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Rumi Ueha

Rumi Ueha
Departments/Divisions

Swallowing Center

Titles

M.D., Ph.D.

Expertise/Specialties

Laryngology, Pediatric airway, Dysphagia, Swallowing surgery, Airway surgery, Voice surgery, Airway virtual reality, Olfactory disorders, Esophageal dysmotility

Research Interests

Swallowing disorder in neuromuscular disease, Swallowing surgery, Chronic airway inflammation, Olfactory receptor cell regeneration, Aging in olfactrory system, SARS-CoV-2 infection

Languages

Japanese / English

HomePage

https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/centers-services/central-clinical-facilities/swallowing-center/index.html

Education
Year Institution Degree
2003 Faculty of Medicine, Nara Medical University M.D.
2017 The University of Tokyo Graducate School of Medicine Ph.D.
Training
Years attended Institution Discipline
2003-2005 The University of Tokyo Hospital Residency/Surgery
2005-2007 NTT Medical Center Fellowship/Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery
2007-2008 Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital Fellowship/Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery
2008-2010 Kameda Medical Center Fellowship/Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery
Appointments and positions
Years Institution Title
2012-2019 Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Assistant Professor
2019-2021 Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Project Lecturer
2021-present Swallowing Center, the University of Tokyo Hospital Director and Associate professor
Board Certifications
Year Certifications
2008 the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan Certified Otolaryngologist
2008 JASA (Japan Sports Association) Sports Doctor
2011 Japanese Broncho-Esophagological Society Certified Broncho-Esophagological Specialist
Selected Publications
  • Ueha R, Ito T, Furukawa R, Kitabatake M, Ouji- Sageshima N, Ueha S, et al. Oral SARS-CoV-2 inoculation causes nasal viral infection leading to olfactory bulb infection: an experimental study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 12:924725, 2022.
  • Ueha R, Shichino S, Ueha S, Kondo K, Kikuta S, Nishijima H,et al. Reduction of proliferating olfactory cells and low expression of extracellular matrix genes are hallmarks of the aged olfactory mucosa. Front Aging Neurosci. 10:86, 2018.
  • Ueha R, Nito T, Sakamoto T, Yamauchi A, Tsunoda K, Yamasoba T. Postoperative swallowing in multiple system atrophy. Eur J Neurol. 23(2):393-400, 2015.
Academic Societies
  • Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan
  • Japanese Broncho-Esophagological Society
  • Society of Swallowing and Dysphagia of Japan
  • Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation
  • Japanese Rhinologic Society
  • Japan Laryngological Association
  • Japan Society for Pediatric ORL
  • Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell
  • Japanese Society of Anti-aging Medicine
Editorial Boards
  • Auris Nasus Larynx (The Official Journal of The Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery)
  • The Larynx Japan (The Official Journal of The Japan Laryngological Association)
  • The Japanese Journal of Rhinology (The Official Journal of The Japanese Rhinologic Society)
Honors
2016 The excellence Award at 16th Scientific Meeting of Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
2018 The First Place in the Poster competition at 64th American Rhinologic Society

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