Background
Kataoka, Hajime was born on April 13, 1951 in Saiki, Oita, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Haru (Yamada) Kataoka.
Kataoka, Hajime was born on April 13, 1951 in Saiki, Oita, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Haru (Yamada) Kataoka.
Doctor of Medicine, Kagoshima (Japan) University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Kagoshima (Japan) University, 1986.
Research fellow, Kagoshima (Japan) U., 1976-1986; research fellow, Oita (Japan) Medical College, 1986-1987; chief internal medicine, Nishida Hospital, Saiki, Japan, since 1987.
Fellow American College Angiology (associate).
Married Akemi Tanabe, March 23, 1979. Children: Atsuko, Masaru, Munehiro, Noriko.