Jun Watanabe(Kinki/Osaka)

surgery

We have multiple types of surgical robots (da Vinci Xi, hinotori, and Hugo [available through participation in clinical research]) and provide high-quality robot-assisted surgery by selecting the most suitable system for each patient. The operating surgeon has experience with more than 5,000 surgical cases.

Clinical department/Main areas of expertise
Specialized area
  • Robot-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer

    Anal-preserving surgery for rectal cancer Detail
surgery
Robot-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer

Anal-preserving surgery for rectal cancer
Qualifications/Academia/Position
  • Doctor of Medicine (PhD)
  • Board Certified Surgeon / Instructor, Japan Surgical Society
  • Board Certified Surgeon, Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery / Board Certified Gastroenterological Cancer Surgeon / Instructor / Councilor
  • Board Certified Endoscopic Surgeon (Colon), Japanese Society for Endoscopic Surgery / Certified Proctor for Robot-assisted Surgery (Colon/Rectum) / Councilor
  • Councilor, Japanese Clinical Society of Surgery
  • Board Certified Specialist / Instructor / Councilor, Japan Society of Coloproctology
  • Certified Oncologist, Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
  • Board Certified Specialist / Instructor, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  • Delegate, Japanese Society of Cancer Therapy
  • SAGES FUSE (Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy Program) CertifiedCertificate of Hugo Training As a Console Surgeon  Mentor site for rectal cancer / colon cancer (Accredited hinotori case observation facility)   Certificate of hinotori Training As a Console Surgeon    Mentor site for rectal cancer / colon cancer (Accredited da Vinci case observation facility)    Certificate of da Vinci System Training As a Console Surgeon
  • The Japan Surgical Society (JSS)
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JSGS)
  • The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES)
  • The Japanese Clinical Society of Surgery
  • The Japan Society of Coloproctology (JSCP)
  • The Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE)
  • The Japanese Society of Cancer Therapy
  • The Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (JSMO)
  • European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)/European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)/The Surgical Association for Endo-Laparoscopic Surgeons in the Asia-Pacific (ELSA)
Affiliated hospital
Kansai Medical University Hospital
Website
https://hp.kmu.ac.jp/
location
〒573-1191
2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata City Google Map Map
Biography
2001
Graduated from Yokohama City University School of Medicine
2001
Toranomon Hospital, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations – Resident, Department of Surgery
2003
Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations – Department of Surgery
2004
Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital – Department of Surgery
2005
Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Hospital – Department of Surgery
2006
Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University – Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (admission)
2006
RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center – Visiting Researcher
2009
Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital – Department of Surgery
2011
Yokohama City University School of Medicine – Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterological and Oncology Surgery
2012
Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital – Department of Surgery
2013
Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital – Chief Surgeon, Department of Surgery
2016
Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital – Deputy Director, Department of Surgery
2017
Yokohama City University Medical Center – Lecturer, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastroenterology Center
2021
Yokohama City University Medical Center – Associate Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastroenterology Center
2024
Kansai Medical University – Professor and Chair, Department of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
2024
Yokohama City University School of Medicine – Visiting Professor, Department of Gastroenterological and Oncology Surgery
paper
  • ctDNA-based molecular residual disease and survival in resectable colorectal cancer Nature Medicine. 2024 Sep. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03254-6
  • Phase III trial of short-course radiotherapy followed by CAPOXIRI vs. CAPOX in locally advanced rectal cancer: The ENSEMBLE trial ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2023 In press
  • Blood perfusion assessment by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery (EssentiAL trial): A randomized clinical trial Annals of Surgery. 2023 Online ahead of print
  • Panitumumab vs Bevacizumab Added to Standard First-line Chemotherapy and Overall Survival Among Patients With RAS Wild-type, Left-Sided Metastatic Colorectal Cancer JAMA. 2023 329(15):1271-1282. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.4428
  • Short-term outcomes of a prospective, multicenter, phase 2 trial of total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer in JAPAN (ENSEMBLE-1 trial). Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery 2023 July Online First.
  • Randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of the use of a laparoscopic lens cleaning device during laparoscopic colorectal surgery on the multidimensional workload (YCOG1903) Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Online ahead of print.
  • Long-term outcomes of indocyanine green fluorescence-imaging guided laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for clinical stage II/III middle-lower rectal cancer: A propensity score-matched cohort study Techniques in Coloproctology. 2023 Online ahead of print.
  • Aflibercept with FOLFIRI in Japanese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: results of a post-marketing surveillance. Int J Clin Oncol. 2022 Oct 28.
  • A multicenter cohort study on mapping of lymph node metastasis for splenic flexural colon cancer Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery 2022 Sep Online First.
  • Multicenter, single-arm, phase II study of the continuous use of panitumumab in combination with FOLFIRI after FOLFOX for RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer - Exploratory sequential examination of acquired mutations in circulating cell-free DNA. Int J Cancer. 2022 Jun 20. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34184. Online ahead of print.