Kazuhiko Tsuruya (Nara Medical University)

1990–2003: MD and PhD, Kyushu University, Japan

1990–1998: Residency and Staff Physician (Internal Medicine/Nephrology), National Fukuoka Central Hospital; Kyushu University Hospital; Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Japan

2003–2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

2006–2017: Associate Professor and Professor, Department of Integrated Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

2018–Present: Professor, Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Japan

Chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular complications

Dialysis-related outcomes, including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

Anemia management and iron metabolism in CKD

Cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular disease in patients with kidney disease

Acute kidney injury

Vascular calcification and mineral bone disorders in CKD (CKD–MBD)

1. Kosugi T, Eriguchi M, Tamaki H, Furuyama R, Nakanishi M, Uemura T, Tasaki H, Nishimoto M, Tanabe K, Okamoto K, Matsui M, Samejima KI, Watanabe M, Saito Y, Tsuruya K: Fibroblast Growth Factor 23, Urinary Phosphate, and Risk of Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 21 (2): 201-210, 2026

2. Tsuruya K, Sugamori H, Tanaka Y, Wakasugi N, Ito Y: Real-world safety and effectiveness of Roxadustat in patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease: interim results from a post-marketing surveillance study in Japan. Expert Opin Pharmacother 26 (4): 503-517, 2025

3. Okamoto K, Fukushima H, Kawaguchi M, Tsuruya K: Low-dose Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis 84 (2): 145-153.e1, 2024

4. Tsuruya K, Yoshida H, Yamada S, Haruyama N, Tanaka S, Tsuchimoto A, Eriguchi M, Fujisaki K, Torisu K, Nakano T, Masutani K, Kitazono T: More rapid progression of brain atrophy in patients on peritoneal dialysis compared with hemodialysis: The VCOHP Study. Hypertens Res 47 (4): 887-897, 2024

5. Tsuruya K, Yoshida H: Cognitive Impairment and Brain Atrophy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Clin Med 13 (5): 1401, 2024