Kagurazaka Yamamoto Internal Medicine Clinic

About

Kagurazaka Yamamoto Internal Medicine Clinic is a clinic specializing in internal medicine, located in the Kagurazaka district near Tokyo Metro Iidabashi Station. The clinic was established by Dr. Takeshi Yamamoto, who served in the diabetes, metabolism, and endocrinology department at a university hospital for 20 years. In addition to general internal medicine with a focus on lifestyle diseases, the clinic provides medical care utilizing the director's expertise as a diabetes specialist. The clinic is equipped with diagnostic instruments, allowing for rapid measurement of HbA1c, lipid profiles, and kidney function. They also offer rapid testing for COVID-19 antigens, influenza antigens, and mycoplasma antigens. Regarding diabetes treatment, the clinic handles various treatment methods including GLP-1 injections and insulin injections for type 2 diabetes, insulin injections and insulin pumps for type 1 diabetes, and the Libre continuous glucose monitor for patients undergoing injection therapy. As part of lifestyle disease treatment, sleep apnea and smoking cessation clinics are also available, providing sleep apnea testing, home CPAP therapy, and smoking cessation support using Champix and Nicotinel TTS. Some of these services are also available via telemedicine, and the clinic can prescribe non-psychotropic medications for follow-up visits. As self-pay treatments, garlic injections, vitamin injections, and placenta injections are offered. Treatments such as Wegovy and Zepbound are also accepted as self-pay services. English-speaking consultations are available, and multiple payment methods including credit cards, electronic money, and QR code payments are supported. From an infection prevention perspective, mask-wearing is required. Depending on symptoms, isolation using partitions or waiting in the second consultation room may be implemented. Walk-in visits are possible, but as appointment patients are prioritized, waiting times may occur.