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Dr. Haruhiro Inoue is a Japanese thoracic surgeon and endoscopist best known for the development of the cap endoscopic mucosal resection technique, and the first per-oral endoscopic myotomy performed in humans. He is a professor at Showa University and Director of the Digestive Disease Centre at Showa University Koto-Toyosu Hospital in Tokyo. He is known for his work in endoscopy and his contribution to the development of endoscopic technologies and procedures.
Dr. Inoue graduated from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine in 1983. In 2009, he was promoted to full professor at Showa University, where he also served as the chief professor at the Showa University International Training Center for Endoscopic Surgery (SUITES). In 2014, he moved to his current position as Professor and Director of the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Koto-Toyosu Hospital. From 2020 to 2022, he served as President of the Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JGES), and currently serves as an advisor to the JGES.