Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Lung transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors over 55 years old: A national analysis of outcomes and utilization.
Journal Article JHLT Open · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Lungs from older donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are underutilized; however, these organs may represent an opportunity to expand the donor pool. Herein, we evaluated utilization and outcomes of lung transplants using lungs from ol ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteActive aldehydes accelerate CD8+ T cell exhaustion by metabolic alteration in the tumor microenvironment.
Journal Article Nat Immunol · January 7, 2026 Glycolysis and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) regulate CD8+ T cell differentiation, but how this metabolic balance regulates T cell exhaustion is unclear. PD-1 signaling inhibits glycolysis and enhances FAO. Here, we show that CD8+ T cells in tum ... Full text Link to item CiteMicroglia Display Heterogeneous Initial Responses to Disseminated Tumor Cells.
Journal Article Cancer Res · December 10, 2025 Brain metastases are frequent and often lethal complications of advanced cancers. Microglia, resident immune cells of the brain, are known to exert both anti-tumor and pro-tumor functions in late-stage metastases; however, their response during the initial ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Okayama University (Japan) ·
1988
Ph.D.
Okayama University (Japan) ·
1984
M.D.