Greetings
Pediatrics is a medical specialty that treats all aspects of childhood, from the neonatal period to adolescence. We treat a wide range of conditions, from common childhood illnesses like bronchitis and pneumonia to chronic and intractable diseases that require specialized expertise. In regional medical care, we work closely with primary and secondary medical institutions in the western Kanagawa region to provide a tertiary medical institution. We also work closely with municipal governments in the area of maternal and child health. Designated by Kanagawa Prefecture as the Center for Comprehensive Perinatal Medicine, we serve as a core facility for neonatal care of high-risk newborns, premature infants, and low-birth-weight infants. Our outpatient clinic is staffed with specialized staff for specific disease-specific treatment teams (pediatric emergency medicine, perinatal and neonatal medicine, hematology/malignant tumors, cardiovascular system, renal and urinary tract, neurology, endocrinology/metabolism, respiratory system, allergy/immunology, and collagen diseases), so you can rest assured when visiting us.
Chief of pediatrics
Atsushi Uchiyama
Treatment details
We cover a wide range of childhood illnesses, from common acute illnesses to chronic or emergency conditions that require a high level of expertise. While we accept new patients every day in our general outpatient clinic, we also have specialized outpatient clinics with specialized staff assigned to each disease-specific clinical team (pediatric emergency medicine, perinatal medicine, hematology/malignant tumors, circulatory system, renal/urinary tract, neurology, endocrinology/metabolism, respiratory system, allergy/immunology, and collagen disease). Because of the many diseases that need to be treated in the pediatrics department, we maintain a system that allows for smooth medical exchange with other departments within the hospital, and in providing regional medical care, we strive to collaborate with primary and secondary medical institutions in the western parts of the Kanagawa Prefecture.
Pediatric emergency care
As the hospital is in a medical school affiliated with the Emergency Medical Center approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it utilizes its extensive experience as a tertiary emergency response facility for children to provide cutting-edge pediatric emergency medical care in cooperation with holiday and night clinics and nearby core hospitals.
Perinatal and neonatal medicine
As of April 1, 2006, we were designated the Center for Comprehensive Perinatal Medicine. As a central facility in central and western Kanagawa Prefecture, we provide medical care for newborns who require intensive care, working in cooperation with the local medical community. Furthermore, for patients who require regular outpatient follow-up and treatment after discharge, we work with related medical departments to provide growth and development follow-up. We also provide one-month checkups and nutritional counseling for newborns, aiming to enhance maternal and child health in the region. Starting in April 2025, we will expand our neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to 14 beds, further enhancing our medical system to meet the needs of the local community.
Hematological and malignant tumor diseases
We diagnose and treat leukemia, childhood cancer, blood disorders, and other diseases. In collaboration with the Department of Cell Transplantation, we perform hematopoietic stem cell transplants not only for malignant diseases such as leukemia, but also for diseases such as aplastic anemia, congenital immunodeficiency, and congenital metabolic disorders, making us one of the top transplant facilities in Japan. We have provided in-hospital classes (elementary and junior high schools) for patients who are hospitalized for a long time.
Cardiovascular disease
We provide care for patients with congenital heart disease, primarily through the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease by doctors trained at children's hospitals and other institutions, and we are also referred by many patients who have undergone surgery at other hospitals. In particular, we place emphasis on preventive medicine and are responsible for the annual heart checkups for almost all elementary and junior high schools in western Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as interpreting and diagnosing more than 20,000 electrocardiograms annually, and are also involved in community medical care.
Kidney/Urinary tract disease
We perform kidney biopsies as needed for kidney diseases such as nephritis and nephrotic syndrome, and decide on a treatment plan. We provide medical care for urinary tract infections and congenital kidney and urinary tract diseases in collaboration with the Pediatric Surgery and Urology departments. We provide medical care for patients who have been diagnosed with hydronephrosis in fetal or infant kidney ultrasounds, and for patients who have been diagnosed with hematuria or proteinuria in school urine tests. We also treat water and electrolyte abnormalities and high blood pressure.
Neurological disorders
As children continue to grow, it is important to monitor their mental and motor development, so we mainly diagnose and treat developmental delays, seizures, involuntary movements, etc. Head MRI and EEG tests can be performed early on the day of consultation. We also perform special tests such as MR angiography and cerebral blood flow scintigraphy (SPECT).
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Specialists play a central role in the diagnosis and treatment of growth disorders, thyroid diseases, gonadal diseases, diabetes, etc. In addition, hematopoietic cell transplantation, which is a distinctive feature of our department, often results in endocrine disorders as late complications, so we also provide long-term follow-up in collaboration with Department of Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine.
Respiratory disease
We provide medical care for congenital and acquired airway diseases using various imaging tests and respiratory function tests, and also focus on the diagnosis and treatment of intractable and recurrent respiratory infections.
Allergies and immune disorders
We provide outpatient and inpatient care for allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies, which have been on the rise in recent years. Regarding asthma, we perform respiratory function tests and diagnostic imaging for children, as well as special tests such as airway hyperresponsiveness tests and measuring exhaled nitric oxide concentrations for airway inflammation. Regarding Food-protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, we perform food elimination tests and food challenge tests for diagnosis and treatment for children who are deemed to need them.
Collagen disease
We diagnose and treat pediatric rheumatic diseases, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus, and mixed connective tissue disease.We aim to maintain a higher quality of life by providing early diagnosis and treatment so that children can continue to live their daily lives.
Main target diseases
Fetal and neonatal disorders
General neonatal diseases, including premature and low-birth-weight infants. Regarding congenital heart disease and neurosurgical disorders that require emergency surgical treatment, we will refer patients to other medical institutions because it is difficult to perform surgery at our hospital.
Regarding congenital heart disease that requires emergency surgical treatment, we refer patients to other medical institutions as surgery is difficult at our hospital.
Hematology/Malignant tumors
Leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, anemia, hemophilia, solid tumors, etc.
Cardiovascular disease
Congenital heart disease, Kawasaki disease, arrhythmia, etc.
Kidney/Urinary tract disease
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, abnormal urine in school urine tests, congenital malformations of the kidney and urinary tract such as hydronephrosis, chronic renal failure, electrolyte abnormalities, renal tubular dysfunction, high blood pressure
Neurological disorders
Developmental disorders, epilepsy, status epilepticus, encephalitis/encephalopathy, etc.
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Various growth disorders (short stature, growth hormone deficiency short stature, SGA short stature, Turner syndrome, etc.), thyroid disease, adrenal gland disease, gonadal disease, chromosomal abnormalities, congenital metabolic disorders, diabetes, childhood lifestyle-related diseases, late complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation, etc.
Respiratory disease
Childhood asthma, persistent cough, recurrent lower respiratory tract infections, abnormal chest shadows, etc.
Allergic and immunological disorders
Asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergies, etc.
Collagen disease
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), etc.
Main medical achievements
Fetal and neonatal disorders
Total number of hospitalizations per year: 150-250 cases, Very low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1500g): 20-40 cases,
Neonatal hypothermia therapy: 2-3 cases, nitric oxide inhalation therapy: 5-10 cases
Hematology/Malignant tumors
Total number of hospitalizations per year: 20-30 cases, number of hematopoietic cell transplants: 20-30 cases
Cardiovascular disease
Total number of outpatient visits per year: Approximately 1,500; Number of cardiac ultrasound examinations per year: Approximately 3,000
Renal disease
Renal biopsy: 15-20 cases per year, cystography: 30-50 cases per year, refractory nephrotic syndrome with frequent recurrence or steroid resistance: 1-3 cases
Neurological disorders
Total number of outpatients per year: approximately 1,000, First-time outpatient visits: approximately 100 cases
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Growth disorders: 20-30 people, thyroid disease: 10-15 people, adrenal gland disease: 2-3 people, gonadal disease: 5-10 people, diabetes: 5-7 people, dyslipidemia: 2-5 people, obesity: 3-5 people, parathyroid disease, calcium metabolism disorder: 2-3 people
Respiratory disease
Number of outpatients: 70 cases/month, Number of airway endoscopy examinations: Larynx: approximately 15 cases/year, Tracheobronchial: 21 cases/year, Airway endoscopy examinations (larynx and tracheobronchial): approximately 130 cases/year
Allergic and immunological disorders
Number of outpatients: Bronchial asthma: approximately 80, Atopic dermatitis: approximately 50, Food allergies: approximately 30, Other: Chronic cough, Oral allergy syndrome, etc. Pulmonary function tests (flow volume): approximately 100, Airway hyperresponsiveness tests: approximately 60, Prick tests: approximately 80, Food challenge tests: approximately 50
Collagen disease
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: approximately 10 people, systemic lupus erythematosus: 2-4 people, aortitis syndrome: 0-3 people, juvenile dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease: 1-2 people, Sjogren's syndrome, etc.
Doctor List
Department Chief: Atsushi Uchiyama
NICU/GCU Ward Chief: Atsushi Uchiyama
Chief physician of Ward 6B: Yoshiyuki Yamada
Chief physician of Ward 8A: Takashi Koike
Assistant Chief of Ward 12B (sterile): Shohei Yamamoto
Outpatient: 0463 (93) 1121 extension 6381
Professor Atsushi Uchiyama
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialist | Neonatal respiratory diseases, neonatal endocrine diseases, and neonatal cardiovascular diseases |
| Specialized Areas | Neonatal respiratory diseases, neonatal endocrine diseases, and neonatal cardiovascular diseases |
| Outpatient medical day | Mondays and Wednesdays |
Professor Yoshiyuki Yamada
| Specialization | Allergy and immunology, laboratory medicine, infection control |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor / Clinical laboratory specialist and supervisor of the Japanese Society of Clinical Laboratory Medicine / Specialist and instructor of the Japanese Society of Allergology / Infection control doctor / Clinical training instructor / Certified doctor of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Nutrition |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatrics diseases in general, allergic and immunological diseases, eosinophilic diseases in general |
| Outpatient medical day | Mondays and Thursdays |
Professor Shohei Yamamoto
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor / Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology specialist and instructor / Japanese Society of Hematology specialist and instructor / Japanese Society of Hematology certified physician / Japanese Society of Hematopoiesis and Immuno-Cellular Therapy certified physician / Certified cancer treatment physician / Japanese Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy certified transfusion physician / Japanese Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy certified cell therapy manager / Japanese Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis certified physician |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesdays, Thursdays |
Lecturer: Nobuyoshi Sugiyama
| Specialization | General pediatrics, pediatric neurology |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist, certified pediatrics instructor, and pediatric neurologist |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric Neurology |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday and Saturday |
Lecturer: Takashi Koike
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor / Japanese Society of Hematology specialist / Japanese Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation certified physician / Certified cancer treatment physician / Certified path instructor of the Japanese Society for Clinical Pathway |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday and Friday |
Lecturer: Kana Saito
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics/Certified/pediatrics, Instructor/ Neonatologist /Instructor/Prenatal Consult pediatrics of the Japanese pediatrics Society/Instructor for Neonatal Resuscitation Specialty Course/Clinical Training Instructor/Provisional Follow-up Certified Doctor of the Japanese Society of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine |
| Specialized Areas | Neonatal infections, neonatal respiratory diseases, neonatal endocrine diseases |
| Outpatient medical day | Friday |
Assistant Professor Yoshifumi Murayama
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialized Areas | Management of low birth weight and premature babies |
| Outpatient medical day | Mondays and Saturdays |
Assistant Professor Ryota Kaneko
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist/certified pediatrics instructor/specialist of the Japanese Society of Hematology/certified doctor of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Friday |
Assistant Professor Junya Toyoda
| Specialization | Pediatric endocrine disorders |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric endocrine disorders |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday and Friday |
Assistant Professor Shigeki Ochiai
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist /Neonatal Resuscitation Specialist Course Instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Management of low birth weight and premature babies |
| Outpatient medical day | Thursday |
Kohei Otsuka, Assistant Professor
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialist | pediatrics, Neonatologist |
| Specialized Areas | Management of low birth weight and premature babies |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday |
Assistant Professor Yukie Yokoyama
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Assistant Professor Ishizuka Kazuhiro
| Specialization | General pediatrics |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist |
| Specialized Areas | General pediatrics |
| Outpatient medical day | Thursday |
Assistant Professor Hiroki Kawamura
| Specialization | Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist /Neonatal Resuscitation Specialist Course Instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Management of low birth weight and premature babies |
| Outpatient medical day | Monday |
Assistant Professor Chen Lingyu
| Specialization | General pediatrics |
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| Specialized Areas | General pediatrics |
| Outpatient medical day | Monday |
Professor Fumio Niimura
| Specialization | Kidney/urinary tract disease, water/electrolyte abnormalities |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist/certified pediatrics instructor/Japanese Society of Nephrology certified specialist |
| Specialized Areas | Nephritis, nephrosis, hypertension, water and electrolyte imbalance, morphological abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract, urinary tract infection, kidney biopsy |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Associate Professor Shinichi Matsuda
| Specialization | Pediatric cardiovascular disease, pediatric emergency care |
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| Specialized Areas | Diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease, pediatric emergency care, pediatric intensive care, Kawasaki disease |
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| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Lecturer Kosuke Akiyama
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor / Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology specialist / Japanese Society of Hematology specialist and instructor / Certified cancer treatment physician |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Saturday |
Instructor: Mayumi Enseki
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor |
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| Specialized Areas | Pediatric allergic diseases, pediatric bronchoscopy, laryngomalacia |
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| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Lecturer: Takashi Sakama
| Specialization | Kidney/urinary tract disease, water/electrolyte abnormalities |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist |
| Specialized Areas | Nephritis, nephrosis, hypertension, water and electrolyte imbalance, morphological abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract, urinary tract infection, kidney biopsy |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Assistant Professor Masanori Ishimaru
| Specialization | Pediatric endocrine disorders |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric endocrine disorders |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday |
Hiroyuki Mochizuki (Part-time Doctor and Visiting Professor)
| Specialization | Pediatric respiratory diseases and allergic diseases |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist, certified pediatrics instructor, and instructor of the Japanese Society of Allergology |
| Specialized Areas | Infant asthma, chronic cough, atopic dermatitis |
| Outpatient medical day | Thursday |
Hiromasa Yabe (Part-time Doctor and Visiting Professor)
| Specialization | Pediatric hematological malignancies |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor / Japanese Society of Hematology specialist and instructor / Japanese Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation certified physician |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday |
Masaaki Mori (Part-time Doctor and Visiting Professor)
| Specialization | Pediatric rheumatic diseases, collagen diseases |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist / Japanese Rheumatology Association specialist and instructor / Japanese Association of Infectious Diseases specialist and instructor / Japanese Society of Allergology specialist and instructor / Japanese Society of Chemotherapy instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Pediatric rheumatic diseases, collagen diseases, pediatric infectious diseases |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Yoshihiro Miyashita (Part-time doctor)
| Specialization | Pediatric Neurology |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, diagnosis and treatment of convulsive disorders, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric neuromuscular disorders |
| Outpatient medical day | Thursday |
Shojiro Okamoto (Part-time doctor)
| Specialization | Kidney/urinary tract disease, water/electrolyte abnormalities |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Nephritis, nephrosis, hypertension, water and electrolyte imbalance, morphological abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract, urinary tract infection, kidney biopsy |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Hideaki Nakamura (Part-time doctor)
| Specialization | Pediatric cardiovascular disease |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Congenital heart disease, Kawasaki disease |
| Outpatient medical day | Tuesday |
Mariko Ikegami (Part-time doctor)
| Specialization | Pediatric Neurology |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics specialist and certified pediatrics instructor |
| Specialized Areas | Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, diagnosis and treatment of convulsive disorders, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric neuromuscular disorders |
| Outpatient medical day | Thursday |
Hideyuki Tabata (Part-time doctor)
| Specialization | Pediatric allergies, pediatric respiratory diseases |
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| Specialist | Pediatrics /Certified pediatrics Instructor/Specialist of the Japanese Society of Allergology |
| Specialized Areas | Childhood asthma, atopic dermatitis, pediatric bronchoscopy |
| Outpatient medical day | Wednesday |