHA certified BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses, and there is a path to becoming an AHA instructor.
In the Department of Obstetric Anesthesiology, there is also a
program to nurture leaders in the future of obstetric anesthesia called the "Kawagoe
Perinatal Anesthesia Fellowship."
For details, please refer to the Department of Anesthesiology website.
