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Yoshifumi Baba

Yoshifumi Baba
Departments/Divisions

Stomach and Esophageal Surgery

Titles

M.D., Ph.D.

Expertise/Specialties

Esophageal cancer surgery, gastric cancer surgery, esophagogastric junction cancer surgery, Robotic surgery, thoracoscopic surgery, laparoscopic surgery

Research Interests

minimally invasive surgery, tumor immunity, biomarker research, gut microbiome

Languages

Japanese, English

HomePage

http://gibes.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Education
Year Institution Degree
2000 Kumamoto university M.D.
2009 Kumamoto university PhD
Training
Years attended Institution Discipline
2000 Kumamoto university Internship
2001 National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center. Residency/Surgery
2003 Omuta tenryo hospital Residency/Surgery
Appointments and positions
Years Institution Title
2008 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Research fellow
2010 Kumamoto university Assitant Professor
2019 Brigham and women's hospital Visiting fellow
2020 Kumamoto university Associate Professor
2024 Tokyo university Professor
Board Certifications
Year Certifications
2007 Japan Surgical Society Board Certified Surgeon
2012 Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery Board Certified Surgeon
2015 Japan Esophageal Society Board Certified Surgeon
2018 Endoscopic surgical skill qualification system: qualified surgeon
2021 Certificate da Vinci system as Console Surgeon
2016 Board Certifi ed Bronchoesophagologist
Selected Publications
  • Baba Y, Nomoto D, Okadome K, Ishimoto T, Iwatsuki M, Miyamoto Y, Yoshida N, Baba H et al. Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2020 111(9):3132-3141
  • Baba Y, Yagi T, Kosumi K, Okadome K, Nomoto D, Eto K, Hiyoshi Y, Nagai Y, Ishimoto T, Iwatsuki M, Iwagami S, Miyamoto Y, Yoshida N, Komohara Y, Watanabe M, Baba H. Morphological lymphocytic reaction, patient prognosis and PD-1 expression after surgical resection for oesophageal cancer.　 Br J Surg. 2019 Sep;106(10):1352-1361
  • Baba Y, Yoshida N, Kinoshita K, Iwatsuki M, Yamashita YI, Chikamoto A, Watanabe M, Baba H. Clinical and Prognostic Features of Patients With Esophageal Cancer and Multiple Primary Cancers: A Retrospective Single-institution Study.　 　　Ann Surg. 2018;267(3):478-483
  • Baba Y, Watanabe M, Murata A, Shigaki H, Miyake K, Ishimoto T, Iwatsuki M, Iwagami S, Yoshida N, Oki E, Sakamaki K, Nakao M and Baba H. LINE-1 Hypomethylation, DNA Copy Number Alterations, and CDK6 Amplification in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 1;20:1114-24
Academic Societies
  • Japan Surgical Society
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
  • Japan Esophageal Society
  • Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
  • The Japan Broncho-esophagological Society
  • The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • The Japanese Cancer Association
  • Japan Society for Cancer Therapy
  • Japan Robotic Surgery Society
  • Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery

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