Doctors, Experts, and Advisors
advisor
Professor Ritsuo Hosokawa
Mr. HOSOKAWA RITSUO, Esq
Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Career
- 13th Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Former Member of the House of Representatives (7 terms)
- Lawyer, Director of Koshigaya General Law Office
honor
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Proffesor Ravindra Gupta, PhD
Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Cambridge
Career
- Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Cambridge Medical School
- Named to Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2020"
- Selected as "The World's Most Influential Microbiologist" of 2022
Our Physicians
Nana Kobayashi
Chairman of HELENE
Dr. NANA KOBAYASHI, MD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Gastrointestinal SurgeryGastroenterologyRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative MedicineSurgery/Internal Medicine
Career
- 2007Graduated from Nihon University School of Medicine
- 2007Nihon University School of Medicine Itabashi Hospital
- 2010Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Showa Public Hospital
- 2011Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nihon University Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital
- 2013Sakura General Hospital, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery
- 2015Vice Director of Jiyugaoka Medical Plaza
- 2021Chairman and Director of Medical Corporation HELENE
Affiliations and Certifications
- Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
- Gastroenterological Society
- Society of Emergency Abdominal Surgery
Takaaki Matsuoka
Representative of HELENE GROUP
Dr. MATSUOKA, MD, DABRM, MBA, PhD
Specialist and instructor of the American Society for Regenerative Medicine
Department
AnesthesiologyPlastic SurgeryRegenerative MedicineVascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative Medicine
Career
- 2003Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Keio University Hospital
- 2004Keiyukai Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
- 2005Joined Shobikai Medical Corporation
- 2009Vice President of Medical Corporation Shobikai
- 2013Founded Omotesando Helene Clinic
- 2017Advisor
Affiliations and Certifications
- Diplomate of American Board of Regenerative Medicine (DABRM)
- Doctor of Medicine PhD in Medicine (Stem Cell Research)
- Lifetime Member of the Harvard Medical School PGA
- Peking University executive MBA
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare certified anesthesiologist
Shinichiro Iwata
Dr. IWATA, MD, PhD
Orthopedic specialist, Japan Society for Regenerative Medicine certified doctor
Department
OrthopedicsRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative MedicineOrthopedics
Career
- 1996Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine
- ~2001Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital, Ise Keio Hospital, Hino Municipal Hospital, etc. (Keio University Affiliated Hospitals)
- 2004STANFORD UNIVERSITY (International Fellow)
- 2006National Hospital Organization Murayama Medical Center
- 2009Established NPO Back and Knee Pain Team Medical Research Institute
- 2016-Omotesando Helene Knee Joint Regenerative Medicine
Affiliations and Certifications
- Japanese Orthopaedic Association
- Japan Knee Society
- Japan Society for Regenerative Medicine Certified Doctor
- Autologous cultured cartilage surgery qualification
- Designated Physician under Article 15 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Physical Disabilities
Takaaki Itohara, Director of Helene AO Building Clinic
Dr. ITOHARA, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgical Specialist
Department
Cardiovascular SurgeryRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative MedicineCardiovascular Surgery
Career
- 2003Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto University affiliate
- 2005Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital
- 2007Hokkaido Ohno Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
- 2009Yamato Seiwa Hospital
- 2010Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Shintokyo Hospital, Shinkatsushika Hospital
- 2014Joined HELENE Group
- 2019Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
- 2021Shin-Matsudo Central General Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
- 2025Director of Helene AO Building Clinic
Hara Yurie
Dr. Yurie Hara, MD
GP License of Dubai
Obstetrician-Gynaecologist
Department
GynaecologyRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology
Career
- Graduated from Kyorin University School of Medicine
- Keio University Hospital
- Mother and Child Health Center
- Aiiku Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology
- National Center for Child Health and Development, Department of Infertility
Affiliations and Certifications
- Specialist of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Japan Society for Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy
Nobuhito Ueda
Dr.UEDA NOBUHITO, MD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Thoracic (Respiratory) SurgeryGeneral internal medicineRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
General SurgeryRegenerative Medicine
Career
- 2009Graduated from Hokkaido University School of Medicine
- 2009Hokkaido University Hospital Resident
- 2011Department of Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital
- 2014National Hokkaido Cancer Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery
- 2018Department of Thoracic Surgery, Aoikai AOI International Hospital
- 2019HELENE Clinic
Mikuru Matsuoka
Dr. MATSUOKA MIKURU, DDS
Dentist
Department
DentistryRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Dentistry
Career
- 2004Graduated from Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry
- 2005Tohoku University Hospital
- 2006Medical Corporation in Tokyo
- 2010Medical Corporation in Kanagawa Prefecture
- 2015Director of Meguro Honmachi Dental Clinic
Yasuharu Azuma
Dr. AZUMA YASUHARU, MD
Emergency physician and surgical specialist
Department
Emergency SurgeryRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Regenerative Medicine
Career
- 2009Graduated from Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine.
- 2011Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital
- 2013Department of Surgery, Tomigusuku Central Hospital
- 2016Hospitals in Okinawa Prefecture
- 2019THE CLINIC Branch Director
- 2024Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Emergency and Critical Care Department
- 2026Joined HELENE
Keiichiro Kuroki
Dr. KUROKI KEICHIRO, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular surgeon
Department
Cardiovascular SurgeryRegenerative Medicine
Clinical Specialties
Cardiovascular Surgery
Career
- 1994Graduated from Okayama University School of Medicine
- 1994Sakakibara Heart Center Hospital
- 1997National Iwakuni Hospital
- 2002Fukuyama National Hospital
- 2007Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital Aortic Center
- 2008Nakagami Hospital
- 2009Makiminato Central Hospital
- 2011Kosei General Hospital
- 2018Director, Hiroshima Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Yoshio Shimizu
Dr. SHIMIZU YOSHIO, MD, PhD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Gastrointestinal SurgeryVascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
General Surgery
Career
- 2009Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Fukui
- 2009University of Tsukuba Hospital
- 2011Hitachi Hitachinaka General Hospital
- 2011Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, University of Tsukuba Hospital
- 2012Tsukuba Reijinkai Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital
- 2013Ryugasaki Saiseikai Hospital, Imperial Gift Foundation
- 2014Imperial Gift Foundation Mito Saiseikai Hospital
- 2015University of Tsukuba Hospital
- 2019Director, Tachikawa Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Takao Shindo
Dr. SHINDO TAKAO, MD
Urologist
Department
UrologyVascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
General Urology
Career
- 2009Graduated from Nippon Medical School
- 2009Sayama Hospital, Sekishinkai Foundation
- 2011Nippon Medical School Hospital
- 2011Ebina General Hospital
- 2012Nippon Medical School Hospital
- 2013Medical) Naokakai Heisei Tateishi Hospital
- 2015Nippon Medical School Hospital
- 2017Gonohashi Ladies Clinic Infertility Clinic
- 2019Director, Yokohama Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Affiliations and Certifications
- Urological specialist of the Japanese Urological Association
- Anti-Aging Specialist, Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
Mamoru Yoshimura
Dr. YOSHIMURA MAMORU, MD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Gastrointestinal SurgeryAnesthesiologyVascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
General Surgery
Career
- 1996Graduated from Kansai Medical University, School of Medicine
- 1998First Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Hospital
- 1998Kobe Central Hospital
- 2001Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- 2004Nishijin Health Association Horikawa Hospital, Department of Surgery
- 2007Department of Surgery, Hakubikai Sanoikawatani Hospital
- 2010Special Doctor) Surgery Department, Senreikai Harima Hospital
- 2019Surgery Department Chief and Anesthesiology Department Chief, Tokiwa Hospital, Sekitaikai
- 2019Director, Kobe Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Harunaga Nagashima
Dr. NAGASHIMA HARUNAGA, MD, PhD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Cardiovascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Career
- 2016Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- 2016South Tohoku General Hospital
- 2018Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital
- 2019Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
- 2020Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital
- 2023Director, Funabashi Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Ryuma Urahama
Dr. URAHAMA RYUMA MD, PhD
Surgery Specialist
Department
Gastrointestinal SurgeryVascular Surgery
Clinical Specialties
General Surgery
Career
- 2008Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center
- 2010Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Chiba University Hospital
- 2011Sanmu Medical Center, Department of Surgery
- 2012Numazu City Hospital, Department of Surgery
- 2013Department of Surgery, Chiba University Hospital
- 2016Kuki General Hospital, Department of Surgery
- 2017Numazu City Hospital, Department of Surgery
- 2019Department of Surgery, Chiba University Hospital
- 2024Director, Omiya Varicose Vein Clinic (Affiliated Institution of HELENE Group)
Doctors of Helene Clinics in London & UAE
Dr. Fatimah Elgapaty
Department
Plastic Surgery
Region
UAE
Career
- 2006Tanta Uni, MBBS
- 2009-2024plastic & burn surgery specialist Egypt
Doctors of Aesthetic Clinics in London & Edinburgh
Beyond Aesthetic Clinics
Dr. Sana Sadiq, MD, MSc, BSc
Department
Aesthetic surgeryDental
Region
UK - London
Career
- 2017King’s college London
Dr. Aneka Jhass, MRCS
Department
Aesthetic medicineOral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Region
UK - London
Career
- Dual-qualified in Medicine and Dentistry
- Surgical training within the NHS (Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastics)
- Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS)
Dr. Denise Tan, MBChB, BSc (Hons)
Department
Aesthetic surgery
Region
UK - London
Career
- ENT & Facial Plastics Trainee within the NHS
- Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
- PgCert in Advanced Injectables, Peels, Polynucleotides, Microneedling & Laser
Dr. Nikita Desai
Department
Aesthetic medicine
Region
UK - London
Career
- Level 7 postgraduate qualification in Facial Aesthetics
- Over 6 years of experience in aesthetic procedures
- Clinical trainer for MATA Training Academy
Expert
Dr. Takeshi Nakamura
TAKESHI NAKAMURA, PhD, Head of Cell Culture
Cultivation manager
Career
- Obtained a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the United Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University.
- Helene joined the company after working at Denka, Minaris Regenerative Medicine, iXgene, and Becton Dickinson Japan.
Specialty
- Molecular biology, CMC development (vaccines, viral drugs, iPS cells), regenerative medicine process development
Ayana Sasaki
Ms. SASAKI AYANA, RN
Head of Nursing
Career
- 2012General hospital operating room work
- 2015 Worked at a major cosmetic surgery clinic
- 2016Joined HELENE Group
- 2021Chief Nursing Officer
