People and source evidence
Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Shunsuke Sakakibara
Professor and Chair; observership supervisor
Kobe University Hospital
JSPRS — Kobe University observership factsheet ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Profile page →Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Clinical Observership — Department of Plastic Surgery.
- Leadership as published
- Shunsuke Sakakibara — Professor and Chair
- Evidence reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Kobe University Hospital
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Observership
Clinical Observership — Department of Plastic Surgery
A short clinical observership in the university plastic surgery department at Kobe University Hospital, covering reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, head and neck and breast reconstruction and wound or limb-salvage surgery. The details come from the JSPRS host directory factsheet; the department's own English site only carries general information, so confirm terms with the department.
- Location
- Kobe, Japan
- Duration
- 2–4 weeks; longer training may be considered individually after the observership
- Clinical participation
- Observation without practising rights: surgery observation, ward rounds, outpatient clinics and conferences; no direct patient care, surgical assisting or operating
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- No salary. Applicants arrange their own accommodation and health or travel insurance; any administration fee is to be confirmed with the hospital administration
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The factsheet asks for an appropriate visa or residence status and institutional approval where applicable. Languages listed are English and Japanese.
Published training
- Observation of surgery
- Ward rounds and outpatient clinics
- Conferences and case discussions
- Academic and research meetings
Application route
Contact the Department of Plastic Surgery at the published departmental address with intended dates and interests; start dates are arranged by mutual agreement.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: plastic-2003@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Official society listing · Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Official sources
- JSPRS — Kobe University Hospital host factsheet ↗
- Shunsuke Sakakibara — JSPRS — Kobe University observership factsheet ↗
Source review: 22 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
Suggest a correction →