Doctor:Tetsuya Kawakita

(Board-Certified Ophthalmologist Ph.D by the Japanese Ophthalmological Society)

Memberships

Japan Ophthalmological Society

Career

1995 Graduate-Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
1996–2000 Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan
2000–2002 Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Japan
2002–2005 Research Fellow, Ocular Surface Center, Miami, Florida, USA
2005–2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Japan
2006–2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
2016–Present Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Japan
2024–Present Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan

Main Thesis

Intrastromal Invasion by Limbal Epithelial Cells Is Mediated by Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Activated by Air Exposure

Greeting

I am in charge of the consultation on Sunday once in a month.
I would try to give consultations which patients can feel relieved and calm their anxiety.
Please feel free to ask me anything about eyes.