Background
Wada, Juro was born on January 11, 1922 in Sapporo City, Japan. Son of Teijuhn and Yasuko (Miyakita) Wada.
Wada, Juro was born on January 11, 1922 in Sapporo City, Japan. Son of Teijuhn and Yasuko (Miyakita) Wada.
Degree with honorary in Premed., Hokkaido Imperial University, Sapporo City, Japan, 1940. Doctor of Medicine with honorary, Hokkaido Imperial University, Sapporo City, Japan, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido Imperial University, Sapporo City, Japan, 1950.
Resident in surgery Hokkaido University, Sapporo City, 1944—1949. Fellow in surgery University Minnesota, 1950—1951. Senior resident surgeon Raybrook State Tuberculosis Hospital, Adirondack, New York, 1951—1952.
Chief resident surgeon Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, 1952—1953. Assistant surgeon Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953—1954. From assistant professor to professor emeritus Sapporo Medical University, 1954—1982, professor emeritus, 1982—1987, retired, 1987.
Professor surgery Vanderbilt University, 1972—1973, Nashville Veterans Administration Hospital, 1972—1973. Professor, chairman Tokyo Women's Medical College, 1977. Director J. Wada Commemorative Heart & Lung Institute, since 1988.
Consultant Hokkaido Blood Bank, 1961. Consultant development cardiac surgery center National Hospital Obihiro, 1961, National Hospital Asahikawa, 1961, Prefectual Hospital Kushiro, 1961, Prefectual Hospital Kitami, 1961, Prefectual Children's Hospital, 1961, Sapporo City Hospital, Hakodate City Hospital, Otaru City Hospital, 1961. Lecturer in field; numerous visiting professor positions internationally.
Board director Hokkaido University Tokyo Alumni, China Research Institute. Consultant Yuraku-cho Denki Building Clinic & Akasaka H., Shinjyuku Ishikawa H., Medicos Hirata Company, Pacemaker Patients Club. Advisory Japan Society Heart Transplantation, Kanto Surgical Society, Japan Society Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping, Japan Society Extracorporeal Circulation.
Advisory Kita-Kyujyo Primary School Alumni. Fellow: American College Chest Physicians (founder Japan chapter 1954, founding member Japan chapter 1954, Thirty Years Distinguished Service award 1984), International College Surgeons (numerous committee positions since 1953). Member: American College of Surgeons (founder Japan chapter 1968), The World Society Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (founder & chairman since 1988, chancellor various chapters 1992-1998), World Artificial Organ, Immunology & Transplantation Symposium (symposium president various cities 1992-1999), Western Pacific Association Critical Care Medicine (life), Association Thoracic & Cardio-vascular Surgeons of Asia (founder & chairman elect Manila chapter 1972, numerous council member positions since 1974), Pan-Pacific Surgical Association (member endowment fund 1978, president 1982-1984, founder, chairman Japan chapter 1983, honorary chairman Japan chapter board trustees since 1991), International Biographical Association, Takasaka Country Club, Club Moonshiner, JAL Global Club, Hibiya Club, Imperial Club, Japan Sen.
Citizens Society, Foreign Correspondent's Club Japan, American Club, Rotary Tokyo North.
Married Shuko Christina Shimizu, September 18, 1958. 1 adopted child Mariko.