Background
Hishinuma, Akira was born on December 6, 1956 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Son of Shoji and Chieko (Hirokawa) Hishinuma.
Hishinuma, Akira was born on December 6, 1956 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Son of Shoji and Chieko (Hirokawa) Hishinuma.
Doctor of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1987. Doctor in Medical Sciences, Dokkyo University, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan, 1993.
Fellow, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1986; research fellow, Arizona Research laboratories, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1987; physician, Dokkyo U. School Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi., Japan, 1987-1994; lecturer, Dokkyo U. School Medicine, Mibu, Japan, 1994-1997; associate professor, Dokkyo U. School Medicine, Mibu, Japan, since 1997.
Member of Japanese Society Genetic Counseling (certified physician), New York Academy of Sciences, American Diabetes Association, Japanese Society for Clinical Chemistry, Japan Endocrine Society (councillor), Society Neurosci., Japanese Thyroid Association (certified physician), Japanese Society Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Japanese Diabetes Society, Japanese Society Internal Medicine.
Married Yoko Matoh, February 17, 1991. Children: Chihiro, Haruka.