Southern TOHOKU General Hospital is a member of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Foundation to offer fellowship program for young neurosurgeons from around the world since 2015. 

Founded in 1995, WFNS comprises 103 member countries on 5 continents and represents over 3,000 neurosurgeons worldwide.

Up to date, we have received four neurosurgeons from India, Iraq, Pakistan and Yemen. The doctor from Yemen is undertaking fellowship program and will complete in November 2018.

The goal of this program is to provide a multidisciplinary exposure to Neurosurgery and offer an opportunity to delve into further area of study, particularly for young neurosurgeons from developing countries including Iraq and Pakistan. 

Southern TOHOKU Hospital Group have installed the da Vinci Surgical System, a minimally invasive and meticulous technique, at both Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital in 2012 and Southern TOHOKU General Hospital in December 2017 respectively.

We have performed more than 600 successful cases (till July 2017). This state-of-the-art surgical equipment is used in Urology and Gynecology surgeries with less blood loss and shorter surgery hours. Patients can recover sooner and return to normal activities quicker.

For more information about robotic surgery, please contact Division of International Healthcare Services at +81-24-934-5322 (Central) or int.inquiry@mt.strins.or.jp

New Nankai Building is under construction

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Southern TOHOKU Hospital Group (STHG) and University Hospital Essen (UHE) joint held “The 2nd NRW-Fukushima Joint Symposium on Advances in Medicine” under the auspices of the German State North Rhine-Westphalia and Fukushima Prefecture of Japan at Southern TOHOKU General Hospital on Saturday, December 2, 2017.

This year’s symposium features topics: artificial intelligence in medicine and the hospital of the future, health management of the future, the next generation of particle beam therapies, minimal invasive surgery by means of endoscopes and robot, innovative technologies from bio-medical engineering, and international collaboration in patient treatment.

This joint symposium is being held to provide an opportunity to strategize the cooperation in innovative medicine and sophisticated infrastructure sharing among governments and hospitals in Germany, Japan and Asia.

Participants can learn about Fukushima’s present condition, progress and upcoming initiatives towards revitalization and further support the cooperation between North Rhine-Westphalia and Fukushima.