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Kikuji Shimamura
しまむら きくじ
Shimamura Kikuji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-08-11 （Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-11-28 age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Okayama Prefecture, Japan → Kiyose, Tokyo (worked at Kiyose Hospital) → Tokyo (National Sanatorium Tokyo Hospital)
Career
- Occupations
- Physician, Sanatorium director, Essayist / Author
- Active Years
- 1938-1997
- Affiliations
- National Sanatorium Kiyose Hospital (Director), National Sanatorium Tokyo Hospital (Director, later Honorary Director)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama First Middle School (old system; now Okayama Prefectural Okayama Asahi High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Former Sixth High School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | — | — | Japan |
Okayama First Middle School (old system; now Okayama Prefectural Okayama Asahi High School)
Country:
Japan
Old-system middle school; later proceeded to Sixth High School and University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine.
Former Sixth High School (old system)
Country:
Japan
Attended the old-system Sixth High School before entering the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine. Graduation year not specified in available sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Director's Diary | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1953
Work:
Director's Diary
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Director's Diary
1953 EssayAn essayistic diary recounting his daily work as a sanatorium director and his efforts against tuberculosis. Awarded the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1953.
Tuberculosis controlSanatorium lifeMedical practice
Proper Treatment of Tuberculosis: New Convalescence and Nursing Practices
1950 Medical / Practical GuideA practical guide for convalescence and nursing of tuberculosis patients.
ConvalescenceNursingTuberculosis treatment
Fight Against Tuberculosis: From a Sanatorium Director's Perspective
1951 Medical commentaryDiscusses tuberculosis treatment and sanatorium management from the viewpoint of a sanatorium director.
Public healthSanatorium administrationTreatment policy
Bibliography
- Proper Treatment of Tuberculosis: New Convalescence and Nursing Practices (Akane Shobo) 1950
- Days Chasing Death (Hoken Doshinsha) 1951
- Fight Against Tuberculosis: From a Sanatorium Director's Perspective (Kawade Shobo) 1951
- Nurses and Culture (Igaku Shoin) 1951
- Guide to Tuberculosis Convalescence (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1952
- Tuberculosis Treatment and New Drugs (Hoken Doshinsha) 1952
- Surgical Treatment of Tuberculosis (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1952
- New Treatments for Tuberculosis (Chugai Igakusha) 1953
- Recovery-phase Therapy for Tuberculosis (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1953
- Home Care for Tuberculosis (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1953
- Director's Diary (Chikuma Shobo) 1953
- Rest and Nutritional Therapy for Tuberculosis (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1953
- Symptomatology of Tuberculosis (co-authored, Hoken Doshinsha) 1953
- Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis (Dai Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha) 1954
- Letters to Young Convalescents (Kawade Shinsho) 1955
- Tomographic Diagnosis of Tuberculous Cavities (Kanehara Shuppan) 1956
- The Sanatorium (Hoken Doshinsha) 1956
- Stamps and Stethoscopes (Rokko Shuppanbu) 1959
- Thanks to Tuberculosis and Days to Laugh (Kyowa Kikaku) 1979
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain, practical proseEssayistic observational diary
- Recurring Motifs
- Tuberculosis and convalescencePatients' daily life and nursingReality of medical practice
Legacy
A physician who contributed to tuberculosis control and sanatorium administration. Based on his hands-on experience as a sanatorium director, he authored numerous practical medical books and essays; his Director's Diary won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1953.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds his publications)
- Archives of affiliated hospitals (Kiyose / Tokyo Sanatorium)
Trivia
- His eldest son, Hideki Shimamura, became a seismologist and served as a specially appointed professor at Musashino Gakuin University.
- Through his wife Chieko (a pianist), the family had a relation to actress Aguri Yoshiyuki (wife's maternal aunt relation).