PROFILE

ITAKURA Atsuo, M.D., Ph.D.


Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Short Biography

1986
M.D. Nagoya University School of Medicine
1997
Ph.D. Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
2000
Associate Professor, Department of Perinatal Care Center, Nagoya University Hospital
2006
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Saitama Medical University
2013
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
2018-Present
Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
2019-Present
Director of The Perinatal Medical Center, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
 

Keywords

  • Premature labor
  • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Obstetric hemorrhage

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • Coagulopathy in obstetrics
  • Cervical cerclage
  • Gestational diabetes

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles: 157
  • Review Articles: 9
  • Books: 1
  • h-index: 24 (Scopus)
  • Sum of Times Cited: 2,283 (Scopus)

Recent Main Publications

  • Morikawa M, Matsunaga S, Makino S, Takeda Y, Hyoudo H, Nii M, Serizawa M, Itakura A, Adachi T, Kobayashi T. Effect of hypofibrinogenemia on obstetrical disseminated intravascular coagulation in Japan in 2018: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Int J Hematol. 2021; 114: 18-34.
  • Takahashi M, Miyatsuka T, Suzuki L, Osonoi S, Himuro M, Miura M, Katahira T, Wakabayashi Y, Fukunaka A, Nishida Y, Fujitani Y, Takeda S, Mizukami H, Itakura A, Watada H. Biphasic changes in β-cell mass around parturition are accompanied by increased serotonin production. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 18;10(1):4962. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61850-1.
  • Miyakoshi K, Itakura A, Abe T, Kondoh E, Terao Y, Tabata T, Hamada H, Tanaka K, Tanaka M, Kanayama N, Takeda S. Risk of preterm birth after the excisional surgery for cervical lesions: a propensity-score matching study in Japan. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021; 34: 845-851.
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