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Satoru Hashimoto

After graduating cum laude from the Bellevue University in Nebraska, USA, he returned to Japan and worked for a foreign-affiliated healthcare consulting firm before joining the Cordis Division of Johnson & Johnson K.K. He then pursued a career in sales and marketing in the catheter intervention field and founded TCROSS Co., Ltd. in 2005.
In 2019, he enrolled in the Graduate School of Management at GLOBIS University, earning an MBA (Master of Business Administration) with honors in 2021. In 2023, he entered the Doctoral Program in Business Science at Chuo University’s Graduate School of Strategic Management.

Affiliations and Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Association of Science and Technology Journalists
  • International Science Writers Association (ISWA)
  • Japan Society of Healthcare Management
  • Japan Society of Healthcare and Hospital Administration

Educational Background

  • 1991～1994Bachelor of Business Administration, Bellevue University (BS: cum laude)
  • 2019～2021MBA (Graduated with honors), Graduate School of Management, Globis University
  • 2023～PresentDoctoral program, Graduate School of Strategic Management, Chuo University

Work Experiences

  • 1995～1998Decision Resources International Inc.Market researcher
  • 1998～2000Johnson & JohnsonCordis division, Product specialist
  • 2000～2003JOMED JapanProject manager
  • 2003～2005JIMROSales and Marketing director
  • 2005～PresentTCROSS Co., Ltd.President and CEO

Areas of Expertise

  • Product marketing (medical devices and pharmaceuticals)
  • Medical innovation using AI (machine learning) technology

Publications

  1. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Digital marketing innovation: New business models for pharmaceutical and medical device product marketing. DIGITAL HEALTH. 2024;10. doi:10.1177/20552076241279186
  2. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Selection Criteria in the Era of Perfect Competition for Drug-Eluting Stents in Association With Operator Volumes: An Operator-Volume Analysis of the Selection DES Study. Cardio Res. 2024. published online. doi: 10.14740/cr1651
  3. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Selection criteria for anticoagulants: Survey of Japanese cardiologists based on their daily clinical practice – the Selection DOAC study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2024. Published online. doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2024.2365999
  4. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Effects of the Japanese medical office system on the creation of innovation among medical doctors: a survey of cardiologists in the acute care setting. Int J Healthc Manag. 2024; Published online. doi: 10.1080/20479700.2024.2346880.
  5. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Effect of the Japanese medical office system on job satisfaction, loyalty, engagement, and organizational commitment of medical practitioners: a survey of cardiologists in the acute care setting. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 26;24(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10507-6.
  6. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Selection criteria in the era of perfect competition for drug- eluting stents - a survey of interventional cardiologists in Japan: the selection-DES study. Expert Rev Med Devices 2023 Jul-Dec;20(12):1235-1242. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2023.2277221. Epub 2023 Nov 24.
  7. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Mano T. Mechanisms that affect reimbursement prices for medical devices in Japan, the world’s third largest medical device market: A scoping review. Int J Healthc Manag. 2023; online: 01 Sep 2023. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20479700.2023.2250612
  8. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Saito T, Suzuki T. Transformation of the Cardiovascular Clinics in Japan - How to Overcome Crisis Due to Changes in the External Environment - . Circ J. 2023 Jan 25;87(2):240-246. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-22-0412. Epub 2022 Sep 15.
  9. Hashimoto S, Mano T. Human resource management of small and medium-sized hospitals: A study of causes and countermeasures for organizations that do not develop human resources based on a case study of a cardiology hospital, Journal of Japan Society for Healthcare Management 24: 101-106, 2023.
  10. Hashimoto S, Mano T. Startup powerhouse, a case study of innovation in medical-related industries in the U.S., International Commercial Publications 1231: 36-40, 2023.
  11. Hashimoto S, Mano T. A case study of medical-related innovation policy in Israel, International Commercial Publications 1232: 64-67, 2023.
  12. Hashimoto S, Motozawa Y, Saito T, Suzuki T. Transformation of the Cardiovascular Clinics in Japan - How to Overcome Crisis Due to Changes in the External Environment - . Circ J. 2023 Jan 25;87(2):240-246. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-22-0412. Epub 2022 Sep 15.

Patents

  • Title: Information Processing Apparatus and Method
    Patent Number: 2024-159199
    Inventors: Satoru Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Motozawa
    Filing Date: January 20, 2025
    Registration Date: February 4, 2025
  • Title: Information Processing Device
    Patent Number: 2024-540810
    Inventors: Satoru Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Motozawa
    Filing Date: December 17, 2024
    Registration Date: January 6, 2025
  • Title: Information Processing Device
    Patent Number: JP 7418877
    Inventors: Satoru Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Motozawa
    Filing Date: March 13, 2023
    Registration Date: January 12, 2024

Yoshihiro Motozawa

Worked as a cardiologist at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center and the University of Tokyo Hospital. He engaged in basic research in the field of molecular biology at the University of Tokyo Graduate School. After working for a medical venture, he joined TCROSS Inc. in 2019. Currently, in addition to being a clinician, he also serves as a web content planner and medical advisor for TCROSS NEWS.
Cardiologist, graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine (MD), Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo (Ph.D.).

Areas of Expertise

General cardiology, healthcare marketing (medical devices and pharmaceuticals), digital marketing (user thinking and behaviour analysis), healthcare business management and business strategy (problem identification and planning)

Affiliated organization/Academic society

  • Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
  • Japanese Circulation Society Cardiovascular Specialist

Education

  • Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine (M.D.)
  • Graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine (PhD.)

Achievements

  • Motozawa Y, Uozumi H, Maemura S, Nakata R, Yamamoto K, Takizawa M, Kumagai H, Ikeda Y, Komuro I, Ikenouchi H.Acute Myocardial Infarction That Resulted From Poor Adherence to Medical Treatment for Giant Coronary Aneurysm.Int Heart J. 2015;56（5）:551-4. doi:10.1536/ihj.15-155. Epub 2015 Jul 3.
  • Kumagai H, Ikeda Y, Motozawa Y, Fujishiro M, Okamura T, Fujio K, Okazaki H, Nomura S, Takeda N, Harada M, Toko H, Takimoto E, Akazawa H, Morita H, Suzuki J, Yamazaki T, Yamamoto K, Komuro I, Yanagisawa M.Quantitative Measurement of GPCR Endocytosis via Pulse-Chase Covalent Labeling.PLoS One. 2015 May 28;10（5）:e0129394. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129394. eCollection 2015.