Qualifications 

• Director of Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital Joint Replacement Surgery Center 
• Leading hip replacement and reconstruction surgeon / pelvic and lower extremity trauma surgeon at Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital 
• JOA Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon  
• JOA Board Certified Rheumatology Physician  

Board Certifications and Affiliations

• Keio University School of Medicine (Japan, 2011) 
• Rheumatology internship at Mt. Sinai Medical Center (New York, 2011) 
• Orthopaedic surgery fellowship (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 2013-2017) 
• Extensive orthopaedic surgery / joint replacement surgery training (Japan, 2015-2019) 
• The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) 
• The Japanese Hip Society 
• The Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty 
• Japanese Society of Joint Diseases 
• Japanese Society for Fracture Repair 

Expertise 

• Hip and knee joint replacement surgery 
• Joint arthritis treatment using regenerative medicine injections 
• Ultrasound guided pain management and joint injections 
• Trauma and sports injuries 
• Osteoporosis 
• Ph.D research regarding sarcopenia and osteoporosis 
• Rheumatological conditions 

General Information 

Dr. Taro Umezu is a leading orthopaedic surgeon based in TOKYO, JAPAN. Dr. Umezu is the head director of the Joint Replacement Surgery Center and the leading surgeon for hip replacement & reconstruction as well as pelvic/lower extremity trauma at Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital.  

He graduated Keio University, one of Japan’s most prestigious and oldest private universities. After his orthopaedic fellowship at Keio University Hospital, Dr. Umezu underwent extensive trauma surgery and sports injury training at various Level 1 trauma centers in Japan. He also received advanced training for joint replacement and reconstruction surgery in high volume Joint Replacement Centers based in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Utsunomiya, experiencing thousands of cases.  

His greatest specialty is the minimally invasive and muscle sparing total hip replacement, which is a surgical technique for hip replacement surgery. This technique is designed to replace a damaged hip joint with an artificial joint while minimizing damage to the surrounding muscles and tissues, allowing for smaller incisions, preservation of muscle strength and function, faster recovery, minimal postoperative pain, reduced blood loss, and low complication risks.