Background
Kawai, Koichi was born on February 22, 1943 in Maebashi, Gumma-ken, Japan.
Kawai, Koichi was born on February 22, 1943 in Maebashi, Gumma-ken, Japan.
Doctor of Medicine, Tokyo Medical Dental University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo Medical Dental University, 1973.
Research associate of biochemistry, Tokyo Medical Dental U., 1973-1974; clinical fellow, Tokyo Medical Dental U., 1974-1976; clinical fellow, Tokyo Women's Medical College, 1976-1977; assistant professor medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, U. Tsukuba, Japan, 1977-1995; director, Tsukuba Diabetes Center Kawai Clinic, since 1996.
Member Japan Diabetes Society (council), Japan Endocrine Society (council), American Diabetes Association, American Endocrine Society, European Association for Study of Diabetes.
Son of Toshihiko and Reiko (Umeyama) K. Son of Kazuko Aoyama, March 20, 1971 (deceased March 1985). Children: Makiko, Masako.
Married Noriko Matsuhashi, March 31, 1988. 1 child, Tomoko.