Affiliation: Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Deputy Director General
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Osaka, Japan

Professional Training and Employment:

   July 1986-June 1987                       Resident in Surgery

                                                                  Department of Surgery, Division II

                                                                  Kobe University Hospital, Japan

   July 1987-May 1988                        Resident in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

                                                                  Hyogo Brain and Heart Center, Japan

   June 1988-March 1989                  Resident in Surgery

                                                                  Shinko Hospital, Japan

   April 1989-March 1993                  Research Fellow in Surgery

                                                                  Department of Surgery, Division II

                                                                  Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan

   April 1993-June 1994                     Clinical Fellow in Surgery

                                                                  Department of Surgery, Division II

                                                                  Kobe University Hospital, Japan

   July 1994-June 1996                       Research Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                                  Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                                  New England Deaconess Hospital

                                                                  Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

   July 1996-May 1997                        Clinical Fellow in Surgery

                                                                  Department of Surgery, Division II

                                                                  Kobe University Hospital, Japan

   June 1997-July 2000                       Instructor

                                                                  Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine

                                                                  Kobe University Hospital, Japan

   September 1999                              Member (Logistic and publicity)

                                                                  Kobe University rescue team for 921 Earthquake (Chichi EQ)

   August 2000-April 2003                 Assistant Professor

                                                                  Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery

                                                                  Kobe University Hospital, Japan

   May 2003-December 2006           Staff Surgeon

                                                                  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

                                                                  National Cardiovascular Center

   January 2007-January 2014         Senior Staff Surgeon

                                                                  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

                                                                  National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center

   February 2014-August 2016        Director

                                                                  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

                                                                  Hyogo Brain and Heart Center

September 2016-March 2023        Director

                                                                  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

                                                                  National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center

April 2023-present                             Director of Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

                                                                  Deputy Director General

                                                                  National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center

Professorships:

April 2019-present                             Visiting Professor

                                                                  Kobe University

April 2024-present                             Visiting Professor

                                                                  Keio University

Memberships:             The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (Member)

                                           The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Member)

                                           European Society for Vascular Surgery (International Member)

                                           International Society of Endovascular Specialists

                                           The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (Faculty)

                                           Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (Faculty)

                                           Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery (Executive Board)

                                                      President elected for 54th Annual Meeting of JSVS in 2026

                                           Japanese College of Angiology (Faculty)

                                           Japan Surgical Society

                                           Japanese Circulation Society

                                           Japanese Committee for Stentgraft Management (Executive Board)

                                           Kansai Thoracic Surgical Association (Faculty)