Dr. Hideko Yamauchi
Breast Surgical Oncologist
Breast Surgical Oncology
CoBrCa
Japan
Biography
Dr. Hideko Yamauchi, Director of the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology and Vice President of St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, received her medical education at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan. After she completed her surgical residency at St. Luke’s International Hospital, she underwent further training in the United States as a researcher and an instructor at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also completed a clinical surgical residency and clinical fellowship at the University of Hawaii, and a clinical fellowship at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. Dr. Yamauchi returned to St. Luke’s International Hospital in 2009, and received the position as the Director of the Breast Center in 2010. She was then appointed as the Vice President of the same hospital in April of 2017. She has been working at her “home ground” to develop “a living compassionate team” of clinicians, researchers, and patients.
Research Interest
Breast Surgical Oncology
