Nationality Japan Occupation Physician | Name Taiji Nojima Died March 3, 1970 | |
Known for The director of Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium between 1934 and 1969, Overseas trip oa a leprosy doctor (1973), Studies on leprosy, papers in journals amounted to 144 | ||
Taiji Nojima (野島 泰治, Nojima Taiji, November 10, 1896 – March 3, 1970) was a Japanese dermatologist at Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium, for 41 years, (director for 36 years). He attended many international leprosy congresses and visited many overseas leprosy sanatoriums.
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In 1896, he was born in Hiroshima Prefecture and graduated from Osaka Medical University ( now Osaka University) in 1921. In 1923, he worked at Sotojima Hoyoin Sanatorium. In 1927, he worked at Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium. In 1932, he became a Ph. D. with studies on the serum reactions in leprosy. In 1934, he became the director of Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium. In 1937, he was the president of the 10th Congress of the Japanese Leprosy Association at Takamatsu. In 1956, he attended a leprosy congress in Rome at his own expense by ship and reported the leprosy condition in Japan. Since then, he visited many leprosy sanatoriums throughout the world and reported his experiences through various means in Japan. In 1969, he retired. On March 3, 1970, he died.
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