Hirohide Matsuo

Background

Matsuo, Hirohide was born on February 16, 1935 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Hideo and Fusako (Kubo) Matsuo.

Education

Bachelor, Doctor of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka Medical College, Japan, 1964.

Career

Intern Osaka (Japan) University Hospital, 1959-1960. Resident Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1964-1967. Research fellow Osaka (Japan) University Hospital, 1968-1969.

Assistant professor Osaka University Medical School, 1969-1978, associate professor, 1978-1981. Professor Medical School Kagawa (Japan) Medical University, 1981-2000, professor emeritus, since 2000. Director General Health Promotion Center Shikoku Electrical Power Company Inc., Kagawa, Japan, since 2000.

Achievements

• Hirohide Matsuo has been listed as a noteworthy physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Cardiology. Member The International Cardiac Doppler Society, (president 1998-1999), Japanese Circulation Society (president 1999-2000), Science Council Japan.

Interests

• Swimming, tennis, golf.

Connections

Married Masuko Fujiwara, May 5, 1966. Children: Hirofumi, Hirotaka.