Education
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1981; Master of Science (MS), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1986.
Surgeon Infectious Diseeases Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1981; Master of Science (MS), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1986.
Resident Kyushu University, 1981-1985. Research associate University of Illinois at Chicago, 1985-1988. House officer Kyushu University Affiliated Hospital, 1988-1993.
Assistant professor Kyushu University, 1993-1996. Division chief Shimonoseki City Central Hospital, since 1996.
Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS); Board Certified Specialist in Chest Surgery, Board Certified Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Japan