Programme overview
What the official source supports
The Plastic Surgery department of the Cancer Institute Hospital in Tokyo is listed by JSPRS as accepting observers alongside a hands-on clinical course, with training in breast reconstruction, head and neck, microsurgery and sarcoma reconstruction or lymphoedema surgery. Observer-specific length and terms are not given in the factsheet.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Tomoyuki Yano
Observership supervisor
Cancer Institute Hospital
Yano directs the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR in Tokyo. The hospital’s department provides reconstruction after cancer surgery, and the JSPRS observership listing names him as a supervisor.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
JSPRS — Cancer Institute Hospital observership factsheet ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Ryo Karakawa
Lead consultant for the observership
Cancer Institute Hospital
Karakawa is listed as a department head in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery service at The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR. JSPRS identifies him as a lead consultant for the hospital’s observership.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
JSPRS — Cancer Institute Hospital observership factsheet ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Breast reconstruction
- Head and neck reconstruction
- Microsurgery
- Sarcoma reconstruction and lymphoedema surgery
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
A CV and reference letter are listed as required documents. Teaching language is English.
Application
Published application route
Contact the listed supervisor with a CV and reference letter; start dates are on a first-come, first-served basis.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Tomoyuki Yano — Supervisor · Leadership profile →
Contact note: tomoyuki.yano@jfcr.or.jp
Sources and verification
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JSPRS — Cancer Institute Hospital host factsheet ↗JSPRS — overseas fellowship host directory ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 22 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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