脊椎・脊髄外科グループ

Treatment of numbness, pain and movement disorders of the upper and lower limbs originating in the spinal cord, spinal deformity such as scoliosis, spinal disorders such as syringiomyelia and spinal tumors
Associate professor:
Kanichiro Wada M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor:
Gentaro Kumagai M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor:
Toru Asari M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor:
Yoshiro Nitobe M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor:
Mason AlNouri
Current Research Topics
- Pathophysiological study to clarify the pathological condition of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
- Basic medical research on drug therapy for ossification of OPLL
- Basic research and regenerative therapeutic research for spinal cord injury
- Large-scale epidemiological study for spinal deformity disorders