OUR DOCTORS

Our doctors

A team with expertise in internal medicine and cardiology, focused on each patient as an individual.

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Clinic Director Satoshi Yamaguchi

DIRECTOR

Satoshi Yamaguchi, MD, PhD

Clinic Director / Cardiology & Internal Medicine

Dr. Yamaguchi practiced cardiology at core hospitals in Okinawa and conducted echocardiography research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States. After returning to Japan, he performed catheter-based treatment for ischemic heart disease. In 2023, he opened this clinic with a dedicated cardiac rehabilitation facility.

Qualifications and board certifications
  • Board-Certified General Internal Medicine Specialist
  • Board-Certified Cardiologist, Japanese Circulation Society
  • Supervising Physician, Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Board-Certified Specialist, Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
  • Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Instructor

CAREER

Professional background

MD, Dokkyo Medical University
Junior Residency, Kameda Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology, Kameda Medical Center
Department of Cardiology, Tomishiro Central Hospital
Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chief, Department of Cardiology, Nakagami Hospital
PhD, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
Director, Okinawa Kita Anshin Internal Medicine Clinic

SPECIALISTS

Visiting specialists

Taku Chiba

Cardiology

Chief, Department of Cardiology, Urasoe General Hospital

Clinic: Friday mornings (1st, 3rd and 5th)

  • Board-Certified Cardiologist, Japanese Circulation Society
  • Certified Physician and Supervising Physician, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
  • Completed ICD/CRT training

Kizuku Iizuka

Cardiology

Chief, Department of Cardiology, Urasoe General Hospital

Clinic: Friday mornings (2nd and 4th)

  • Board-Certified Internal Medicine Specialist, Japanese Medical Specialty Board

Tatsuo Tokeshi

Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation

Department of Cardiology, Shonan Hospital

Clinic: Friday mornings

  • Board-Certified General Internal Medicine Specialist
  • Board-Certified Cardiologist
  • Certified Physician and Senior Instructor in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Masaki Ohashi

Internal Medicine / Vaccination Clinic

Kameda Medical Center

Clinic: 4th Thursday afternoon

  • Internal Medicine
  • Vaccination Clinic

Akihiko Yamauchi

Cardiovascular Surgery

Director of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yuuai Medical Center

Clinic: Friday afternoons (1st and 3rd)

  • Board-Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon
  • Certified Robotic Cardiac Surgeon
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) Instructor