# Yasuhiro Fujiwara

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## TL;DR

Medical oncologist who heads Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, the national drug and device regulator.

## Summary

Yasuhiro Fujiwara, MD, PhD, is Chief Executive of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan's regulatory authority for drugs and medical devices. A medical oncologist formerly at the National Cancer Center Japan, he brings a cancer drug development background to regulatory review and international regulatory harmonisation.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; regulation; drug development
- Role: Chief Executive
- Specialisms: Drug regulation; Medical oncology; Regulatory science

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.pmda.go.jp/english/about-pmda/outline/0004.html
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Fujiwara+Y%5BAuthor%5D+regulatory

## Connected records

- institutions: [Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency](https://onco.cc/institutions/pmda/)
- journals: [The oncologist](https://onco.cc/journals/the-oncologist/)

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