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Akira Watanabe
Fellowship director (IBRA host listing)
Named as fellowship director by the official IBRA host profile; current placement availability requires host confirmation.
Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi Hospital
IBRA — official host training-centre profile ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Maxillofacial Reconstruction Visiting and Research Fellowship — IBRA.
- Leadership as published
- Akira Watanabe — fellowship director
- Evidence reviewed
- 23 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi 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
Hybrid clinical and research
Maxillofacial Reconstruction Visiting and Research Fellowship — IBRA
Suidobashi is the main clinical and research site for this IBRA oral and maxillofacial opportunity. The host describes reconstructive surgery and research in congenital anomalies, wound healing and digital technologies; Chiba provides additional clinical training options.
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Duration
- Host duration to be agreed; IBRA B supports 1–4 weeks and C supports 4–12 weeks
- Clinical participation
- Short clinical visit or scientific training; operative privileges require host approval and local registration
- International applicants
- IBRA international visiting pathway; visa and local registration requirements must be confirmed with the host
- Funding
- IBRA scholarship funding requires separate approval; host salary is not confirmed
- Application timing
- Confirm the current scholarship cycle with IBRA
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Placement dates require confirmation with the host
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Confirm specialty qualifications with the host. IBRA scholarship eligibility requires membership, employment at an IBRA centre, a recent IBRA course, or a qualifying recommendation; see the official programme rules.
Published training
- Maxillofacial reconstruction and trauma
- Cleft and congenital-anomaly research
- 3D planning, regenerative medicine and wound healing
Application route
Contact the named fellowship director to agree the visit and, for research, a project. Apply separately under the appropriate IBRA scholarship route; acceptance and funding are not guaranteed.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Akira Watanabe — IBRA — official host training-centre profile ↗
- IBRA — scholarship requirements and application forms ↗
Source review: 23 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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