Mureo Kasahara

Director of Transplantation Surgery
Center for Organ Transplantation, National Center for Child Health and Development

Operation:Living donor liver transplantation

1996 50 cases
1997 74
1998 92
1999 95
2000 119
2001 124
2003 95
2004 100
2005 60
2006 30
2007 30
2008 50
2009 52
2010 48
2011 55
2012 56
2013 56
2014 60
2015 71
2016 53
Total 1,370

Living donor small bowel transplantation 5 cases
Cadaveric liver transplantation 255 cases

Education & Professional Activities
Education
1992 M.D. Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
2000 PhD. Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan

Career
1992-1996 Clinical fellow of general surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
1996-1999 Clinical and Research Associate of Transplantation, Department of Transplant Surgery, Kyoto University School of Medicine PhD. Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
1999-2002 Assistant Professor of Transplantation Surgery, Kyoto University School of Medicine
2002-2003 Fellow, Liver Transplant Surgical Service King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
2003-2005 Clinical Assistant Professor of Transplantation Surgery, Kyoto University School of Medicine
2005- Director, Transplant Surgery, National center for child health and development, Tokyo
2011- Chairman, Transplantation National center for child health and development, Tokyo
2013- Council member of International Pediatric Transplantation
2016- Adjunct Professor Universitas Indonesia
2017 Deputy Director, National center for child health and development

Affiliated Organizations
Societies:
Japan Surgical Society
Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
Japanese Society of Transplantation
Japanese Society of Liver Transplantation
Japanese Society of Small Bowel Transplantation
Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgery
Japanese Society of Hepatology
The Transplantation Society
International pediatric Transplant Association
Editorial:
AfroAlab Liver Journal

Research & Publications
Research
1. Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation as a rescue for small-for-size grafts harvested from living donors. Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Uryuhara K, Takakura K, Egawa H, Asonuma K, Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Tanaka K. Transplant Proc 30, 132-133, 1998
2. Treatment of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency in Girls by Auxiliary Liver
Transplantation: Conceptual changes in A Living-Donor Program
Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Uryuhara K, Ogura Y, Takakura K, Egawa H, Asonuma K,
Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Tanaka K. Jounal of Pediatric Surg 33,1-5, 1998
3. Postoperative Flow Cytometry Crossmatch in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Clinical Significance of Humoral Immunity in Acute Rejection.
Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Uryuhara K, Takakura K, Egawa H, Asonuma K, Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Owada S, Morishita Y, Tanaka K. Transplantation 67, 568-575, 1999
4. Impact of Graft-Size Missmatching on Graft Prognosis in Liver Transplantation from Living Donors. Kiuchi T, Kasahara M,Uryuhara K, Inomata Y, Uemoto S, Asonuma K, Egawa H, Fujita S, M Hayashi, Tanaka K. Transplantation 67, 321-327, 1999
5. Long term outcome of living related liver transplantation for patient with intrapulmonary shunting and strategy for complications. Egawa H, Kasahara M, Inomata Y, S Uemoto, K Asonuma, S Fujita,T Kiuchi, M Hayashi, T Yonemura, M Yoshibayashi, Y Adachi, JA Shapiro, K Tanaka. Transplantation 67, 712-717, 1999
6. Selected Portal Blood flow Diversion in Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantataion to Induce Regenerartion of The Graft.
Kaibori M, Egawa H, Inomata Y,Uemoto S, Asonuma K, Kiuchi T,Fascinetto GV, Matsukura T, Kasahara M, Tanaka K. Transplantation 66, 935-937,1998
7. Effect of fatty infiltration of the graft on the outcome of living related liver transplantation. Hayashi, K Fujii, T Kiuchi, K Uryuhara, M Kasahara, M Takatsuki, T Takeichi, H Kitade, T Sugimoto, S Uemoto, K Asonuma, H Egawa, S Fujita, Y Inomata, K Tanaka. Transplant Proc 31, 403, 1999
8. Auxiliary liver transplantation for urea cycle enzyme deficiencies: lessons from three cases. T Kiuchi, Y Edamoto, M Kaibori, K Uryuhara, M Kasahara, S Uemoto, H Egawa, Y Inomata, K Tanaka. Transplant Proc 31, 528-529, 1999
9. Humoral immunity in acute cellulaer rejection after living related liver transplantation
K Takakura, T Kiuchi, M Kasahara, Y Inomata, K Tanaka. Transplant Proc 31, 526-527, 1999
10. Living related liver transplantation from heterozygote genetic carriers to children with wilson's disease. K Asonuma, Y Inomata, M Kasahara, S Uemoto, H Egawa, S Fujita, T KIuchi, M Hayashi, K Tanaka. Pediatr Transplant 3, 201-5, 1999
11. Living related donor small bowel transplantation: first case in Japan. Y Fujimoto, T Koshiba, Y Ogura, K Uryuhara, M Kasahara, M Kaibori, H Egawa, S Uemoto, Y Inomata, K Tanaka. Transplanta Proc 30, 3441-3442, 1998
12. Strategy used to overcome graft atrophy in auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation from a living donor for ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
M Kaibori, H Egawa, Y Inomata, S Uemoto, K Asonuma, T Kiuchi , GVValera, T Matsukura, M Kasahara, K Uryuhara, A Inui, H Komatsu, T Fujisawa, K Tanaka
Transplanta Proc 30, 3221-3222, 1998
13. One way donor-recipient HLA matching as a risk factor for graft versus host disease in living related liver transplantation. T Kiuchi, H Harada, H Matsukawa, M Kasahara, Y Inomata, S Uemoto, K Asonuma, H Egawa, E Maruyama, H Saji, K Tanaka. Transplant Int 11. 383-384, 1998
14. The effect of FK3311 on ischemia reperfusion injury in canine pulmonary models
M Kasahara, I Takeyosi, S Ohowada, Y Sunose, S Iwasaki, M Aiba, N Tomizawa, H Tsutsumi, Y Kawasima, T Ogawa, K Kawate, K Matsumoto, Y Morishita
Transplant Proc 32,2430-1, 2000
15. Living-related liver transplantation for Type II citrullinemia using a graft from heterozygote donor. Kasahara M, Ohwada S, Takeichi T, Kaneko H, Tomomasa T, Morikawa A, Yonemura K, Asonuma K, Tanaka K, Kobayashi K, Saheki T, Takeyoshi I, Morishita Y. Transplantation 71,157-9, 2001
16. Celsior is superior to UW for graft preservation from non-heart-beating donors in a canine liver transplantation model. Ohwada S, Sunose Y, Tsutsumi H, Iwazaki S, Aiba M, Kasahara M, Kawashima Y, Takeyoshi I, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. Transplant Proc 33,922-3, 2001
17. The effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in extended liver resection with ischemia in dogs.Takeyoshi I, Sunose Y, Iwazaki S, Tsutsumi H, Aiba M, Kasahara M, Ohwada S, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. J Surg Res. 100,25-31, 2001
18. Possible clinical and histologic manifestations of adult-onset type II citrullinemia in early infancy.Tomomasa T, Kobayashi K, Kaneko H, Shimura H, Fukusato T, Tabata M, Inoue Y, Ohwada S, Kasahara M, Morishita Y, Kimura M, Saheki T, Morikawa A.
J Pediatr 138,741-3, 2001
19. Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor ameliorates warm ischemia-reperfusion injury of the canine liver. Sunose Y, Takeyoshi I, Ohwada S, Tsutsumi H, Iwazaki S, Kawata K, Kawashima Y, Kasahara M, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. Transplant Proc 33, 862, 2001
20. Effects of FR167653 on ischemia-reperfusion injury in canine lung transplantation models. Sunose Y, Takeyoshi I, Ohwada S, Iwazaki S, Aiba M, Tomizawa N, Tsutsumi,Kawashima Y, Ogawa T, Kawate S, Kasahara M, Oriuchi N, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. Transplant Proc 32,2435-6, 2000
21. Spontaneous nitric oxide (FK409) ameliorates pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury in dogs. Takeyoshi I, Tanahashi Y, Aiba M, Sunose Y, Iwazaki S, Tsutsumi H, Iwanami K, Kasahara M, Kawate S, Ogawa T, Ohwada S, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. Transplant Proc 32,2428-2429, 2000
22. The effect of cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor (FK3311) on ischemia-reperfusion injury with hepatectomy in dogs. Takeyoshi I, Sunose Y, Iwazaki S, Tsutsumi H, Aiba M, Tomizawa N, Kawashima Y, Kasahara M, Kawate S, Ogawa T, Ohwada S, Matsumoto K, Morishita Y. Transplant Proc32,2322-3,2000
23. Omentoplasty for cervical esophagogastrostomy following radical esophagectomy with three-field dissection. Ohwada S, Ogawa T, Kawate S, Kawashima Y, Takeyoshi I, Koyama T, Kasahara M, Sunose Y, Tomizawa N, Morishita Y. Hepatogastroenterology 47,1305-9,2000
24. Successful resection of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombi extending into the right atrium: a case report. Ogawa T, Ohwada S, Ohtaki A, Takeyoshi I, Sato Y, Kobayashi J, Saitoh A, Koyano T, Kasahara M, Kobayashi M, Yamanaka H, Morishita Y.
Hepatogastroenterology. 46,2535-9,1999
25. Occult Boerhaave's syndrome without vomiting prior to presentation. Report of a case.
Kamiyoshihara M, Kakinuma S, Kusaba T, Kawashima O, Kasahara M, Koyama T, Yoshida T, Morishita Y.J . Cardiovasc Surg 39,863-5,1998
26. Clinical implications of flow cytometry crossmatch with T or B cells in living donor liver transplantation. Takakura K, Kiuchi T, Kasahara M, Uryuhara K, Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Tanaka K.Clin Transplant 15,309-16,2001
27. Monosegmental living donor liver transplantation for infantile hemangioendothelioma Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Haga H, Uemoto S, Uryuhara K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Oike F, Yokoi A, Kaihara S, Egawa H, Tanaka K. Jounal of Pediatric Surg 38,1108-1111, 2003
28. Ventral pancreas-preserving pancreatic head and body resection. Ohwada S, Ogawa T, Kasahara M, Kawate S, Koyama T, Izumi M, Takashi N, Morishita Y.
Hepatogastroenterology. 48,1622-4, 2001
29. Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Giant Hepatic Hemangioma with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome using a Posterior Segment Graft
Y Kumashiro, M Kasahara, K Nomoto, M Kawai, K Sasaki, T Kiuchi, K Tanaka.
Liver Transpl 8, 721-734, 2002
30. Role of HLA-Compatibility in Pediatric Living Related Liver Transplantation
M.Kasahara, T.Kiuchi, K.Uryuhara, S.Uemoto, Y.Fujimoto, Y.Ogura, F.Oike, S.Kaihara, H.Egawa and K.Tanaka. Transplantation 74, 1175-1180, 2002
31. Solitary metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma in cirrhotic liver with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ohwada S, Iino Y, Hosomura Y, Kon Y, Kawashima Y, Kasahara M, Tanahashi Y, Nakamura S, Joshita T, Miyamoto Y.Jpn J Clin Oncol. 23,309-12, 1993
32. A Case of Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation using Right and Left Lateral Lobe Grafts from 2 Donors. Kaihara S, Ogura Y, Kasahara M, Oike F, You Y and Tanaka K. Surgery 131, 682-684, 2002
33. Compressed spectral arrays of patients with fulminant hepatic failure in hepatic coma undergoing liver transplantation. Takeichi T, Asonuma K, Kim I, Inomata Y, Kasahara M, Ohwada S, Morishita Y, Tanaka K. Clin Transplant. 2002,16,273-279
34. Anatomical variations and surgical strategies in right lobe living donor liver transplantation: lessons from 120 cases. Nakamura T, Tanaka K, Kiuchi T, Kasahara M, Oike F, Ueda M, Kaihara S, Egawa H, Ozden I, Kobayashi N, Uemoto S.
Transplantation 2002,73,1896-1903
35. Living Related Liver Transplantation for Alagille Syndrome. Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Inomata Y, Uryuhara K, Sakamoto S, Ito T, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Oike F, Tanaka K
Transplantation 75, 2147-2150, 2003
36. Subcapsular Hematoma after Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation Kasahara M, Kiuchi T, Kaihara S, Oike F, Yoshida T, Yamamoto H, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Tanaka K J Hepato-Biliary-Pancreat. Surg 2004; 11: 330-332
37. Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Utilizing Right Lobe Graft. Ishiko T, Egawa H, Kasahara M, Nakamura T, Oike F, Kaihara S, Kiuchi T, Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Tanaka K. Ann Surg 2002;236:235-40
38. Living-Donor Small Bowel Transplantation: Experience of Three cases
Uemoto S, Kaihara S, Yokoi A, Oike F, Kasahara M, Tanaka K.In: Kitajima M, Shimazu M, Wakabayashi G, eds. Current Issues in Liver and Small Bowel Transplantation. Ed. Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2002: 112-114
39. Complete withdrawal of immunosuppression in living donor liver transplantation.
Oike F, Yokoi A, Nishimura E, Ogura Y, Fujimoto Y, Kasahara M, Kaihara S, Kiuchi T, Egawa H, Uemoto S, Tanaka K. Transplant Proc 2002; 34: 1521
40. Living donor liver transplantation in Kyoto, 2001. Kiuchi T, Uemoto S, Egawa H, Kaihara S, Oike F, Yokoi A, Ogura Y, Kasahara M, Fujimoto Y, Kozaki K, Tanaka K. Clin Transpl. 2001;195-201.
41. Living donor liver transplantation with monosegments. Kasahara M, Kaihara S, Oike F, Ito T, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y,Ogawa K, Ueda M, Rela M, ND Heaton, Tanaka K
Transplantation 2003;76:694-696
42. Apheresis therapy for living-donor liver transplantation. Kozaki K, Kasahara M, Oike F, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Ueda M, Kaihara S, Fukatsu A, Tanaka K. Ther Apher 6: 478-483; 2002
43. Monosegmental Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Kasahara M, Uryuhara K, Kaihara S, Kozaki K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Ogawa K, Oike F, Ueda M, Egawa H, Tanaka K. Transplant Proc 35,1425-1426, 2003
44. Functional Portal Flow Competition after Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Living Donor Liver Transplantation in A Non-Cirrhotic Metabolic Liver Disease
Kasahara M, Takada Y, Kozaki K, Uryuhara K, Ogura Y, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Tanaka K. J Pediatr Surg, 2004, 39;1138-1141
45. Impact of Enteral Nutrition in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation-A Preliminary Study-. Kasahara M, Ogura Y, Kozaki K, Fujimoto Y, Uryuhara K, Yoshizawa A, Ogawa K, Takada Y, Tanaka K.
Japanese Journal of Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition. 2004. 38:1-7
46. When to administer Lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B patient undergoing living related liver transplantation?. Hussein Ali, Egawa H, Uryuhara K, Ogawa K, Kasahara M, Ueda M, Nabeshima M, Tanaka K. Liver Transplantation 2003 in contribute
47. Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Kyoto University experience M Kasahara, Y Takada, H Egawa, T Kiuchi, Y Inomata, K Asonuma, S Uemoto, K Kozaki, Y Fujimoto, H Haga, M Ueda, K Tanaka
Am J Transplantation 2005;5:558-565
48. Impact of right lobe with middle hepatic vein graft in living-donor liver transplantation. M.Kasahara, Y.Takada, Y.Fujimoto, Y.Ogura, K.Ogawa, K.Uryuhara, Y. Yonekawa, M.Ueda , H.Egawa, K.Tanaka. Am J Transplantation 2005:5:1339-1346
49. The role of apheresis therapy in living donor liver transplantation.Kozaki K, Fukatsu A, Kasahara M, Ogura Y, Egawa H, Tanaka K. Ther Apher. 2004Jun;8(3):174-9.
50. Variations in biliary anatomy associated with trifurcated portal vein in right lobe living donor liver transplantation.Kasahara M, Egawa H, Ogawa K, Uryuhara K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Ueda M, Takada Y, Tanaka K. Transplantation 2005;79:626-627

Publications
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