Dr. Thomas K Takayama M.D.
Urologist
1135 116th Ave Ne Suite 620 Bellevue WA, 98004Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Thomas Takayama is a urologist practicing in Bellevue, WA. Dr. Takayama specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Tufts University School of Med-Boston
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Characterization of hK4 (prostase), a prostate-specific serine protease: activation of the precursor of prostate specific antigen (pro-PSA) and single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator and degradation of prostatic acid phosphatase.
- The serpin MNEI inhibits elastase-like and chymotrypsin-like serine proteases through efficient reactions at two active sites.
- Protease-activated receptor mediated RhoA signaling and cytoskeletal reorganization in LNCaP cells.
- Extensive palliative surgery for advanced mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis.
- Substrates of the prostate-specific serine protease prostase/KLK4 defined by positional-scanning peptide libraries.
- Two-year outcome of unilateral sural nerve interposition graft after radical prostatectomy.
- Overexpression of protease-activated receptors-1,-2, and-4 (PAR-1, -2, and -4) in prostate cancer.
- Regulated expression of active biotinylated G-protein coupled receptors in mammalian cells.
- Protease-activated receptor-1 upregulates fibroblast growth factor 7 in stroma of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Prostate-specific kallikreins-2 and -4 enhance the proliferation of DU-145 prostate cancer cells through protease-activated receptors-1 and -2.
- Protease-activated receptor-1 is upregulated in reactive stroma of primary prostate cancer and bone metastasis.
- Kallikrein-related peptidase-4 initiates tumor-stroma interactions in prostate cancer through protease-activated receptor-1.
- Traumatic posterior urethral injury and early realignment using magnetic urethral catheters.
- Characterization of the precursor of prostate-specific antigen. Activation by trypsin and by human glandular kallikrein.
Awards
- Seattle Magazine: Top Doctors 2011-2012
- Surgical Infection Society Fellowship 1987
Professional Memberships
- Member American Urological Association, Washington State Medical Association
Fellowships
- University of Washington/Dept of Urology
- University of Washington: Urologic Oncology
- University of Washington/Dept of Urology
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