Basic Information

Email Address

• Email Address

  hirano.keita.4rkyoto-u.ac.jp

Academic Degree

• 30 Nov. 2022

  群馬大学博士（医学）

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 京都府立医科大学, 医学部医学科, 卒業

Research History

• From Apr. 2024, To Present

  Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine School of Human Health Sciences, Junior Associate Professior
• From Jan. 2024, To Present

  The University of Tokyo, Health Informatics, Visiting Research Fellow
• From Apr. 2023, To Mar. 2024

  Kyoto University, Human Health Sciences, Junior Assistant Professor
• From Apr. 2023, To Present

  Gunma University, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Part-time Lecturer
• From Mar. 2014, To Present

  St. Luke’s International University, Nephrology, Visiting Research Fellow
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2016

  St. Luke’s Life Science Institute, Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Visiting Research Fellow
• From Apr. 2010, To Mar. 2014

  St. Luke’s International Hospital, Nephrology, Senior Resident

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0003-3695-9056

• J-Global ID

  202301003183495280

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/keita4r

Research

Research Interests

• Epidemiology
• Quality Improvement
• Causal Inference

Research Areas

• Life sciences, Internal medicine - General
• Life sciences, Nephrology
• Life sciences, Hygiene and public health (non-laboratory)

Papers

• An evaluation of stage-based survival and renal prognosis in the general super-older population of Japan.

  Arisa Kobayashi; Keita Hirano; Tadahisa Okuda; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Yukari Yamada; Takashi Yokoo; Shingo Fukuma

  Clinical and experimental nephrology, 25 Nov. 2025

  
• Physicians' Perspectives on Prescription Alerts: A Journey Towards Reducing Fatigue.

  Makiko Takizawa; Noriyuki Nakayama; Yuko Ohishi; Kazumi Tanaka; Rei Noguchi; Yuichiro Saito; Keita Hirano; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Cureus, Jun. 2025

  
• Investigating the patterns of renal function variability in early-stage chronic kidney disease by cluster analysis.

  Arisa Kobayashi; Tsuyoshi Ohnishi; Tadahisa Okuda; Keita Hirano; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Takashi Yokoo; Shingo Fukuma

  BMC nephrology, 05 Aug. 2025

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• Comprehensive Conservative Kidney Management among Older Population: A Nationwide Administrative Claims Database Analysis.

  Arisa Kobayashi; Keita Hirano; Tadahisa Okuda; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Yukari Yamada; Takashi Yokoo; Shingo Fukuma

  Kidney360, 22 Jul. 2025

  
• Development and validation of personalized risk prediction models for patients with IgA nephropathy: a nationwide multicenter cohort study.

  Keita Hirano; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Tomohisa Seki; Sho Komukai; Hirosuke Nakata; Takashi Yasuda; Yoshinari Yasuda; Keiichi Matsuzaki; Tetsuya Kawamura; Takashi Yokoo; Shoichi Maruyama; Hitoshi Suzuki; Yusuke Suzuki; Shingo Fukuma

  Journal of nephrology, 11 Jul. 2025, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Estimating the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the older population using health screening data in Japan.

  Arisa Kobayashi; Keita Hirano; Tadahisa Okuda; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Takashi Yokoo; Shingo Fukuma

  Clinical and experimental nephrology, Mar. 2025

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• Blood glucose levels in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest undergoing targeted temperature management and ECPR.

  Kijong Shin; Keita Hirano; Toru Hifumi; Mitsuhito Soh; Kasumi Shirasaki; Shutaro Isokawa; Akihiko Inoue; Tetsuya Sakamoto; Yasuhiro Kuroda; Norio Otani; Hiroaki Takada; Kazushige Inoue; Eiju Hasegawa

  The American journal of emergency medicine, Mar. 2025, Lead author

  
• Risk factors for bleeding complications in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the SAVE-J II study.

  Shutaro Isokawa; Toru Hifumi; Keita Hirano; Yu Watanabe; Katsuhiro Horie; Kijong Shin; Kasumi Shirasaki; Masahiro Goto; Akihiko Inoue; Tetsuya Sakamoto; Yasuhiro Kuroda; Shiori Tomita; Norio Otani; The Save-J Ii Study Group

  Annals of intensive care, 28 Jan. 2024

  
• Infrapopliteal 3-Vessel Occlusive Disease Is the Only Predictor of Wound Recurrence After Complete Wound Healing via Endovascular Therapy in Patients With Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia.

  Takashi Yanagiuchi; Taku Kato; Keita Hirano; Katsuyuki Hanabusa; Yutaro Ota; Shinya Yamazaki; Yohei Fushimura; Shunpei Ushimaru; Hirokazu Yokoi; Kan Zen; Satoaki Matoba

  Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 13 Sep. 2023

  
• Current characteristics of native valve infective endocarditis in Japan: Has the prevalence of atrial valve infection and microbiology changed over the last 10 years?

  Daiki Kobayashi; Nagato Kuriyama; Osamu Takahashi; Keita Hirano; Nobuki Nanki; Hiroko Arioka; Yasuhiro Osugi; Kyoko Yokota

  Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 01 Jan. 2019

  
• Efficacy and safety of immuno-chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring oncogenic mutations: a multicenter retrospective study.

  Tae Hata; Chikara Sakaguchi; Keita Hirano; Hiroshi Kobe; Masaki Ishida; Takayuki Nakano; Yusuke Tachibana; Nobuyo Tamiya; Shinsuke Shiotsu; Takayuki Takeda; Tadaaki Yamada; Toshihide Yokoyama; Michiko Tsuchiya; Yukio Nagasaka

  Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, Jun. 2023

  
• High Global Limb Anatomic Staging System Femoropopliteal Grade is Positively Associated with Wound Healing in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Undergoing Endovascular Therapy Only for Femoropopliteal Disease.

  Takashi Yanagiuchi; Taku Kato; Keita Hirano; Katsuyuki Hanabusa; Yutaro Ota; Shinya Yamazaki; Yohei Fushimura; Shunpei Ushimaru; Hirokazu Yokoi; Kan Zen; Satoaki Matoba

  Annals of vascular surgery, May 2023

  
• Predictors of delayed wound healing after simultaneous endovascular treatment and minor forefoot amputation for chronic limb-threatening ischemia with wound infection.

  Takashi Yanagiuchi; Taku Kato; Keita Hirano; Hiroyuki Toki; Haruki Imura; Kunihiko Matsubara; Shunpei Ushimaru; Hirokazu Yokoi; Kan Zen; Satoaki Matoba

  Vascular, Apr. 2023

  
• Exploratory analysis of immunochemotherapy compared to chemotherapy after EGFR-TKI in non-small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR mutation: A multicenter retrospective study.

  Tae Hata; Chikara Sakaguchi; Keita Hirano; Hiroshi Kobe; Masaki Ishida; Takayuki Nakano; Yusuke Tachibana; Nobuyo Tamiya; Shinsuke Shiotsu; Takayuki Takeda; Tadaaki Yamada; Toshihide Yokoyama; Michiko Tsuchiya; Yukio Nagasaka

  Thoracic cancer, Apr. 2023

  
• Periodontal diseases assessed by average bone resorption are associated with microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

  Noriko Sugi; Eri Eguchi; Ayaka Tsuboi; Kazu Hatanaka; Shogo Takashiba; Yuri Kira; Masako Miura; Keiki Ogino; Keita Hirano; Takahiko Nakagawa; Kentaro Doi

  Diabetology international, Jan. 2023

  
• Impact of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial and Polymicrobial Infection on Wound Healing After Minor Forefoot Amputation in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia With Infection.

  Taku Kato; Takashi Yanagiuchi; Keita Hirano; Haruki Imura; Kunihiko Matsubara; Katsuyuki Hanabusa; Yutaro Ota; Shinya Yamazaki; Shunpei Ushimaru; Hirokazu Yokoi

  Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 16 Nov. 2022

  
• Impact of a continuous quality improvement program on contrast-induced nephropathy in outpatients with chronic kidney disease: an interrupted time-series study.

  Keita Hirano; Daiki Kobayashi; Takuro Shimbo; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 13 Sep. 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Longitudinal relationship between long sleep duration and future kidney function decline.

  Keita Hirano; Yasuhiro Komatsu; Takuro Shimbo; Hirosuke Nakata; Daiki Kobayashi

  Clinical kidney journal, Sep. 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Frequency of tooth brushing as a predictive factor for future kidney function decline.

  Keita Hirano; Takuro Shimbo; Yasuhiro Komatsu; Daiki Kobayashi

  Journal of nephrology, Jan. 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Optimal follow-up intervals for different stages of chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study.

  Keita Hirano; Daiki Kobayashi; Naoto Kohtani; Yukari Uemura; Yasuo Ohashi; Yasuhiro Komatsu; Motoko Yanagita; Akira Hishida

  Clinical and experimental nephrology, May 2019, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Myofibroblasts acquire retinoic acid-producing ability during fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition following kidney injury.

  Jin Nakamura; Yuki Sato; Yuichiro Kitai; Shuichi Wajima; Shinya Yamamoto; Akiko Oguchi; Ryo Yamada; Keiichi Kaneko; Makiko Kondo; Eiichiro Uchino; Junichi Tsuchida; Keita Hirano; Kumar Sharma; Kenji Kohno; Motoko Yanagita

  Kidney international, Mar. 2019

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• Malignancy incidences by glycemic control among diabetic patients.

  Daiki Kobayashi; Nagato Kuriyama; Keita Hirano; Osamu Takahashi; Hiroshi Noto

  Endocrine connections, Dec. 2018

  

Misc.

• Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury (PC-AKI) Induced by Iodinated Contrast Media: Insights from a Nephrologist’s Perspective

  Keita Hirano

  Clinical Imaging, Aug. 2023

  
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Kidney Injury during Cancer Chemotherapy 2016

  柏原 直樹; 大家 基嗣; 岡田 浩一; 南学 正臣; 武藤 智; 福田 喜美子; 織田 美佐緒; 多田 千春; 西澤 展美; 堀江 重郎; 安田 宜成; 小松 康宏; 柳田 素子; 北川 雄光; 桑野 博行; 西山 博之; 石岡 千加史; 高石 官均; 下平 秀樹; 茂木 晃; 安藤 雄一; 松本 光史; 門脇 大介; 福井 次矢; 中山 健夫; 杉浦 正一郎; 高畑 創平; 長谷川 正宇; 近藤 尚哉; 水野 隆一; 塚本 達雄; 松原 雄; 比良野 圭太; 河合 弘二; 酒井 真; 染谷 健次; 浜本 康夫; 足立 雅之; 堀部 昌靖; 川崎 健太; 松岡 歩; 加藤 有紀子; 猿渡 淳二; 日本腎臓学会, 日本癌治療学会, 日本臨床腫瘍学会, 日本腎臓病薬物療法学会

  日本腎臓学会誌, Oct. 2016

  
• Investigation of Risk Factors for Mild Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome

  Keita Hirano; Ai Yamamoto; Masahiko Nagahama; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Journal of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, May 2013

  
• Development and Evaluation of a Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Prevention Program (Second Report) (Quality Improvement Report)

  Keita Hirano; Kumiko Shimazaki; Kenichiro Koitabashi; Yuki Heath; Fumika Taki; Miyuki Futatsuyama; Masahiko Nagahama; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Journal of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, Apr. 2013

  
• Fluid Management and Body Fluid Care in Critically Ill Patients

  Keita Hirano

  Acute and Critical Care, Feb. 2013

  
• Development and Evaluation of a Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Prevention Program (Quality Improvement Report)

  Keita Hirano; Masahiko Nagahama; Kumiko Shimazaki; Kenichiro Koitabashi; Fumika Taki; Miyuki Futatsuyama; Yukihisa Saida; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Journal of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, Apr. 2012

  
• Regulatory Mechanism of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Proximal Tubular Cells via the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System

  Keita Hirano, Yoshitaka Tashiro, and Motoko Yanagita

  日本腎臓学会誌, Jul. 2020

  
• Cancer Chemotherapy in CKD Patients: Dialysis-Focused Perspectives Part I. General Concepts — 1. The Era of Onconephrology

  Keita Hirano; Yu Matsubara; Motoko Yanagita

  Clinical Dialysis, 20 Jun. 2019

  
• Functional Analysis of the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Maintaining Proximal Tubular Homeostasis

  Keita Hirano; Yoshitaka Tashiro; Motoko Yanagita

  Journal of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, May 2019

  
• Evidence-Based Clinical Practice for the Prevention of Renal Function Decline

  Keita Hirano, Yuki Sato, Motoko Yanagita

  Anti-Aging Medicine, Feb. 2019

  
• Onco-Nephrology-what the Nephrologist and Oncologist need to know about cancer and the kidney

  松原 雄; 比良野 圭太; 柳田 素子

  臨床泌尿器科, 20 Jun. 2015

  
• Diagnosing and Intervening Before Onset: Medical Research Toward the Realization of Predictive Medicine, Chapter 2: Major Diseases and Predictive Medicine

  Keita Hirano; Motoko Yanagita

  Experimental Medicine, May 2015

  
• Investigation of the Optimal Follow-Up Interval for Kidney Function Assessment in Health Checkups

  Keita Hirano; Yasuhiro Komatsu; Motoko Yanagita

  Journal of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, Apr. 2015

  
• Determining the Optimal Follow-Up Interval for Kidney Function Assessment in Health Checkups Using Parametric Survival Analysis: Toward Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Keita Hirano; Yasuhiro Komatsu; Motoko Yanagita

  The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Feb. 2015

  
• Why Onconephrology Matters Now: Current Status and Future Perspectives — What Physicians Need to Know About Onconephrology

  Keita Hirano; Motoko Yanagita

  Nephrology & urology, Jan. 2015

  
• Contrast induced nephropathy

  Yasuhiro Komatsu; Masahiko Nagahama; Keita Hirano

  Cardioangiology, Nov. 2013

  
• Acute Kidney Injury in Japan: Current Practice and Challenges in the Early Detection and Prevention of Contrast-Induced AKI

  Keita Hirano; Yasuhiro Komatsu

  Clinical Dialysis, 10 Oct. 2013

  

Books and Other Publications

• Mind Maps for Medicine

  Azam, Mohsin; 福井, 次矢

  メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル, Sep. 2023

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• Preemptive Medicine: Medical Research for its Realization

  井村, 裕夫; 稲垣, 暢也

  羊土社, May 2015

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• Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine

  Colledge, Nicki R.; Walker, Brian R.; Ralston, Stuart; 福井, 次矢

  エルゼビア・ジャパン,医歯薬出版 (発売), Mar. 2014

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External funds: Kakenhi

• Development of a Quality Improvement Program for Chronic Kidney Disease that Promotes Patient Engagement

  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

  0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields

  Kyoto University

  比良野 圭太

  From 31 Aug. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  慢性腎臓病;Quality Improvement;患者参加型医療

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K19801/
• Causal Effects of Dietary Habits on Cardiorenal Risk Using Mendelian Randomization Analysis

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related

  Kyoto University

  比良野 圭太

  From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  メンデルランダム化;慢性腎臓病

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K20664/

External funds: others

• 政策科学総合研究事業 (2024年度分)

  厚生労働省, 厚生労働科学研究費補助金

  From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  研究代表者

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Oct. 2024, To Present

  Statistical Survey Committee, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
• From 2015

  Systematic Review Team, Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Kidney Injury during Cancer Chemotherapy