Medical Informatics is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to solving real-world problems. It originates from specific challenges in clinical practice and traverses multiple domains, including information science, statistics, ethics, and healthcare systems. Its mission extends beyond mere system construction; it requires the integration of knowledge and technology to enhance the quality and safety of medical care, ultimately bringing sustainable value to society.
In recent years, the rapid advancement of medical big data analytics and AI technologies has further broadened the scope of application to include diagnostic support, personalized medicine, the development of AI-based medical devices, and hospital management support. Conversely, the advanced utilization of such information necessitates building trust with patients, healthcare professionals, and society, alongside rigorous ethical considerations and safety assurances. Striking a balance between technological innovation and social responsibility is the fundamental cornerstone of this discipline.
The defining characteristic of our department is the opportunity to conduct research using real-world systems and data, utilizing the Medical Information Management Division of the University Hospital as a site for practical application. By bridging the gap between clinical demands and academic inquiry, we are able to accumulate insights with high practical efficacy. Furthermore, we have established a collaborative environment where researchers and students from diverse backgrounds engage in profound discussions while respecting each other’s expertise. This is an ideal setting for those who wish to deepen their learning while balancing autonomy and professional specialization.
If you are interested in creating new value at the forefront where medicine and informatics intersect, please feel free to contact us.

Current Active Research Projects

1. Development of the IT Infrastructure both for exchanging healthcare information and extended secondary use of clinical bigdata: The project has been mainly conducted under “The University of Tokyo, Center Of Innovation (COI) ‘Sustainable Life Care, Ageless Society’ Towards ‘Self-Managing Healthcare’ in Aging Society of Japan”
2. Project for developing infrastructure for medical information database (MID-NET) driven by MHLW (Japan Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare) and PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency): The purpose of this project is to build a database at 10 cooperating medical institutions nationwide such as university hospitals, selected by MHLW through open recruitment of electronic medical information retained by the medical institutions. The project aims at establishing a link system of the medical information database covering 10 million patients nationwide in the future. The University of Tokyo Hospital is one of the leading cooperative hospital of this project and the professor Ohe is the chair of the management working group of the project.
3. Project for developing medical and clinical ontology database that represent relations among medical concepts of over 6000 diseases.
4. Medical artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development for advanced decision support systems used in clinical practices. It includes natural language processing, machine learning, deep learning, bigdata mining and integrated database technology.

Teaching Staffs

Doctoral and Master’s Courses

1. 4-year Ph.D. Course in the Department of Biomedical Informatics of the Division of Social MedicineThe Department of Biomedical Informatics of the Division of Social Medicine offers the Medical Sciences doctoral course (4-year program) and admission is open to those who graduate from a 6-year program at the Faculty of Medicine (the School of Medicine), and those who complete the master course either in the University of Tokyo or any other institutions (not necessary to be a MD). Students will acquire Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) of Social Medical Science with completion of required credits and passing a doctoral thesis.
2. 3-year Ph.D. Course and 2-year M.H.S course in the Department of Health Informatics at the Division of Health Sciences and NursingThe Department is a collaborating department with the Division of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Graduate School of Medicine, and it is called the Department of Health Medical Informatics. 　At the Department of Health Medical Informatics within the Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, the department offers the Master course in Health Science and Nursing (2-year program) and the Health Sciences and Nursing doctoral course (3-year program). In the master course, students will acquire Master of Health Sciences with completion of required units and passing a master’s thesis. In the doctoral course, students will acquire Doctor of Health Sciences(Ph.D.) with completion of required credits and passing a doctoral thesis.
3. 2-year M.P.H and 1-year M.P.H in the Department of Health Informatics in the Shool of Public HealthWe offer 2-year Master of Publics Health (M.P.H) course and the 1-year M.P.H program in the School of Publics Health. See the homepage of the Shool of Public Health.
4. 2-year M.M.S in the Department of Health Medical Informatics in the Medical Science Graduate ProgramGraduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, offers the master course in Medical Sciences. The course was established for students who graduate from faculties other than a 6-year program at Faculty of Medicine and eventually wish to advance to the Medical Sciences doctoral course of the University of Tokyo. It enables students to enroll in the department they plan to carry out their research for Doctor of Medical Science. (the entrance examination required for enrollment in Medical Sciences doctoral course) In this Master’s course, all students entering the course spend the first four months taking formal coursework for students of all divisions, and then will decide which department they wish to affiliate with. At the department students are expected to conduct their research for the Master and complete a master’s thesis in the last one and an half year. They will acquire the Master’s degree (in Medical Sciences) with completion of required credits and passing a master’s thesis.

Contact

〒113-8655
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
The University of Tokyo Hospital
Department of the Planning, Information, and Management
TEL: The University of Tokyo Hospital
+81-3-3815-5411 (Main) Ext. 35245
E-mail: kawazoe-office@adm.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp