Chūjō Suketoshi (中條 資俊, December 7, 1872 – March 3, 1947) was a Japanese physician, a Hansen's disease researcher, the first director of Matsuoka Hoyoen Sanatorium (1909–1947).
He repeatedly reported turpentine spirit preparation he named TR as effective for leprosy.
Suketoshi Chūjō was born on November 7, 1872, at Yonezawa city, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
[citation needed] He spoke strong Tohoku dialect, but impressed other people such as Kensuke Mitsuda, Keizo Dohi and Rokuro Takano by singing oiwake, a folk song of Tohoku District, without hesitation.
Suetoshi Chujo spoke, "It is idealistic to send leprosy patients to a remote island, but in reality, difficult.