The 20 Best Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Doctors Near Me in Tokyo, 13

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 67 doctor with experience in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) near Tokyo, 13. Of these, 58 are Experienced and 9 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Naoto Tamura practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Tamura is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, and Vasculitis.

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Kotaro Matsumoto practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Matsumoto is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Temporal Arteritis.

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Toshio Kawamoto practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Kawamoto is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Vasculitis, and Juvenile Temporal Arteritis.

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    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Masayoshi Harigai practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Harigai is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Vasculitis, and Microscopic Polyangiitis.

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Michihiro Ogasawara practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Ogasawara is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). They are also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Synovitis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Ken Yamaji practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Yamaji is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Myositis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Shinjuku, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Mitsuhiro Akiyama practices practicing medicine in Shinjuku, Japan. Akiyama is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). They are also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses IgG4-Related Disease, Vasculitis, Lymphoid Hyperplasia, and Castleman Disease.

    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Advanced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Shinjuku, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Yuko Kaneko practices practicing medicine in Shinjuku, Japan. Ms. Kaneko is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). She is also highly rated in 40 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Adult Still's Disease, and IgG4-Related Disease.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    St, 
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Daiki Kobayashi practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Kobayashi is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His clinical expertise encompasses Anisakiasis, COVID-19, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Sho Ishigaki practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Ishigaki is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses IgG4-Related Disease, Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, and Temporal Arteritis.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Keiko Yoshimoto practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Yoshimoto is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), IgG4-Related Disease, Arthritis, and Sjogren Syndrome.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Yoshiyuki Abe practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Abe is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microscopic Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Vasculitis, and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Takako Miyamae practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Miyamae is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Yasuhiro Suyama practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Suyama is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Retropharyngeal Abscess, Jones Syndrome, Synovectomy, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Takahiro Okazaki practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Okazaki is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Vasculitis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Temporal Arteritis, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Natsuka Umezawa practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Umezawa is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). They are also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Takayasu Arteritis, Vasculitis, and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Yusuke Okada practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Okada is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Vasculitis, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Hirofumi Shoda practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Shoda is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). They are also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Arthritis, and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Masakazu Matsushita practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Matsushita is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Synovitis, and Arthritis.

    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    Experienced in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
    St. Luke's International Hospital, 
    Tokyo, JP 
     (3.5 km away)

    Atsushi Nomura practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Nomura is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microscopic Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)?

    Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a form of vasculitis, a group of disorders that cause inflammation of blood vessels. GCA most commonly affects the arteries of the head (especially the temporal arteries, located on each side of the head), but arteries in other areas of the body can also become inflamed. The inflammation causes the arteries to narrow, resulting in poor blood flow. Symptoms when arteries in the head are involved may include a throbbing headache on one side or the back of the head, tenderness of the scalp, flu-like symptoms, and/or problems with eyesight. Symptoms when other arteries are involved depend on the location of those arteries. The cause of GCA is still being studied, but it is thought to involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the artery walls. Several genetic and environmental factors may increase a person's risk to develop GCA. GCA may develop with or after another inflammatory disorder known as polymyalgia rheumatica.

    When should I see a Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor near Tokyo, 13?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor near Tokyo, 13?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctors near Tokyo, 13?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctors near Tokyo, 13?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor near Tokyo, 13?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor near Tokyo, 13?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctors near Tokyo, 13?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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