About
Dr. Asako Watanabe is a part-time obstetrician and gynecologist supporting the clinical team at Hanaoka IVF Clinic (Shinagawa). She graduated from Nippon Medical School in 2011, completed her initial clinical residency at Tokyo Rinkai Hospital and joined the Nippon Medical School obstetrics and gynecology department in 2013. Since then she has held successive posts at Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital (2014, 2018) and the Tokyo Katsushika Red Cross Mother and Child Medical Center (2016), accumulating a wide range of general obstetric and gynecological experience in both acute-care and mothers-and-children settings.
Clinical Expertise
- General obstetrics and gynecology: diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological conditions, including menstrual disorders and gynecological inflammation
- Basic infertility care: initial evaluation, routine testing and treatment-plan support for infertility patients
- Women’s health management: preventive care and reproductive health counseling
Why Choose Dr. Asako Watanabe
Dr. Watanabe’s career across several Tokyo hospitals — a university-affiliated general hospital and a dedicated mother-and-child medical center among them — gives her practical breadth in both everyday gynecology and obstetric care, which is useful context for fertility patients with coexisting conditions. She is known for patient, thorough history-taking, and her part-time schedule adds flexible consultation capacity that keeps the Shinagawa clinic’s appointment availability steady during busy treatment periods.
Certifications & Training
- Physician license, Japan (obstetrics and gynecology practice)
- Departmental training, Nippon Medical School Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Suitable For
- Routine OB/GYN needs: patients who want gynecological examination and treatment handled within the fertility clinic.
- Initial infertility evaluation: first-stage assessment and counseling for newly referring patients.
- Women’s health management: patients seeking ongoing advice on hormonal balance and preventive women’s health.