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Directoe
Niigata National Hospital
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Dr. Takashi Nakajima, MD, PhD, is a Neurologist and the new Director of Niigata National Hospital (2017), National Hospital Organization Japan following 13 years as the Deputy Director. As principal & coordinating investigator, he has recently successfully completed the physician-led multicenter clinical trial (NCY-3001 study) for Cybernic treatment using the cyborg-type robot Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in rare neuromuscular diseases.
Dr.Nakajima graduated from Niigata University, School of Medicine (1983). He became a resident and a research fellow of the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University (1983-1984), and he completed the Ph.D. program of Niigata University (1985-1991). Dr. Nakajima joined the National Institute of Mental Health, NIH (USA) as a Fogarty Fellow (1987-1989). He held the position of Chief of Department of Neurology, Radiology and Clinical Research, Saigata National Hospital (1991-2003). Dr. Nakajima was an expert member of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Food Committee, MHLW (2001-2004). Since 2004, he has been a guest lecturer at the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, and a specialist of the Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).
Dr. Nakajima’s main research areas are clinical Neurology, Neurorehabilitation, Biomedical Informatics, Patient Reported Outcome / QOL (Quality of Life), Clinical Trial Design, and Nambyo / palliative care. He is a member of various medical societies including the Japanese Society of Neurology (Specialist, Instructor), the Japan Society for Dementia Research (Specialist), The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (Certified physician), and the Japanese Society for Genetic Counselling (Specialist on medical genetics).
