Professor Junji Furuse

Dr. Junji Furuse is a Professor in the Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan. In 1984 Dr. Furuse graduated from Chiba University of Medical School and then joined the First Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University. In 1992 he moved to the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology at the National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan until 2008 when he began his current role. 

Dr. Furuse is Chair of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology Group for the Japanese Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG). He is Director of the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (JSMO) and the Director and Chair of the health insurance committee for the Japanese Pancreas Society (JPS). He is also on the council of the International Association of Pancreatology. Dr. Furuse specializes in gastrointestinal medical oncology, especially hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer.

Updated 28 February 2023