Fumio Yamashita

Background

Yamashita, Fumio was born on January 27, 1927 in Oomuta, Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Kazuo and Hideko (Higashihara) Yamashita.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kyushu U., Fukuoka City, Japan, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Kyushu U., Fukuoka City, Japan, 1960.

Career

Intern, Kyushu U. Hospital, 1950-1951; resident department pediatrics, Kyushu U. Hospital, 1951-1955; clinical research fellow, Kyushu U. Hospital, 1955-1958; research fellow department pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1959-1960; chief pediatrician, Iizuka Hospital, 1960-1962; assistant professor department pediatrics, Kyushu U., 1962-1967; associate professor department pediatrics, Kurume (Japan) U., 1967-1972; professor, department chairman pediatrics, Kurume (Japan) U., 1972-1992; professor emeritus, Kurume (Japan) U., since 1992; dean School Nursing, Kurume (Japan) U., 1994-1998; director, Yanagawa Institute for Handicapped Children, since 1998. Vice-director Kurume U. Hospital, 1985-1987. Director Eucalyptys Institute HandicappedChildren, 1992-1994, Yanagawa Center Handicapped Children, since 1998.

Achievements

• Fumio Yamashita has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Pediatric Society (vice president 1973-1975, meeting president 1986), American Pediatric Society (honorary).

Connections

Married Chieko Yamashita, May 15, 1951. Children: Seishiro, Bunshiro, Yushiro.

Father:

Kazuo Yamashita

Mother:

Hideko (Higashihara) Yamashita

Spouse:

Chieko Yamashita

child:

Seishiro Yamashita

child:

Bunshiro Yamashita

child:

Yushiro Yamashita