Department of Urology

Tomonori HABUCHI, M.D.(Urology)

A Greeting from the Professor

The Department of Urology at Akita University Graduate School of Medicine is internationally recognized for its pioneering basic and clinical research in genitourinary oncology—particularly prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers—as well as kidney transplantation and advanced laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery. Our department also provides comprehensive expertise across the full spectrum of clinical urology, including genitourinary reconstructive surgery, urinary tract infections, pediatric urology, male infertility, and female urology.
Currently, our major research focus is the development of novel molecular diagnostics and therapeutic strategies for urologic malignancies through state-of-the-art molecular biological techniques. In parallel, we are dedicated to optimizing kidney transplantation outcomes, with particular emphasis on the management of acute and chronic rejection and post-transplant infections.
In the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers, we emphasize multimodal therapeutic strategies that integrate complex surgical procedures with systemic chemotherapy and immunotherapy, while maintaining careful attention to quality-of-life outcomes. Furthermore, we aim to improve kidney transplantation outcomes through pharmacogenetic and molecular immunological approaches. Our extensive clinical experience and ongoing research activities have been widely presented at international scientific meetings and published in leading international journals. A complete list of our publications is available at the following URL:https://www.med.akita-u.ac.jp/~hinyoki/researcher/researchresults/index.html
Another major area of expertise within our department is laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery—minimally invasive approaches associated with shorter hospital stays, reduced postoperative discomfort, lower complication rates, and faster recovery. Since the introduction of the da Vinci and hinotori® surgical systems, a wide range of urologic procedures has been routinely performed using robot-assisted laparoscopic techniques. In addition, we have safely and consistently performed various urologic procedures using conventional laparoscopic approaches. These minimally invasive strategies have led to practice-changing clinical outcomes and high-impact publications across multiple domains of urologic surgery.
I firmly believe that our department provides the highest standard of urologic patient care and that an increasing number of patients will continue to benefit from our innovative clinical practices and pioneering research in the years to come.

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