The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine was established in July 1953, and the fifth professor, Satoshi Demura, has been in the position since 2023.
Prof. Buhei Takase (1953-1976)
1936
Graduates from Kanazawa Medical College (current Kanazawa University)
1943
Assistant professor, the Department of Surgery
1945
Attains a Ph.D. degree
1948
Associate professor, the Department of Surgery
1953
Associate professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1954
Chief professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1959
Studies abroad (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
1962
Director, Kanazawa University Hospital
1973
Dean of Medical School of Kanazawa University
1978
First president of Fukui Medical College
Prof. Susumu Nomura (1976–1989)
1948
Graduates from Kanazawa Medical College (current Kanazawa University)
1950
Assistant professor, the Department of Anatomy
1952
The Department of Surgery Attains a Ph.D. degree
1954
Assistant professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1957
Lecturer, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1958
Associate professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1976
Chief professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1982
Director, Kanazawa University Hospital
Prof. Katsuro Tomita (1989–2010)
1969
Graduates from Kanazawa University
1974
Assistant professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1975
Attains a Ph.D. degree
1976
Studies abroad (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)
1980
Lecturer, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1985
Associate professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1989
Chief professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2006
Director, Kanazawa University Hospital
2014
Director, Kanazawa Advanced Medical Center
Prof. Hiroyuki Tsuchiya (2010-2023)
1983
Graduates from Kanazawa University
1988
Attains a Ph.D. degree
1989
Assistant professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1991
Studies abroad (University of Vienna)
1992
Lecturer, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1999
Associate professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2010
Chief professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2018
President of Kanazawa University Juche Medical Association
2023
Honorary Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine
