was a

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leprologist. He was the son of first Shobun Gotō and was called the "second Shobun Gotō". He devoted his life to leprosy patients in

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and on the island of

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in the

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had trust in Gōtō's therapy, and he left the message, "I have not the slightest confidence in our American and European doctors to stay my leprosy, I wish to be treated by Dr. Masanao Gotō."''Holy Man, New York : Harper & Row, 1973. ''
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Masanao Goto (Hawaii Medical Library)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goto, Masanao 1857 births 1908 deaths Japanese leprologists Japanese humanitarians People from Hawaii

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