Background
Urabe, Akio was born on April 1, 1946 in Japan. Son of Yoshio and Hideko (Kuninaka) University.
Urabe, Akio was born on April 1, 1946 in Japan. Son of Yoshio and Hideko (Kuninaka) University.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1973.
Research associate University Tokyo Hospital, 1975-1977. Research fellow Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1977-1979. Associate physician Rockefeller University Hospital, 1978-1979.
Instructor medicine University Tokyo Hospital, 1979-1987. Assistant professor medicine University Tokyo, 1987-1989. Associate professor Teikyo University, Tokyo, 1989—1991.
Director division hematology Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Kanto Medical Center, 1991—2006, physician-in-chief center preventive medicine, since 2006. Court physician to Crown Prince, Tokyo, 1987-1991, to Emperor, 1989-1991.
Member New York Academy of Sciences, Japanese Society Hematology, International Society for Experimental Hematology, American Society Hematology.
Married Hiroko Kato, May 6, 1973. Children: Miyako, Akihiro.