Greetings
In Clinical Technology Department, technical staff with specialized medical qualifications assist with the examinations, diagnosis, and treatments unique to each department. We work together with doctors, dentists, nurses, and others across professions to provide patients with better examination and treatment techniques. We also have a basic stance of constantly striving to learn new examination and treatment techniques and improve our skills, and we strive to provide holistic treatment so that patients can receive medical care with peace of mind.
Head of Clinical Technology Department
Michiko Sugimoto
Overview
Clinical Technology Department consists of medical technology staff with specialized qualifications such as clinical laboratory technologists, dental hygienists, speech-language pathologists, orthoptists, and certified psychologists. These staff members participate in team-based medical care with doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals in each clinical department.
Endoscopy Room [Specialized Qualification: Clinical Laboratory Technologist]
My main responsibilities include assisting doctors with endoscopic examinations and treatments, as well as cleaning and managing equipment. Main duties include assisting with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and treatments, assisting with lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and treatments, urea breath tests, and capsule endoscopy.
Dental and Oral Surgery [Specialized Qualification: Dental Hygienist]
We assist dentists with treatments and provide perioperative oral function management. Our main duties include: assisting with outpatient surgeries, assisting with dental treatments, scaling, impression taking, group diabetes education, and brushing instruction.
Otolaryngology [Professional qualifications: speech-language-hearing therapist, clinical laboratory technician]
Speech-language-hearing therapists and clinical laboratory technicians work together to provide the tests and training necessary for ENT care. Main duties include hearing tests, hearing-related tests (OAE, ABR, ASSR, tympanometry, AABR, etc.), hearing aid fitting tests, cochlear implant mapping, balance function tests, nasal airway tests, language training (functional articulation training, language development delays due to hearing loss, etc.), language development evaluation, and voice training.
ophthalmology [Professional qualification: Orthoptist]
We provide general ophthalmology examinations and strabismus/amblyopia training. Main duties: Bright room examinations (visual acuity/refraction tests, intraocular pressure tests, corneal topography tests, color vision tests, etc.) Dark room examinations (visual field tests, ocular muscle function tests, electrophysiological tests, ultrasound tests, fundus photography tests, etc.) Strabismus/amblyopia examinations and training (precise binocular vision function tests, strabismus/amblyopia training, etc.).
*We do not prescribe contact lenses.
Obstetrics and Gynecology [Professional qualification: Clinical laboratory technician]
We provide reproductive medicine services. Our main services include: semen analysis, artificial insemination, sperm freezing, in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, embryo freezing, and thawed embryo transfer.
Psychology Department [Professional Qualifications: Certified Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist]
I participate in many team medical treatments, including psychological testing in psychiatry. My main duties include psychological testing, psychological interviews, cancer palliative care, gynecological genetic counseling, psychological support for NICU and GCU, psychological support for pediatric wards, and psychological support for cardiac rehabilitation.
plastic surgery [Professional Qualification: Speech-Language-Hearing Therapist]
We mainly provide developmental assessments and speech and articulation training for children with cleft palate.