Takehiro SUGIYAMA, MD, MSHS, Ph.D.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Health Services Research
Health Policy
Epidemiology
Diabetes

MESSAGE

I am committed to promoting health policy research utilizing big data, such as the National Database of Health Insurance Claims (NDB), to contribute to Evidence-Based Policymaking (EBPM). Additionally, I am dedicated to fostering the next generation of public health professionals through the management of the Board Certified Social Medicine Specialist training program.

NARRATIVE CV

Dr. Sugiyama graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2006. After completing clinical training at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), he obtained a Master of Science in Health Services from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 2012 and a PhD from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine in 2014. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Medical DX Department at the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS), while concurrently serving as a Senior Researcher at iGHP and a Specially Appointed Professor at the University of Tsukuba. He specializes in health policy research utilizing large-scale data such as the NDB. He holds board certifications in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Social Medicine.

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Curriculum Vitae (Detailed)

Takehiro Sugiyama, MD, MSHS, PhD

Japanese physician and public health scholar. Research fields include health services research using administrative claims data and clinical epidemiology, with a focus on diabetes and health policy.

Positions

Director, Medical DX Department, Bureau of System Infrastructure Development, Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS)
Chief, Division of Health Services Research, Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, JIHS (Concurrent)
Senior Researcher, Department of Global Health System and Innovation, iGHP, JIHS (Concurrent)
Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba (Concurrent, cross-appointment)

Career

2006-	Junior Resident, The University of Tokyo Hospital
2008-	Senior Resident, Department of Diabetes and Metabolism, NCGM
2011-	Fellow, Department of Diabetes and Metabolism, NCGM
2014-	Senior Researcher, Department of Clinical Research, NCGM
2017-Present	Chief, Health Division of Health Services Research, Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center, NCGM
2018-	Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba
2020-Present	Senior Researcher, Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of Global Health Cooperation, JIHS
2022-	Professor, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba
2025-Present	Director, Medical DX Department, Bureau of System Infrastructure Development, JIHS
2025-Present	Specially appointed Professor, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba

Education

Professional Experience

Faculty Member, University of Tsukuba (Cross-appointment, 20% effort)
Engaged in research and the education of medical and graduate students.
Part-time Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
Responsible for supervising student practical training (clinical clerkship) for 5th-year medical students (1-week duration), as well as conducting lectures for undergraduate and graduate students.

Social Activities

Committee Member	U40 Committee, The 31st General Assembly of the Japan Medical Congress
Editorial Board Member	Japanese Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Japan Health Economics Association)
Associate Editor	Journal of Epidemiology
Executive Director	Japanese Board of Public Health and Social Medicine

 Awards and Honors

2007	The University of Tokyo President's Award 2020, Hakoneyama Encouragement Award
2021	Japan Society of Public Health Encouragement Award
2024	Japan Society for Diabetic Complications Young Investigator Award (YIA)
2025	Japan Medical Association Medical Research Encouragement Prize

5 selected publications

1.	Yamamoto K, Ihana-Sugiyama N, Sugiyama T, Yamaoka T, Wakui-Kimura A, Imai K, Kuroda N, Ohsugi M, Ueki K, Yamauchi T, Tamiya N. Recognition of ophthalmology consultation and fundus examination among individuals with diabetes in Japan: A cross-sectional study using claims-questionnaire linked data. Diabetes Obes Metab. Vol 27, 1762-1772, 2025.
2.	Ihana-Sugiyama N, Sano K, Sugiyama T, Goto A, Hirata T, Ueki K, Tsushita K. Evaluation of a program designed to prevent diabetic nephropathy aggravation: A retrospective cohort study using health checkups and claims data in Japanese municipalities. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Vol 215, 11804, 2024.
3.	Strengthening public health response after COVID-19: Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States to envision “Japan CDC.” Japanese Journal of Public Health. 567-572, 2020.
4.	Sugiyama T, Imai K, Ihana-Sugiyama N, Tanaka H, Yanagisawa-Sugita A, Sasako T, Higashi T, Okamura T, Yamauchi T, Ueki K, Ohsugi M, Kadowaki T. Variation in process quality measures of diabetes care by region and institution in Japan during 2015-2016: An observational study of nationwide claims data. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Vol 155, 107750, 2019.
5.	Sugiyama T, Tsugawa Y, Tseng CH, Kobayashi Y, Shapiro MF. Different time trends of caloric and fat intake between statin users and nonusers among US adults: gluttony in the time of statins? JAMA Intern Med. Vol 174, 1038-45, 2014.

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