Masashi Hamada

Neurologist and movement disorders specialist.
I graduated from Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai, Japan, in 2001, and trained in neurology, clinical neurophysiology and movement disorders at the University of Tokyo Hospital. After getting PhD (for transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroplasticity), I moved to London to work with Prof John Rothwell (Institute of Neurology, University College London) for three years (from 2010-2013). During my stay in London, I have many collaboration with different scientists/neurologists, and fortunately we could publish many articles with these collaborators.
After going back to Tokyo, I am now working as a neurologist and movement disorder specialist, as well as clinical neurophysiologist leading needle EMG and EEG (also working as a member of Epilepsy center and Spine Center). I am a board certified neurologist (Japanese Society of Neurology).
Regarding academic activity, I am currently a member of the task force of clinical neurophysiology of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society and working with Prof Mark Hallet (NIH), and Prof Robert Chen (Toronto). I am also a member of special interest group of brain stimulation of International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN). Furthermore, I am an active member of Parkinson Disease Treatment Guideline Committee of Japanese Society of Neurology. Also I am delegate of Japanese Society of Neurology, Movement Disorder Society of Japan, and Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology.

My main interest is pathophysiology of movement disorders including Parkinson disease. Besides, since I have been studying transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroplasticity (e.g. Hamada et al, Cerebral Cortex, 2013; more than 400 citations), another interest is neuromodulation for the treatment of neurological diseases (e.g. Shirota et al., Neurology, 2013).

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