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Moral Philosophy, JS Mill, Utilitarianism, Medical Ethics, Research Ethics, Neuroethics
Japan

Biography

Keiichiro Yamamoto, PhD, is director of department of clinical research management at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. He received his doctorate in Ethics from the Kyoto University. His current research interests lie in Moral Philosophy and Bioethics, especially Research Ethics .

Activities

Employment (4)

National Center For Global Health and Medicine: Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku, JP

2020-07-01 to present | Director (Department of Clinical Research Management, Center for Clinical Sciences)
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University of Tokyo: Tokyo, JP

2017-11-01 to 2020-06-30 | Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Medicine)
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National Center For Global Health and Medicine: Tokyo, JP

2015-04-01 to 2017-10-31 | Chief Researcher (Medical Genomics Center)
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University of Tokyo: Tokyo, JP

2012-02-14 to 2015-03-31 | Project Assistant Professor (Center of Biomedical Ethics and Law (CBEL))
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Education and qualifications (2)

Kyoto University: Kyoto, JP

2001-04-01 to 2006-03-31 | PhD (Graduate School of Letters)
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University of Oklahoma: Norman, OK, US

1997-05-12 to 1999-05-08 | BA/Magna cum Laude (Arts and Sciences)
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Works (23)

The Fine Balance Between Complete Data Integrity in Medical Adaptive Machine Learning Systems and the Protection of Research Participants

The American Journal of Bioethics
2024-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Keiichiro Yamamoto; Tomohide Ibuki; Eisuke Nakazawa
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General public’s understanding of rare diseases and their opinions on medical resource allocation in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
2023-06-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1750-1172
Contributors: Haruka Nakada; Saori Watanabe; Kyoko Takashima; Shohei Suzuki; Yuki Kawamura; Yutori Takai; Kenji Matsui; Keiichiro Yamamoto
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Is the Mother’s Decision to Opt for Artificial Womb Technology Always “Supererogatory”?

The American Journal of Bioethics
2023-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Kyoko Takashima; Tomohide Ibuki; Keiichiro Yamamoto
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The Neuroethics of Memory's Social Value: To What Extent Can Neurotechnologies That Manipulate Memory Be Permitted?

Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics
2023-02-28 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Eisuke Nakazawa; Koji Tachibana; Keiichiro Yamamoto; Akira Akabayashi
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Is It Worth Knowing That You Might Die Tomorrow? Revisiting the Ethics of Prognosis Disclosure

Clinics and Practice
2022-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Eisuke Nakazawa; Keiichiro Yamamoto; Reina Ozeki-Hayashi; Margie Hodges Shaw; Akira Akabayashi
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An American’s Experience with End-of-Life Care in Japan: Comparing Brain Death, Limiting and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Interventions, and Healthcare Ethics Consultation Practices in Japan and the United States

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
2022-03 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 2157-1740
Contributors: Keiichiro Yamamoto
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The Fetus as a Research Subject

The American Journal of Bioethics
2022-03-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Tomohide Ibuki; Keiichiro Yamamoto; Kenji Matsui
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A systematic approach to the disclosure of genomic findings in clinical practice and research: a proposed framework with colored matrix and decision-making pathways

BMC Medical Ethics
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Kenji Matsui; Keiichiro Yamamoto; Shimon Tashiro; Tomohide Ibuki
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Solitary death and new lifestyles during and after COVID-19: wearable devices and public health ethics

BMC Medical Ethics
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6939
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Rethinking the Current Older-people-first Policy for COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology
2021-09-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Kenji Matsui; Yusuke Inoue; Keiichiro Yamamoto
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SARS‐CoV‐2 Human Challenge Trials: Rethinking the Recruitment of Healthy Young Adults First

Ethics & Human Research
2021-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2578-2355
Part of ISSN: 2578-2363
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Public Attitudes Toward the Secondary Uses of Patient Records for Pharmaceutical Companies' Activities in Japan

Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakada, Haruka; Inoue, Yusuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Matsui, Kenji; Ikka, Tsunakuni; Tashiro, Shimon
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Will you give my kidney back? Organ restitution in living-related kidney transplantation: ethical analyses

Journal of Medical Ethics
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Akabayashi, Aru; Shaw, Margie H.; Demme, Richard A.; Akabayashi, Akira
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Professional Commitment to Ethical Discussions Needed From Epidemiologists in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Epidemiology
2020-09-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0917-5040
Part of ISSN: 1349-9092
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Differences in Conceptual Understanding of the “Actionability” of Incidental Findings and the Resultant Difference in Ethical Responsibility: An Empirical Study in Japan

AJOB Empirical Bioethics
2020-07-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Tomohide Ibuki; Keiichiro Yamamoto; Kenji Matsui
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A Global Dialogue on Withholding and Withdrawal of Medical Care: An East Asian Perspective

American Journal of Bioethics
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Ozeki-Hyashi, Reina; Akabayashi, Akira
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Why Can't Japanese People Decide?-Withdrawal of Ventilatory Support in End-of-Life Scenarios and Their Indecisiveness

Asian Bioethics Review
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Ozeki-Hayashi, Reina; Akabayashi, Akira
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Fairness and Desert: A Critique of the Random Selection Criterion in Clinical Trials

American Journal of Bioethics
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Akabayashi, Akira
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Regulations on Genome Editing of Human Embryos in Japan Our Moral Moratorium

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Akabayashi, Aru; Akabayashi, Akira
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Reuse of cardiac organs in transplantation: an ethical analysis

BMC Medical Ethics
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Nakazawa, Eisuke; Maeda, Shoichi; Yamamoto, Keiichiro; Akabayashi, Aru; Uetake, Yuzaburo; Shaw, Margie H.; Demme, Richard A.; Akabayashi, Akira
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From “Cannot” Function to “Might” Function: Assessment of Actual Levels of Consciousness and Potential Consciousness in Patient Care: Japanese Experiences

American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience
2018-03-08 | Journal issue or edition
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Keiichiro Yamamoto

Ethics of Decoded Neurofeedback in Clinical Research, Treatment, and Moral Enhancement

AJOB Neuroscience
2016-07-18 | Journal issue or edition
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Keiichiro Yamamoto

The Future of Bioethics: International Dialogues

Oxford University Press
2014-03-09 | Book
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Keiichiro Yamamoto

Peer review (5 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC medical ethics (3)
Review activity for Human genome variation. (1)
Review activity for Journal of medical ethics (1)