Kazuma Sekiba, MD, PhD

Associate Medical Director at Takeda, Cambridge, USA | Board Certified Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, and Oncologist

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

“Innovation and Contribution” is my motto. With over 10 years of experience in clinical practice and GI & liver cancer/immunology research, I have been committed to advancing every stage of drug discovery—from basic research to translational and clinical phases. My goal is to use my expertise to revolutionize GI and liver diseases treatment and make a lasting contribution to improving patients’ futures.

Experience

  • Associate Medical Director, R&D Physician-Scientist Accelerator Program at Takeda
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Mentor: Prof. Dylan Dodd Department of Pathology, and of Microbiology & Immunology – Developed a high-throughput screening system to uncover microbial pathways that influence human health. – Led a drug development project, engineering probiotics for human diseases. – Prepared and published research findings in peer-reviewed journals (Co-authored Cell 2023) and presented at academic conferences (Oral presentation at DDW 2023). – Mentored and supervised summer interns in their research projects.

  • The University of Tokyo Hospital (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Attending Physician
      Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    • Clinical Fellow
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs

      Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology – Obtained board certifications in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Clinical oncology. – Specialized in diagnosing and treating hepatitis and liver cancers. – Played a key role in clinical trials, conducting patient assessments, and collaborating on data collection and analysis. – Conducted clinical research using large patient cohort data, identifying that steatohepatitis precedes diabetes and dyslipidemia (Presented at the 4th Liver, Diabetes, and Metabolism Forum, Nagoya, Japan, 2017).

  • Visiting Researcher at INSERM
    Sep 2019 - Oct 2019 · 2 mos

    Mentor: Prof. Thomas Baumert • Assist develop a CRISPR screening to identify cellular determinants of HDV persistence.

  • JR Tokyo General Hospital ()
    • Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs

    • Clinical Resident in Internal Medicine
      Apr 2011 - Mar 2013 · 2 yrs