Giichi Okuno

Background

Okuno, Giichi was born on November 7, 1927 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Yosaburo and Tsuru Okuno.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Osaka University, 1954.

Career

Part-time lecturer Osaka University Medical School, 1967-1983, Kobe (Japan) University Medical School, 1974-1988. Deputy director Itami (Japan) City Hospital, 1985-1995. Part-time lecturer Hyogo (Japan) Medical College, since 1987.

Director Osaka Kanko Health Care Center, since 1995, International Institute for Diabetes Education & Study, since 1996, Minamino-no.sato Health Care Facility for Elderly, since 1999. Member organizing committee 1st World Health Organization Symposium, Kobe, 1991, 2d Symposium, 1993. Chairman exhibition committee 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress, Kobe, 1994.

Achievements

• Giichi Okuno has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, internist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Diabetes Society (chairman Kinki District congress 1982, councilor), Japan Society for Study of Obesity (councilor), Japan Atherosclerosis Society (councilor).

Connections

Married Kazuyo Kaneda, 1957. 1 child, Takeo.

Father:

Yosaburo Okuno

Mother:

Tsuru Okuno

Spouse:

Kazuyo Kaneda

child:

Takeo Okuno