Koichiro Kuwahara

Heart Failure & Transplant

Shinshu University

About

Koichiro Kuwahara works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Shinshu University.

Koichiro Kuwahara is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Shinshu University School of Medicine in Nagano, Japan. He serves as Director of the Chest Pain Center and Deputy Director of the Advanced Cardio-Vascular Center at Shinshu University Hospital. His work includes research on molecular biology related to heart failure and cardiovascular medicine.

Research focus

Cardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingNatriuretic Peptides SignalingCardiac Hypertrophy MechanismsTranscriptional Regulation in CardiomyocytesPathologic Cardiac Remodeling

Impact

493 pubs · 10,422 cites · h-index 57

Training

PhD
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
2000
MD
Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
1991

Affiliations

Work Experience

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine

2016 - Present

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

2013 - 2016

Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

2006 - 2013

Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

2003 - 2006