Tokushima University | Japan
Dr. Yu Saito, m.d., ph.d., facs, is a distinguished japanese surgeon and academic currently serving as a senior lecturer in the department of surgery at tokushima university, Japan. With over a decade of professional experience, he has held key positions including assistant professor and research fellow at tokushima university and visiting fellow at the division of transplantation, karolinska institutet, Sweden. His clinical and research expertise lies in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and liver transplantation. dr. saito has authored 158 scientific documents, which have collectively received 2,716 citations across 2,454 referencing papers, reflecting his impactful contributions to surgical science and innovation. His h-index of 27 demonstrates his sustained research influence and academic excellence. as an active member of several prestigious organizations-including the japan surgical society, the american college of surgeons, Augmented Reality in Robotics and the japanese society of gastroenterological surgery-Dr. saito continues to advance surgical research, education, and patient care on both national and international platforms.
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Featured Publications
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins reverse lenvatinib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma through ITGA3-mediated pathway. (2025). Pharmaceuticals.
Vascular endothelial growth factor released from lenvatinib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma promotes malignant behavior and drug resistance through tumor-associated macrophages. (2025). Hepatology Research.
Innovative robotic liver resection with extended reality for both navigation and medical education by three separate surgeons. (2025). Annals of Surgical Oncology.
Mechanism of lenvatinib resistance via exosomal miRNA-132/Nrf2 axis in hepatocellular carcinoma. (2025). Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery.
Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism through an iatrogenic atrial septal defect after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation during laparoscopic hepatectomy: Two case reports and a brief review of the literature (with video). (2025). Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology.