Kyoto University School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan (MD 1976)
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (PhD 1989)
Deputy Director, Dept of Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Red Cross Hosp, Wakayama, Japan (1988-99)
Director & Chief Consultant, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara,Japan (1999-2003)
Professor & Head, Dept of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
President, World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (2007-2008)
Japan Surgical Society, Executive Member of the Board
Japanese Association for Cardiovascular Surgery, Executive Member of Board
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Executive Member of the Board
