Isamu Masuda

Japanese physician

Isamu Masuda (増田 勇, Masuda Isamu; December 25, 1872 – March 10, 1945) was a pioneering Japanese physician who studied the treatment of leprosy. Studying in Aomori and Yokohama in his hospital, he wrote a book Leprosy and Social Problems in 1907, the year of the promulgation of the first leprosy law, and openly criticized the crucial segregation policy.2

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Born Dec 25, 1872, died Mar 10, 1945.1

About

He advocated the nation's involvement in the discovery of treatments of leprosy, since he believed that it was curable.

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Career

Occupation: dermatologist.4

  • Date not recordedFounded Nikken3

Personal life

  • BornDec 25, 1872, Aomori Prefecture5
  • CitizenshipJapan6

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