Dr. Shinpaku

Clinical doctor

Profile:
My name is Dr. Shinpaku and I am a physician with more than 10 years of experience. My specialty is Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Currently, I am also involved in the treatment of new coronavirus infections. Recently, I have expanded my interests to include preventive medicine, digital health, telemedicine, AI, beauty, health, and sleep.
After graduating from medical school at a national university, I worked at teaching hospitals, university hospitals, and general hospitals. I also conducted medical research in graduate school and contributed to the development of medical knowledge. I have also been involved in the education of residents and young doctors, and am interested in communicating in an easy-to-understand manner.
Qualifications:
・ Specialist in General Internal Medicine, Specialist in Respiratory Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
Specialties:
・ Respiratory diseases, infectious diseases (from new coronavirus infections and colds to specialized infectious diseases), asthma, allergies, cancer, sleep apnea syndrome, AI diagnosis, online medical treatment, telemedicine

Articles

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃32）

2023/06/15

MEDITA, Technology Accompanies “Living”

MEDITA, one of femtech company in Japan, has been conducting research and development on body temperature fluctuation using wearable sensors. However, they released “Aidy” in Dec 2022, the service that helps improve the productivity of working women. The contents of the service and the background that led to its release will be explained, along with an interview with Ms. Tanaka, CEO of MEDITA.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃31）

2023/06/01

The Second Part: NTT PARAVITA, Supporting a Colorful Life in Your Way

NTT PARAVITA is a joint venture between NTT West, which uses ICT to solve local social issues, and Paramount Bed, which boasts the top share in Japan for medical and nursing care beds and mat-type sleep sensors. This article presents an interview with Mr. Wataru Mizukami, who is providing business support to NTT PARAVITA, regarding the uniqueness of the company and its future business development.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃30）

2023/05/18

The First Part: NTT PARAVITA, Supporting a Colorful Life in Your Way

As the importance of sleep has been attracting attention in recent years, Dr. Shinpaku will explain NTT PARAVITA's various services that utilize ICT to address sleep issues, as well as the sheet-type sleep sensors and applications that are used in these services. 

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃29）

2023/04/20

The Second Part: cotree, Creating a Society Connected by Kindness

This article presents an interview with Ms Nishioka, CEO of cotree Co., Ltd, which is developing its business and services in the area of ‘mental health x IT’ with the aim of becoming an infrastructure for mental health care.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃28）

2023/04/06

The First Part: cotree, Creating a Society Connected by Kindness

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the increased use of online counselling services, and ‘cotree’ is one of the largest services in Japan. In this issue, Dr Shinpaku will focus on the ‘cotree’ and explain its features.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃27）

2023/03/16

NeuroSpace, Eliminating Sleep Anxiety and Creating a Sustainably Developing Society

As attention focuses on improving sleep quality, Dr. Shinpaku explains the services offered by NeuroSpace, Co., Ltd, a sleep tech business that uses technology to solve sleep issues.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃26）

2023/02/22

Xenoma, Where Your Everyday Life Becomes Preventive Medicine

Xenoma Inc., a spin-off startup company from the University of Tokyo, provides “e-skin ECG”, the medical service to measure ambulatory ECG by wearing next-generation smart apparel. Dr. Shinpaku will explain the detail of "e-skin ECG".

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃25）

2022/09/29

The Second Part: Promoting Social Implementation of Genome Medicine with Information Technology, Xcoo

This two-part series focuses on the technology of Xcoo, Inc., which develops and operates the “Chrovis” total solution for genome and bioinformatics analysis. In the second part, we introduce an interview with Dr. Kunihiro Nishimura, CEO of Xcoo, Inc.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃24）

2022/09/15

The First Part: Promoting Social Implementation of Genome Medicine with Information Technology, Xcoo

In recent years, there has been tremendous development in cancer genome medicine. “Chrovis,” which analysis genome information for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, as well as for cutting-edge research and development will be explained.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃23）

2022/09/01

The Second Part: iCARE, Creating the Health of Workers Around the World

"Carely" by iCARE is a health management system that supports the creation of healthy organizations through preventive measures based on workers' health data. In this issue, Dr. Shinpaku will explain the details of the "Carely" service.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃22）

2022/08/18

The First Part: iCARE, Creating the Health of Workers Around the World

What is “Health and Productivity Management”? This article will provide an explanation of it and introduce the health management system “Carely” provided by iCARE, a company that promotes “Health and Productivity Management.”

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃21）

2022/08/04

The Second Part: TechDoctor Moving Toward an Era Where Data Improves “Wellness”

TechDoctor announced in June of this year that it had raised 500 million Japanese yen in a Series A round. We will explain the company's technology, focusing on an interview with Kazushu Minato, CEO of TechDoctor, a fast-growing medical data analysis startup.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃20）

2022/07/21

The First Part: TechDoctor Moving Toward an Era Where Data Improves “Wellness”

Digital biomarkers, which can acquire and analyze data that is difficult to obtain with conventional biomarkers, can contribute to shorter time to diagnosis and earlier treatment. The “SelfDoc.” wearable outpatient solution for psychiatry and the “SelfBase” medical data analysis platform developed by TechDoctor, Inc. which is involved in the development of digital biomarkers will be explained.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃19）

2022/06/02

The second part: T-ICU, Providing High-Quality Intensive Care Remotely

"Tele-ICU" have been drawing increasing attention due to the spread and prolongation of new coronavirus infections. With the image processing technology more advanced than ever before, Tele-ICU is being introduced into actual clinical practice. This article will provide an interview focusing on T-ICU technology, including “Tele-ICU.”

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃18）

2022/05/19

The first part: T-ICU, Providing High-Quality Intensive Care Remotely

Telemedicine is one of the solutions to the problems of physician shortages and disparities in healthcare between urban and rural areas. In this issue, we will introduce the technology of T-ICU, a company that provides services to support the field of intensive care remotely.

Column: A Doctor's Mind 【Part 2】

2022/05/12

The second part: From the Everyday Life of a Clinical Doctor

In this second part of Dr. Shinpaku’s column, he will share with you that what we could do if we were to incorporate digital health into our daily practice, what we would like to do, and what challenges we face in achieving this goal.

Column: A Doctor's Mind 【Part 1】

2022/04/08

The first part: From the Everyday Life of a Clinical Doctor

We have started a series of columns titled “Column: A Doctor's View” in which doctors who are busy treating patients in the clinical field write columns about what they think and what they want to tell you. We hope you will enjoy reading these columns. In this first part, we present a column by Dr. Shinpaku, a clinician-writer who has been writing a series of articles titled “Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors.”

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃17）

2022/03/15

The second part: Medmain that Creates a World where Necessary Medical Services Can Be Accessed Anywhere, Anytime with AI

MedMain, a company that develops and provides the pathology AI analysis solution "PidPort," has been selected as a J-Startup company by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and is a startup with high expectations for the future. Dr. Shinpaku interviewed Mr. Osamu Iizuka, the founder and CEO of MedMain. In this article, we will share the contents of the interview.

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃16）

2022/03/03

The first part: Medmain that Creates a World where Necessary Medical Services Can Be Accessed Anywhere, Anytime with AI

There has been a shortage of pathologists in recent years, which has placed a heavy burden on doctors in pathological diagnoses. Medmain Inc. has developed and provided “PidPort,” a pathology AI analysis solution to solve the situations. In this article, Dr. Shinpaku focuses on the product “PidPort.”

Technology of Japanese start-up featured by doctors (Series ＃15）

2022/02/16

The second part: Flixy Providing Healthcare at the Best Time from a Doctor's Perspective

In this article, Dr. Shinpaku will introduce the contents of his interview with Dr. Kazutaka Yoshinaga, the founder and CEO of Flixy Inc., and explain the new service “Ishiyaku” released by Flixy at the end of last year.

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U.S. eHealth Journal

Vol. 92 (Issued at 2023/07/25)

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