Background
Suma, Kozo was born on September 11, 1932 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Harumi and Toshie Suma.
Suma, Kozo was born on September 11, 1932 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Harumi and Toshie Suma.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, 1963.
Intern University Tokyo Hospital, 1958-1959. Assistant in surgery, 1963-1970. Clinical and research fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1966-1967.
Chief surgeon Sakakibara Juzen Hospital, Okayama, Japan, 1971-1972. Associate professor surgical science Tokyo Women's Medical University, 1972-1973. Professor, 1973-1994.
Also chief surgeon cardiovascular surgery. Director Tokyo Women's Medical University Daini Hospital, 1990-1994. Chairman science exhibition World Congress Cardiology, Tokyo, 1978.
Chairman organizing committee 5th Asian-Pacific Symposium on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Makuhari, 1992. Chairman Aschoff-Tawara Symposium, Tokyo and Fukuoka, 2001.
Fellow American College Cardiology. Member International Cardiovascular Society (councilor), International Society for Artificial Organs, Japanese Association Thoracic Surgery (councilor), New York Academy Science Pioneer cardiac pacemaker in Japan.
Married Hiroko Fujimoto, May 20, 1961. Children: Naoki, Takeshi, Sachiko.