Koji Umeshita
Department of Surgery
Osaka International Cancer Institute

Education: 1974 – 1980 M.D. Osaka University Medical School
Postdoctoral Training: 1980 – 1981 Intern in Surgery, Osaka University Hospital
1981 – 1984 Resident in Surgery, Mino City Hospital
Academic and Hospital Appointment: 1984 – 1987 Surgical Staff, Osaka University Hospital
1987 Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge Clinical School (Prof. Calne)
1988 Surgical Staff, Nachi-Katsuura Municipal Hospital
1989 - 1990 Surgical Staff, Osaka University Hospital
1990 - 1991 Visiting Research Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles (Prof.Busuttil)
1991 - 1992 Surgical Staff, Osaka University Hospital
1993 - 2004 Assistant Professor, Osaka University Medical School
2005 - 2007 Vice-Director, Surgical Center, Osaka University Hospital
2007 - 2020 Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
2020 - Department of Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute

PUBLICATIONS
1. K.Umeshita, M.Monden, T.Fujimori, H.Sakai, M.Gotoh, J.Okamura,T.Mori: Extracellular calcium protects cultured rat hepatocytes from injury caused by hypothermic preservation. Cryobiology 25(2): 102-109, 1988.
2. M.Sakon, M.Monden, M.Gotoh, T.Kanai, K.Umeshita, T.Mori, H.Tsubouchi, Y.Daikuhara: Hepatocyte growth factor concentrations after liver resection. Lancet 339: 818, 1992.
3. M.Murata, M.Monden, K.Umeshita, H.Nakano, T.Kanai, M.Gotoh, T.Mori. Role of intracellular calcium in superoxide-induced hepatocyte injury. Hepatology 19:1223-1228, 1994.
4. K.Umeshita, M.Monden, T.Tono, Y.Hasuike, T.Kanai, M.Gotoh, T.Mori, A.Shaked, R.Busuttil. Determination of the presence of interleukin-6 in bile after orthotopic liver transplantation. Its role in the diagnosis of acute rejection. Ann Surg 223: 204-211, 1996.
5. H.Miyoshi, K.Umeshita, M.Sakon, M.Imajoh-Ohmi, K.Fujitani, M.Gotoh, E.Oiki, J.Kambayashi, M.Monden. Calpain activation in plasma bleb formation during tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced rat hepatocyte injury. Gastroenterology 110: 1897-1904, 1996.
6. H.Eguchi, K.Umeshita, M.Sakon, H.Nagano, Y.Ito, S.Kishimoto, K.Dono, S.Nakamori, T.Takeda, M.Gotoh, K.Wakasa, N.Matsuura, M.Monden. Presence of active hepatitis associated with liver cirrhosis is a risk factor for mortality caused by posthepatectomy liver failure. Dig Dis Sci 45:1383-1388, 2000.
7. K.Umeshita, K.Fujiwara, K.Kiyosawa, M.Makuuchi, S.Satomi, K.Sugimachi, K.Tanaka, M.Monden. Operative morbidity of living liver donors in Japan. Lancet 362: 687-690, 2003.
8. T.Tsujinaka, K.Yamamoto, J.Fujita, S.Endo, J,Kawada, S.Nakahira, T.Shimokawa, S.Kobayashi, M.Yamasaki, Y,Akamaru, A.Miyamoto, T.Mizushima, J.Shimizu, K.Umeshita, T.Ito, Y.Doki, M.Mori. Subcuticular sutures versus ataples for skin closure after open gastrointestinal surgery: a phase 3, multicentre,open-label, randomized controlled trial. Lancet 382: 1105-1112, 2013.
9. K.Umeshita, S.Eguchi, H.Egawa, H.Haga, M.Kasahara, N.Kokudo, S.Sakisaka, YTakada, E.Tanaka, H.Eguchi, S.Uemoto, H.Ohdan. Liver transplantation in Japan – registry by the Japanese Liver Transplantation Society. Hepatol Res 49 (9): 964-980, 2019.
10. S.Eguchi, K.Umeshita, Y.Soejima, H.Eguchi, H.Egawa, T.Fukumoto, H.Haga, K.Hasegawa, M.Kasahara, H.Nagano, YTakada, K.Tokushige, Y.Ueda, S.Mochida, H.Matsushima, T.Adachi, H.Ohdan, and the Japanese Liver Transplantation Society. An analysis of 10,000 cases of living donor liver transplantation in Japan. Special reference to the graft-versus-recipient weight ratio and donor age. Ann Surg 279: 94-103, 2024.