AKIHIRO KAWAHARA

Last Updated :2025/07/18

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital, Assistant Professor (Collaborative Research Lab)
E-mail
abcdhiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;General internal medicine (including psychosomatic medicine)
  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Metabolomics

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Human Relations
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Systemic Disease Control
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice of Medicine I
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice of Medicine II
  5. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  6. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar
  7. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar
  8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research
  9. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Research
  10. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Lecture on Practice of General Medicine
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Kampo Medicine
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Kampo Medicine
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Kampo Medicine
  18. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Kampo Medicine

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Five Cases of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Japan: The Relationship with MEFV Mutations, Intern Med, 57(16), 2425-2429, 2018
  2. An Atypical Case of Non-asthmatic Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Finally Diagnosed by Tissue Biopsy, Intern Med, 58(6), 871-875, 2019
  3. Successful Treatment of Acute Chest Syndrome with Manual Exchange Transfusion in a Patient with Sickle Beta+-thalassemia, Intern Med, 58(11), 1629-1634, 2019
  4. Periostin antisense oligonucleotide prevents hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2020
  5. Clinical characteristics of aeromonas bacteremia at Hiroshima University Hospital: Literature review and therapeutic proposal, JHGM, 2(3), 62-70, 2020
  6. Two patients with Paget-schroetter syndrome that were successfully diagnosed by doppler ultrasonography: Case studies with a literature review, Intern Med, 59(20), 2623-2627, 2020
  7. A case of Fusobacterium nucleatum infection causing thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus diagnosed by lung abscess sampling under video-assisted thoracic surgery, JHGM, 2(5), 120-126, 2020
  8. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-induced aortitis with lung injury, splenomegaly, and a rash during treatment for recurrent extraosseous mucinous chondrosarcoma, Intern Med, in press, 2020
  9. Depletion of hepatic stellate cells inhibits hepatic steatosis in mice, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 202202
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Palliative Care Practice Using Kampo and Contact Acupuncture, Yukina Kotaka, Yukari Uryu, Toshiharu Kanayama, Keiko Hirose, Aya Inoue, Yuka Nagatomo, Yoshihiro Tamura, Yoshito Hamanami, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Tokyo
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  2. Tracing Report for Use by Beginning Kampo Practitioners - Outpatient Headache -., Takeshi Takayasu, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Tokyo
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  3. Three cases of Choutousan extract for essential tremor, Yusuke Arimitsu, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Tokyo
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  4. Evaluation of Treatment Cases Using the Theory of Keihou, Yoshihiro Tamura, Yoshito Hamanami, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Tokyo
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  5. A case in which side effects due to oral administration of pazopanib were alleviated with Kampo and the patient was able to continue taking the drug., Furuta Daisuke, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Tokyo
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  6. A Case of Suspected Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon Effectively Treated with Eppikajutsuto, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, Hiroko Tazuke, Hiroomi Okuyama, Keigo Osuga, JSJM2024, 2024/10/24, Without Invitation, Japanese, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Tokyo
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  7. Kampo Treatment for Vascular Malformation Pain, Akihiro Kawahara, Daisuike Furuta, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 20th Academic Conference of the Japanese Society of Vascular Tumor and Vascular Oddities, 2024/07/26, Without Invitation, Japanese, Kinoshita Yoshiaki, Niigata
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  8. Telemedicine in Japan, Akihiro Kawahara, ICMART2024, 2024/06/28, Without Invitation, English, Patrick Sautreuil, Jeju
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  9. Building a program ​for learning tongue diagnosis​, Akihiro Kawahara, Li Hongyang, Haotong Guo, Mitsuyuki Takamura, Norimichi Tsumura, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 74th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Constitutional Medicine, 2024/06/01, Without Invitation, English, Kazuo Mitani, Osaka
  10. Building a program ​for learning tongue diagnosis​, Akihiro Kawahara, Li Hongyang, Haotong Guo, Mitsuyuki Takamura, Norimichi Tsumura, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, ICMART2024, 2024/06/29, Without Invitation, English, Patrick Sautreuil, Jeju
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  11. Medical education at Hiroshima University Hospital, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa, The 74th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Constitutional Medicine, 2024/06/01, With Invitation, Japanese, Kazuo Mitani, Osaka
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  12. The Role of Kampo Medicine in Japan, Akihiro Kawahara, engo Nakata, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 7th China-Japan conference, 2024/03/09, Without Invitation, English, Tianjin
  13. Must see for beginners! - Help with removing auxiliary rings -, Akihiro Kawahara, 2nd Japanese Association of Community Healthcare, Academic Conference, 2023/11/15, Without Invitation, Japanese, Yuta Esumi, Mie
  14. The Role of Kampo Medicine in Japan, Akihiro Kawahara, Kengo Nakata, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, Donguibogam International Forum and Conference, 2023/10/12, With Invitation, English, Jinyong Lee, Sancheong
  15. Jidabokuippo for SIRVA ​ after vaccination of Covid-19​, Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa-Ochia, 6th ISJKM, 2023/09/23, Without Invitation, English, Silke Cameron, Oxford
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  16. Kampo treatment for vascular malformations., Akihiro Kawahara, Keiko Ogawa, Yuko Tazuke, Hiroomi Okuyama, Kengo Ohsuga, The 19th Academic Conference of the Japanese Society of Vascular Tumour and Vascular Oddities, 2023/09/07, Without Invitation, Japanese, Hiroshi Furukawa, Nagoya
  17. Kampo training at Hiroshima University Hospital, Akihiro Kawahara Akihiro, Where's your tiger's den? ~National Training Programme for Kampo Medicine Practitioners~., 2023/06/17, With Invitation, Japanese, Kazumichi Kuriyama, Fukuoka
  18. A case of improvement of dizziness symptoms after insertion of a contraceptive implant, Akihiro KAWAHARA, Keiko OGAWA, The 37th the meeting of Japan Otolaryngology Research Society, 2022/10/22, Without Invitation, Japanese
  19. Depletion of hepatic stellate cells inhibits hepatic steatosis, Akihiro KAWAHARA, Keishi KANNO, The 44th Meeting of Western Branch of the Japan Society of Hepatology, 2021/12/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  20. Jidabokuippo for SIRVA after vaccination of Covid-19: A case Report, Akihiro KAWAHARA, Keiko OGAWA, 26th annual meeting of Japanese society of hospital general medicine, 2023/02/19, Without Invitation, Japanese
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  21. Treatment of COVID-19 by Kampo, international exchange online meeting of JST Sakura science program, 2022/03/05, With Invitation, Chinese, Keiko Ogawa, Hiroshima, Tianjin, Report on Treatment of COVID-19 in Japan, published
  22. Medical Insurance System/Nursing Care Insurance System, international exchange online meeting of JST Sakura science program, 2022/03/05, With Invitation, Chinese, Keiko Ogawa, Hiroshima, Tianjin, The role of Medical Insurance System/Nursing Care Insurance System in Japan, published
  23. Depletion of hepatic stellate cells reduces hepatic steatosis, Akihiro Kawahara, Akihiro Kawahara1, Keishi Kanno1, Yuji Uwada1, Sayaka Yonezawa1, Tomoki Kobayashi1, Masanori Ito1, Digestive Disease week, 2022/05/21, Without Invitation, English, 20220521/San Diego, Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are the main source of extracellular matrix proteins in hepatic fibrogenesis and produce versatile cytokines, growth factors, and morphogenetic proteins. Among these, several factors are known to promote hepatocyte lipid accumulation. Therefore, HSCs could be a potentially efficient therapeutic target for Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) by preventing liver steatosis and fibrosis. This study aims at investigating the influence of HSC depletion on the development of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in a murine NASH model. Additionally, we investigated the influence of HSCs on lipid accumulation in hepatocytes in in vitro cell culture models of hepatic steatosis., preprint
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  24. Japanese Traditional Medicine, Akihiro Kawahara, THE 1ST SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, 2022/01/09, Without Invitation, English, Kampo clinical center, general internal medicine, Hiroshima University hospital department of, Hiroshima, Hai Phong, Introduction to the history and role of traditional Japanese medicine, published
  25. History of Hiroshima University Hospital, international exchange online meeting of JST Sakura science program, 2023/04/22, With Invitation, Chinese, Keiko Ogawa, Hiroshima, Tianjin, The role of Medical Insurance System/Nursing Care Insurance System in Japan, published
  26. The Role of Kampo Medicine in Japan, Akihiro Kawahara, Kengo Nakata, Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai, The 5th Chungbuk Korean Medicine Precision Medicine Forum, 2024/09/04, With Invitation, English, Chungcheongbuk-do, National Research Foundation of Korea, Chungbuk Bio-Health Industry Innovation Center, Semyung University
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Awards

  1. 2024/09/29, ICMART Young Scientist Award, ICMART, Building a program for learning tongue diagnosis
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External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Elucidation of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Daio-botanpi-to in Severe Diverticulitis of the Colon, 2025, 2028
  2. 2021 Research Support, Creating a Program for Tongue Diagnosis in Kampo Medicine Education, 2021, 2021

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. The 1st Japan-Vietnam traditional medicine symposium, director, 2022/01, 2022/01