Hitoshi Horigome

Background

Horigome, Hitoshi was born on July 28, 1956 in Ina, Nagano, Japan. Son of Setsuo Hiraide and Rokuko Horigome.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1982. Doctor of Medicine, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1991.

Career

Clinical trainee Tsukuba University Hospital, 1982-1983. Medical staff Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, 1984-1985, Ibaraki Children's Hospital, Mito, Japan, 1985-1992. Assistant professor University Tsukuba, 1992—2006, associate professor, since 2006.

Achievements

• Hitoshi Horigome has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, foster parent Plan International Japan, Tokyo, 1995.

Interests

• Avocation: swimming.

Connections

Married Yumi Sakamoto, April 7, 1985. 2 children.

Father:

Setsuo Hiraide

Mother:

Rokuko Horigome

Spouse:

Yumi Sakamoto