Greetings from the Attending Physician
My name is Dr. Masaru Furube, and I am the Attending Physician of this clinic.
After graduating from Toho University in 1974 and obtaining my medical license, I spent approximately 30 years dedicated to research and work at the university. While at the university hospital, I also participated in Ministry of Foreign Affairs projects, gaining diverse experience as an expert in international medical cooperation. Through these experiences, I became deeply aware of the immense importance of a family doctor, and I have always strived to be a physician who can provide comprehensive advice to patients.
I opened this clinic in 2002. My goal is to offer medical care that patients are satisfied with and feel secure about, working closely with larger hospitals. I aim for this to be a clinic from which patients return home with a satisfied smile. Please don’t hesitate to consult us, even for concerns outside our specialized areas.
Résumé
Educational Background and Work Experience
- March 1974: Graduated from Toho University School of Medicine
- May 1974: Passed the 57th National Medical Practitioner Examination (Medical License obtained)
- June 1976: Research Student, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine
- June 1978: Dispatched as an Expert for Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ International Projects to the Republic of Bolivia (South America)
- March 1982: Senior Physician, Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Chuo General Hospital (Health Insurance Association)
- June 1983: Department Head, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine
- February 1987: Obtained Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree
- July 1990: Lecturer, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine
- June 1991: Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Hospital, and Head of Nutrition and Endoscopy Department
- June 2000: Examiner, Chiba Prefecture Social Insurance Claims Review Board
- May 2002: Opened Furube Clinic
- September 2006: Furube Clinic established as a Medical Corporation
Academic Positions
- Board-Certified Physician, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine; Formerly a Councilor of the Kanto Regional Branch of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
- Formerly a Board-Certified Physician with the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology; Formerly a Japanese Specialist in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Dissertations
- The Significance of Alcohol Consumption in Chronic Hepatitis and Liver Cirrhosis: Clinical and Pathohistological Study (Published 1986)
- On the Etiology of Liver Cirrhosis, Especially in Patients with Previous Blood Transfusion (Including Tattoos)
- Sex Differences in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease – Particularly in the Severity of Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Influence of Psychosocial Factors on the Recurrence of Symptoms in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Identification of 13C-Phenacetin Compounds in Urine After Oral Administration of 13C-Phenacetin
- Investigation of a Non-Invasive Liver Function Test Using Oral 13C-Phenacetin Administration
- Investigation of Liver Diseases Using the 13C-Phenylalanine Breath Test
- Comparison of the 13C-Phenylalanine and 13C-Tyrosine Breath Tests and Their Relationship with Liver Function
- Problems with H. Pylori in the Treatment of Peptic Ulcers – Investigation Using the 13C-Urea Breath Test
- Long-Term Observation After H. Pylori Eradication and Investigation of Re-Eradication Therapy Using the 13C-Breath Test
- Therapeutic Efficacy of Omeprazole in Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers and the Dynamics of Helicobacter Pylori (HP)
- Recommended Prescriptions and Their Explanation: Acute Enteritis (Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea)
- Utility of the Phenylalanine Breath Test in Liver Diseases