Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD

Fumihiko “Fumi” Urano, MD, Ph.D., is a Physician and Medical Researcher specializing in Wolfram syndrome, characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes, vision loss, hearing loss, and neurodegeneration. Dr. Urano is a Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology, an attending physician at Endocrinology Genetics Clinic, and currently holds Samuel E. Schechter Endowed Professorship in Medicine at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, USA. Dr. Urano is a driving force in the study of Wolfram syndrome and Related Disorders, including WFS1-related disorders/Wolfram-like disorders. As the Director of the Wolfram Syndrome and Related Disorders Clinic and Study at Washington University Medical Center (https://wolframsyndrome.wustl.edu/), Dr. Urano has been leading the basic science, clinical, translational, and interventional studies of Wolfram syndrome and Related disorders. Dr. Urano’s collaboration with colleagues at the medical center and around the world has allowed him to develop cutting-edge treatments for this disease, including gene therapy and regenerative therapy.