2019 Volume 65 Issue 4 Pages 358-367
Here, I describe and summarize the author’s research in Juntendo during the past 38 years. The author joined the Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology of Professor Yuichi Shiokawa in 1981. Prof. David TY Yu taught me basic research on spondyloarthritis (SpA), in particular Reiter’s Syndrome, at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1981 to 1984. After the author’s return, various milestones and clinical researches in rheumatic diseases have been accomplished and published, respectively. Such results and achievements, including new findings, have significantly influenced domestic as well as foreign investigations. Currently, the author acts as chairman of the Japan Society of Spondyloarthritis and aims to improve the understanding and appropriate treatment of SpA.
