Clinical professor
Osaka University
I was born in Kobe, Japan in 1964 and graduated Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (OUGM) in 1989. After completed surgical residency in Osaka University (1989-1993), I joined in research program regarding artificial heart in National Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) and received Ph.D. Degree certified by OUGM (1993-1996). In 1996 I moved to Columbia University to work as post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (1996-1998). After post-doctoral fellowship, I completed Thoracic Cardiovascular residency in Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans (1998-2000) and clinical fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery in Brown University, Rhode Island (2000-2001). After returning to Japan, I worked as an attending cardiovascular surgeon in OUGM affiliated hospitals and NCVC (2001-2012) and became Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at OUGM (2012 - Present). I also work as Board member of International Federation for Artificial Organs (IFAO) (2016-2021), ISMCS (International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support) (2019-Present), Japanese Society of Artificial Organs (JSAO) (2013 - 2019), and Editorial Board member of Surgery Today and Artificial Organs.
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
3:42 PM – 3:54 PM ET