Dr. Mitsuhiro Kawano is a professor in the Department of Hematology and Immunology at Kanazawa Medical University, Japan. He specializes in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, with a particular focus on IgG4-related disease and Sjogren disease. After earning his medical degree from Kanazawa University, he completed his residency and fellowship training in internal medicine, nephrology, and rheumatology. Dr. Kawano has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has served as the principal investigator in several national research projects supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. He is also a frequent speaker at international conferences and actively contributes to the development of diagnostic and classification criteria for rare immune-mediated diseases. Dr. Kawano is committed to advancing clinical practice and research through multidisciplinary collaboration and education.