Yamada Kōrin

Who is Yamada Kōrin?

Yamada Kōrin, whose first name is also glossed as Hirotomo, was a Japanese doctor involved in the promotion of hygiene and dermatology. He co-authored a popular handbook on cutaneous disease. Written with Keizo Dohi (土肥 慶蔵）and Asahi Kenkichi, The Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Disease was first published in 1901, and its chapters are organized according to pathology.

Yamada served as the head of the Japanese Army's Hygiene Bureau, and he served as the Director of Medical Affairs and the head of the military surgeon division of the Korean army from 1922 to 1923. He later served as the head of the Nippon Medical School Hospital.