

SHOJI Hiromichi, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Short Biography
1991.04-1997.03 | M.D. Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine |
1999.04-2003.03 | Ph.D. Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Thesis: Effect of Human Breast Milk on Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine Excretion in Infants. |
2003.04-2004.12 | Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine |
2005.01-2006.08 | Research Fellow, Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Department Pediatrics, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, Munich, Germany |
2006.09-2008.01 | Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine |
2008.2-2021.09 | Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine |
2021.10-2024.09 | Senior Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine |
2024.10-Present | Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine |
Keywords
- Pediatric nutrition
- Neonatology
- Preterm infants
- Lipid metabolism
- DOHaD
Main Research Topics and Interests
- Effects of n-3 PUFAs
- DOHaD
- Nutrition in preterm infants
- Effects of probiotics
Publications (in English)
- Original Articles: 120
- Review Articles: 5
- Books: 4
- h-Index: 24(Web of Science)
- Sum of Times Cited: 1,947 (Web of Science)
Recent Main Publications
- Shoji H, Arai H, Kakiuchi S, Ito A, Sato K, Jinno S, Takahashi N, Masumoto K, Yoda H, Shimizu T. Infant Formula with 50% or More of Palmitic Acid Bound to the sn-2 Position of Triacylglycerols Eliminate the Association between Formula-Feeding and the Increase of Fecal Palmitic Acid Levels in Newborns: An Exploratory Study. Nutrients. 16:1558, 2024.
- Sassa M, Kinoshita R, Murano Y, Shoji H, Yoneoka D. Holiday effect on childbirth: A population-based analysis of 21,869,652 birth records, 1979-2018. PLoS One. 19:e0296403, 2024.
- Miyayama C, Morisaki N, Ogawa K, Tanaka H, Shoji H, Shimizu T, Sago H, Horikawa R, Urayama KY. Evaluating the association between caesarean delivery and weight status in early childhood in a Japanese birth cohort study. Sci Rep. 13:19612, 2023.