PROFILE

TANIGAWA Takeshi, M.D., Ph.D.


Department of Public Health

Short Biography

1980-1986
M.D. Kobe University School of Medicine
1986-1990
Ph.D. The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
1990-1995
Instructor, The University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine
1995-2002
Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba School of Medicine
1999-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.
2002-2008
Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
2008-2014
Professor, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
2014-Present
Professor, Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
 

Keywords

  • Sleep apnea
  • Epidemiology
  • Behavioral medicine
  • Occupational health

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • Preventive sleep medicine
  • Screening for sleep apnea
  • Cardiovascular disease epidemiology

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles: 226
  • Review Articles: 12
  • Book: 4
  • h-index: 34 (Scopus)
  • Sum of Times Cited: 4,275 (Scopus)

Recent Main Publications

  • Ikeda A, Steptoe A, Shipley M, Wilkinson IB, McEniery CM, Tanigawa T, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M, Brunner EJ. Psychological wellbeing and aortic stiffness: longitudinal study. Hypertension. 2020; 76(3): 675-682.
  • Wada H, Kimura M, Shirahama R, Ikeda A, Gozal D, Tanigawa T. Pectus excavatum is associated with sleep-related breathing disorders in children. Eur Respir J. 2019; 54(4):1900524.
  • Ikeda A, Charvat H, Shigemura J, Kales SN, Taniogawa T. Longitudinal trends in disaster- related insomnia among Fukushima nuclear plant workers:the Fukushima Nuclear Energy Workers' Support Project study. Sleep. 2019; 42(5):zsz043.
  • Sakamoto N, Gozal D, Smith DL, Yang L, Morimoto N, Wada H, Maruyama K, Ikeda A, Suzuki Y, Nakayama M, Horiguchi I, Tanigawa T. Sleep Duration, Snoring Prevalence, Obesity, and Behavioral Problems in a Large Cohort of Primary School Students in Japan. Sleep. 2017; 40(3): zsw082.
  • Ikeda A, Tanigawa T, Charvat H, Wada H, Shigemura J, Kawachi I: Longitudinal effects of disaster- related experiences on mental health among Fukushima nuclear plant workers: The Fukushima NEWS Project Study. Psychol Med. 2017; 47(11):1936-1946.
  • Shigemura J, Tanigawa T, Saito I, Nomura S. Psychological distress in workers at the fukushima nuclear power plants. JAMA. 2012; 308(7):667-669.
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