From a busy ED to running surgical procedures in preclinical experiments, meet Dr Shinichi Ijuin
Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Shinichi Ijuin, was working as an acute care surgeon and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) physician before joining CCRG’s preclinical research team.
Dr Shinichi Ijuin (right) assists CCRG’s Head of Transplantation Research Professor David McGiffin during a preclinical experiment
“In Japan, I was working in my hospital’s emergency department where I would see a lot of trauma or acute critical illness,” says Shinichi whose current research focuses on novel resuscitative methods using ECMO.
“At CCRG, I am able to lend my experience as an ED doctor to preclinical experiments by undertaking surgical procedures including thoracotomy, sternotomy, laparotomy, vascular exposure, and anastomosis, ECMO cannulation, and tracheostomy.”
When not hands on in the lab, Shinichi’s research investigates novel treatments using extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) and medical gases to improve the neurological outcomes of cardiac arrest patients.
“Although I was only working in a clinical setting before joining CCRG, I had seen examples of preclinical research being used to change clinical practice and treatment outcomes, and was eager to be involved, especially with anything involving cardiopulmonary support devices,” say Shinichi.
“I was aware of the great work CCRG was doing, especially with cardiac arrest, and quickly realized that it was not something I was going to be able to experience in Japan, especially as my home country is not as advanced in transplant medicine.”
“I have no doubt that my experience at CCRG and being exposed to translational research will have a significant impact on my life, and my career as a medical doctor.”
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