Chief Pharmacist
Shinya Suzuki, MS, PHD, JOP
- National Cancer Center Hospital East
- Japan
About Shinya
Shinya Suzuki is a chief pharmacist at the National Cancer Hospital East in Japan. His first work experience was “a community pharmacist” in a small city in Japan, after he graduated from pharmacy school in 2004. After he became a board-certified oncology pharmacist (Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist, Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences-certified Oncology Pharmacist, Board Certified Senior Pharmacists) in 2013 after he finished his residency at the National Cancer Hospital East in 2011. During the clinical work experiences, Shinya earned his master’s degree (clinical pharmacy) in 2005 and his Ph.D. degree (medical sciences) in 2020 from the University of Toyama.
Shinya has been one of the board members of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Oncology (JASPO), which has over 5,000 members, since 2016, and a chair of the External Relations Committee which includes the International Communication Committee. He is one of the young board members of the society. He candidate to the position because he wanted to make international communications committee in the JASPO.
Shinya’s research interest is evidence of clinical pharmacy service because he is a clinical pharmacist at the most important cancer center in Japan. His major research articles about the area are follows: “The impact of pharmacist certification on the quality of chemotherapy in Japan” (Int J Clin Pharm. 2016;38(5):1326–35), ”Chemotherapy regimen checks performed by pharmacists contribute to safe administration of chemotherapy” (J Oncol Pharm Pract, 2017;23(1):18-25) and “A nationwide survey of hospital pharmacist’s interventions on polypharmacy in palliative care in Japan” (J Pharm Health Care Sci. 2019;5:14, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-019-0143-5). He is one of the famous clinical pharmacists in head and neck cancer area in Japan, because his hospital is well known for the area and has authored many textbooks in the area as a clinical pharmacist. He is also interested in community health care coordination since he himself was a community pharmacist in the past and one of the missions of JASPO are same. The JAPSO has a board certification program of ambulatory pharmacy care in oncology and its role is getting more important in Japan. His major research articles about the area are follows: “Multicentre prospective observational study on community pharmacist interventions to reduce inappropriate medications” (Int J Pharm Pract. 2022;30(5):427-433), “A nationwide survey of community pharmacist contributions to polypharmacy in opioid-using and non-using cancer patients in Japan” (Biol Pharm Bull. 2019;42(7):1164-1171)” and “Evaluation of community pharmacist ability to ensure the safe use of oral anticancer agents: a nationwide survey in Japan” (Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2017;47(5):413-421).
Memberships of professional societies are as followed: International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) (board member 2015-2016, Research committee member 2016-), European Society of Oncology Pharmacy (ESOP) (delegate member 2014-), Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (delegate 2021-).
Shinya’s mission is “Make differences through JASPO’s activities” and his vision is “Any Contributions for All Cancer Patients”.