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Kobe University Hospital

Kobe is located near Osaka, which is the second largest city in Japan. It lies just a short distance from Kansai International Airport, which makes it conveniently located for international visitors. Kobe is also known as an international city, there is one of the 3 major Chinatowns in Japan and the Ijinkan-gai (western style residences), which was influenced by the West.
Kobe University Hospital is promoting the acceptance of patients from overseas in cooperation with Kobe City. As a leading sophisticated hospital boasting one of the largest number of surgeries in Japan, we provide advanced medical care in all fields.
In some cases, we will cooperate with hospitals that belong to KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster to provide the best treatment to patients.
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Departments and Centers
  • General Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatrics
  • Dermatology
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Urology
  • Gynecology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Anesthesiology, Intensive care and pain management
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
  • Aethetic Surgery
  • Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
  • Diagnostic Pathology
  • Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Medical Oncology and Hematology
  • Hematology

General Internal Medicine

Undiagnosed patients, patients with multiple diseases, medical emergencies, and patients with venous thrombosis.

Diseases

  • General medical diseases
  • Life style related diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia)
  • Organ failures (heart failure, renal failure, hepatic failure)
  • Infections　diseases
  • Venous thrombosis

Treatments

  • Taking detailed medical history
  • Physical examination
  • Appropriate tests (blood sampling, urine, physiological tests, imaging tests)
  • Personalized treatment

Cardiovascular Medicine

We accept patients with various heart disease including advanced heart failure for twenty‐four hours a day.

Diseases

  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Arrhythmias
  • Advanced heart failure

Treatments

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  • Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect
  • Transcatheter device closure of patent foramen ovale
  • Balloon pulmonary angioplasty
  • Various pacemaker implantation including implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, and cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation for various arrhythmias
  • Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure
  • Device therapy for advanced acute heart failure including intra-aortic balloon pumping, percutaneous cardiopulmonary support Impella device, and ventricular assist device

Nephrology

We provide total nephrology medicines of worldwide standard levels. We are educating young nephrologists and performing high level clinical and basic researches.

Diseases

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Diabetic kidney disease
  • Hypertension
  • End stage kidney disease
  • Congenital kidney disease
  • Secondary kidney disease
  • Electrolyte disorders

Treatments

  • Renal biopsy
  • Renal function test
  • Steroid and immunosuppressant treatments
  • Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
  • Treatment of kidney transplant patients

Respiratory medicine

Many experienced doctors diagnose malignant tumors such as lung cancer with advanced medical technique.

Diseases

  • Lung cancer
  • Pleural tumor
  • Mediastinal tumor

Treatments

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Thoracoscopy under local anesthesia

Gastroenterology

We specialize in the most advanced treatment of early gastrointestinal cancer, esophageal achalasia and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Diseases

  • Esophageal cancer
  • Gastric cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Esophageal achalasia
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma

Treatments

  • Endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR)
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)
  • Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy(POEM)
  • Radiofrequency ablation(RFA)
  • Transarterial chemoembolization

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Our division has been providing precise clinical service to each patient who has diabetes mellitus, endocrine disease, and related disorders through advanced medical care, and keeps on spreading numerous novel evidence to the world.

Diseases

  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Obesity
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary disorders
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Parathyroid disorders
  • Adrenal disorders
  • Metabolic bone disorders

Treatments

  • 75g oral glucose tolerance test
  • Glucose clamp technique
  • Continuous glucose monitoring
  • Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
  • Endocrine function evaluation test
  • Adrenal venous sampling
  • hormone replacement therapy

Neurology

This department provides precise diagnosis and adequate care for all areas of neurological disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and muscles.

Diseases

  • Cerebral infarction
  • Dementia
  • Epilepsy
  • Headache
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Multiple sclerosis / Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Spinal muscular atrophy

Treatments

  • Intravenous injection of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
  • Video-EEG monitoring
  • Single fiber electromyography
  • Anti-seizure medication
  • High dose predonisolone therapy
  • Anti-Parkinsonian drug therapy
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
  • Anti-ALS medication application
  • Immunosuppressant therapy
  • Immunomodulatory therapy
  • Intrathecal injection of antisense oligonucleotide

Infectious Diseases

We deal with all infectious diseases such as tropical diseases, tuberculosis, AIDS, and syphilis. We're also receiving counslations about preventive vaccinations.

Diseases

  • Bacterial Infection
  • Viral Infection
  • AIDS
  • Tuberculosis
  • Fever of Unknown Origin

Treatments

  • Antibiotics
  • Antiviralagents
  • Diagnostic approach for the fever of unknown origin

Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Diagnosis of rheumatic diseases and individualized therapy are offered for patients with joint pain, muscle pain, fever, rash, or abnormal laboratory tests.

Diseases

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Spondyloarthropathy
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
  • Sjogren syndrome
  • Mixed connective tissue disease
  • Systemic sclerosis
  • Vasculitis syndrome
  • Behcet Disease

Treatments

  • Blood test
  • Urine test
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasonography
  • CT
  • MRI
  • Corticosteroids
  • Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
  • Immunosuppressants
  • Biologics

Radiation Oncology

Mainly high-precision radiotherapy including IMRT and Chemoradiotherapy is usualy performed. Various kinds of radiotherapy are prepared.

Diseases

  • Head and neck cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Brain Tumor
  • Malignant Lymphoma
  • Uterine cervical cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer

Treatments

  • Conventional Radiotherapy
  • High-precision radiotherapy including IMRT
  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Brachytherapy
  • Palliative radiotherapy
  • Radiotherapy

Pediatrics

We have many clinical experiences in renal diseases such as nephrotic syndrome and neuromuscular diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Diseases

  • Renal diseases such as nephrotic syndrome
  • Neuromuscular diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Treatments

  • Rituximab therapy for refractory nephrotic syndrome
  • Exon-skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Dermatology

Our Department of Dermatology provides evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for all skin disorders using the world-standard or most advanced diagnostic and treatment methods.

Diseases

  • Congenital skin disorders (epidermolysis bullosa, ichthyosis, nevus, phacomatosis, etc.）
  • Photosensitive diseases
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum
  • Benign skin tumor
  • Malignant skin tumor (malignant melanoma, SCC, BCC, extrammary Paget' disease, etc.)
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Urticaria and Hereditary angioedema
  • Sweat disorders
  • Food/drug allergy

Treatments

  • Skin biopsy
  • Comprehensive genetic diagnosis of congenital skin diseases
  • Genetic testing for xeroderma pigmentosum (one gene)
  • Photo testing for photosensitive disorders
  • Resection for malignant/benign skin tumor
  • Sentinel lymphnode biopsy for malignant skin tumor (melanoma etc.)
  • Total lymphnode dissection
  • Chemotherapy
  • Skin testing for diagnosis of food/drug allergy
  • Drug/food provocation test for food/drug allergy
  • Specific diagnosis and treatment for sweat disorders
  • Specific diagnosis and treatment for urticarial diseases/hereditary angioedema

Palliative Medicine

We provide care for the patients who faced serious illness aiming for improving QOL and management of distressing symptoms such as pain and psychological suffering.

Diseases

  • Patients and their families who have serious illness or life threatening illness such as Cancer, Heart failure, COPD, Severe injury and Neuromuscular diseases

Treatments

  • Pain management with opioid analgesics
  • Pharmacological treatment of distressing symptoms
  • End-of-Life care

Gastrointestinal Surgery

We provide sophisticated treatments of esophageal, gastric, and colorectal diseases mainly by surgery including multimodal therapy.

Diseases

  • Esophageal cancer
  • Stomach cancer
  • Colorectal cancer

Treatments

  • Thoracoscopic/Laparoscopic surgery
  • Open chest/abdominal surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Immunotherapy

Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Multidisciplinary treatment, including highest difficulty hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery, is provided.

Diseases

  • Liver cancer
  • Biliary cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Diseases with indication for liver and pancreas transplantation
  • Unresectable abdominal malignant tumors

Treatments

  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Open abdominal surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy

Breast Surgery

We mainly diagnose and treat breast cancer (surgery, chemotherapy). We collaborate with medical oncology, radiation oncology and plastic surgery department.

Diseases

  • Breast cancer (primary, recurrent or metastatic)

Treatments

  • Mammography
  • Echography
  • Core needle biopsy
  • Surgery
  • Hormonal therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation therapy

Cardiovascular Surgery

The latest surgical treatment in the fields of integrated cardiovascular surgery as well as emergency surgery is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Diseases

  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Aortic dissection
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Severe heart failure
  • Acute or chronic thromboembolism pulmonary hypertension
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arteriosclerosis obliterans
  • Varix

Treatments

  • Replacement of thoracic・thoracoabdominal・abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Stent graft repair of aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection (TEVAR, EVAR)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI）
  • Valvular surgery
  • Off pump・On pump CABG
  • Ventricular Assist device (VAD)
  • Minimal invasive cardiac surgery (MICS)
  • Adult congenital heart surgery
  • Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
  • Peripheral artery disease (bypass or endovascular)

Thoracic Surgery

We perform thoracoscopic surgery for many diseases to improve the postoperative QOL. We are also actively involved in complex surgeries such as bronchoplasty and extended surgery for advanced cancer.

Diseases

  • Lung cancer
  • Metastatic lung tumor
  • Mediastinal tumor
  • Chest wall tumor
  • Pleural tumor
  • Malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Pneumothorax
  • Cystic lung disease
  • Pyothorax

Treatments

  • Thoracoscopic biopsy
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Thoracoscopic surgery
  • Robot-assisted surgery

Pediatric surgery

The Division of Pediatric Surgery at Kobe University Hospital provides general and specialized surgical services to infants, children and adolescents suffering from a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions including hernias, hydroceles, undescended testes as well as cysts and tumors of the head and neck.

Diseases

  • Congenital esophageal disease
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Hirschsprung disease and allied disorders
  • Anorectal malformations
  • Intestinal malrotation
  • Congenital intestinal obstruction
  • Pediatric inguinal hernia
  • Umbilical hernia
  • Pediatric tumor and cystic lesion
  • Eating disorders, aspiration, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease for handicaps

Treatments

  • Pediatric endoscopic surgery
  • Pediatric thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery
  • Pediatric thoracotomy and open abdominal surgery
  • Pediatric robotic surgery
  • Surgery for the handicaps
  • Pediatric laryngotracheal surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

A lot of orthopaedic surgeon with international experiences provide up-dated, optimal, and evidence-based diagnosis and treatment.

Diseases

  • Complex Knee Ligament Injury
  • Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Fracture Nonunion
  • Deformity of the Knee and Hip (Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis)
  • Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors including Sarcomas and Metastatic Bone Tumors
  • Spinal Tumors (including metastasis)
  • Adult Spinal Deformities
  • Degenerative Disc Diseases
  • Upper Limb Joint Disorders
  • Deformity of the Knee and Hip of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Ankle(Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Treatments

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Complex Knee Ligament Injury
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Fracture Nonunion
  • Minimum Invasive Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty for Severe Arthritis
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors including Sarcomas and Metastatic Bone Tumors
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Tumors (including metastasis)
  • Correction Surgery of Adult Spinal Deformities
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Disc Diseases
  • Arthroscopic Treatment of Upper Limb Joint Disorders
  • Implant Arthroplasty of Shoulder, Elbow, and Ankle for Severe Arthritis

Neurosurgery

We provide patient-first treatment centered on surgical treatment for various central nervous system diseases.

Diseases

  • Brain tumors (glioma, schwannoma, meningioma, pituitary tumor, metastatic tumor, etc.)
  • Stroke, unruptured aneurysm, vascular disease
  • Facial spasm
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Head injury

Treatments

  • Craniotomy, endoscopic surgery
  • Endovascular surgery
  • Chemotherapy

Ophthalmology

We provide best eye care practice by team members with comprehensive knowledge of eye diseases through high quality diagnosis using latest imagings and cutting edge technology.

Diseases

  • Cataract
  • Glaucoma
  • Vitreo-retinal disease
  • Neuro-ophthalmologic disorders
  • Uveitis
  • Corneal disease
  • Pediatric eye disease
  • Strabismus
  • Orbital diseases

Treatments

  • Multimodal Fundus Imaging
  • Electroretinography
  • Visual Field test
  • Vitreo-retinal surgery
  • Cataract surgery
  • Glaucoma　surgery
  • Corneal surgery/Corneal transplantation
  • Strabismus surgery
  • Medical Ophthalmology (macular disease/Uveitis/optic neuritis/orbital disease）
  • Laser treatment (retina, glaucoma）　　　　　

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Individualized otologic and rhinologic surgery will be provided by board-certificated ENT specialists.

Diseases

  • Chronic Otitis Media
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Otosclerosis
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Mucocele

Treatments

  • Endoscopic Ear Surgery
  • Microscopic Ear Surgery
  • Tympanoplasty
  • Stapes Surgery
  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Urology

Individualized evidence-based treatment is provided through the professional team.

Diseases

  • Prostate cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Bladder cancer
  • Renal pelvis/ ureter cancer
  • Testicular cancer
  • Penile cancer
  • Adrenal tumor
  • Chronic kidney insufficiency
  • Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
  • Male infertility

Treatments

  • Endoscopic surgery
  • Robot-assisted surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Open surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Kidney transplantation
  • Microsurgery

Gynecology

Our department provide minimally invasive and safe medical care based on Japanese Guideline.

Diseases

  • Uterine myoma
  • Ovarian benign tumor
  • Cervical cancer
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • CIN

Treatments

  • Laparoscopic surgery/Robot assisted surgery
  • Abdominal surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cervical conization

Plastic Surgery

In plastic surgery, we aim to improve the quality of life by reconstructing and repairing　physical defects and deformations both morphologically and functionally.

Diseases

  • Pressure ulcer, diabetic foot ulcer　
  • Skin tumor, soft tissue tumor (benign, malignant)
  • Defect and deformity after removal of head and neck cancer, breast cancer
  • Facial nerve palsy
  • Lymphedema
  • Hemangioma, vascular malformation
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Blepharoptosis
  • Hand and finger injuries
  • Facial bones fracture

Treatments

  • Skin graft
  • Local flap, free flap transfer　
  • Negative pressure wound therapy
  • Nerve reconstruction
  • Lymphatic venous anastomosis
  • Percutaneous sclerotherapy
  • Cheiloplasty, palatoplasty
  • Blepharoplasty
  • Finger replantation
  • Facial fracture surgery

Anesthesiology, Intensive care and pain management

Perioperative management for patients required operation. Intensive care medicine. Pain management for patients with acute or chronic pain.

Diseases

  • Perioperative state of various operations.
  • Sepsis
  • Respiratory failure
  • Cardiac failure
  • Multiple organ failure
  • Acute pain
  • Chronic pain

Treatments

  • Anesthesia
  • Perioperative medicine
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Nerve block
  • Pain management
  • Spinal cord stimulation

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Individualized treatment is provided through the collaboration of the oral and maxillofacial surgeons who foster their next-generation in Japan, create the Japanese treatment guideline, and so on.

Diseases

  • Oral cancer
  • Jaw deformity
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Dental implant
  • Temporomandibular joint disorder　

Treatments

  • Laser surgery
  • Endoscopic surgery
  • Intraoral, transcervical surgery

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation to hospitalized patitents.

Diseases

  • Postoperative patients
  • Cancer patients
  • Stroke patients
  • Cardiovascular disease patients
  • Sports injury patients

Treatments

  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

The Diagnostic Imaging Department conducts imaging diagnostics using the latest CT and MRI. The IVR Department performs the latest catheterization surgery with X-ray guidance.

Diseases

  • Lower extremity arterial disease
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm/thoracic aortic aneurysm
  • Visceral artery aneurysm
  • Vascular malformation
  • Hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Gastrointestinal varices
  • Refractory ascites
  • Vertebral compression fracture

Treatments

  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)/Stent Placement
  • Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR)/Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
  • Coil Embolization
  • Vascular Access Interventional Therapy (VAIVT)
  • Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)
  • Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO)
  • Peritoneovenous Shunt (Denver shunt)
  • Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Hospital Tour

  • "Hinotori", the first robotic-assisted surgical system developed in Kobe, Japan

  • Outpatient Chemotherapy Center

  • Warmful Medical Services

  • Patients centered medical services

  • Providing accurate medical services through advanced diagnostic ability

  • Special Hospital Rooms

  • Nurse Station

  • Comfortable Day room

  • Hospital Hall

  • Well-balanced meals available at the restaurant

General Information

General Information

Hospital Name
Kobe University Hospital
Address
7-5-2 Kusunokicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo 650-0017
URL
https://www.hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp/e/index.html English
https://www.hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp/ Japanese
Contact
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https://www.hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp/imcc/ Japanese
https://www.hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp/imcc/cn/ Chinese

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Directions

Train
5 minutes walk from Okurayama Station, Kobe City Subway
15 minutes walk from JR Kobe Station
Airplane
90 minutes by car from Kansai International Airport