Background
Sugita, Hideo was born on April 1, 1930 in Toyama, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Senko Sugita.
Sugita, Hideo was born on April 1, 1930 in Toyama, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Senko Sugita.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1954. Division of Medical Sciences, University Tokyo, 1959.
Research fellow department medicine University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1961-1963. Assistant professor University Tokyo, 1965-1976, associate professor, 1976-1982. Head division neuromuscular research National Institute Neurosci., National Center Neurology & Psychiatry, Tokyo, 1982-1989, director general, 1989-1994.
President National Center Neurology & Psychiatry, 1994-1998, president emeritus, since 1998. Member ad.v board World Muscle Society, since 1995.
Fellow Royal Society Medicine. Member Japanese Society Neurology (honorary), Japanese Society Internal Medicine, American Neurological Association (correspondent), Gaetano Conte Academy (honorary), French Neurological Association (honorary), World Federation Neurology (executive committee research group on neuromuscular diseases since 1996), World Muscle Society.
Married Kaoru Kojima, December 15, 1959. Children: Yuri, Mari.