Masafumi Takahashi

Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy

Jichi Medical University

About

Masafumi Takahashi works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with Jichi Medical University.

Masafumi Takahashi is a Professor at Jichi Medical University in the Division of Inflammation Research, Center for Molecular Medicine. He holds an MD and PhD, specializing in the role of inflammation and cell death in cardiovascular diseases. He previously worked as an Assistant in the Department of Cardiology at Jichi Medical University.

Research focus

Inflammasome activation in myocardial infarctionCardiac fibrosis and remodelingAtherosclerosis and inflammationImmune responses in cardiovascular diseasesPyroptosis and cell death in heart disease

Impact

390 pubs · 13,662 cites · h-index 65

Training

PhD
Jichi Medical University Graduate School of Medicine
1997
MD
Jichi Medical University Faculty of Medicine
1989

Affiliations

Work Experience

Jichi Medical University

2009 - Present

Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine

2003 - 2009

Jichi Medical University Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutics Research Center

2001 - 2003

Jichi Medical University Department of Cardiology

1997 - 2001