Background
Sasako, Mitsuru was born on July 20, 1950 in Nishinomiya, Japan. Son of Osuke and Michiko Sasako.
Sasako, Mitsuru was born on July 20, 1950 in Nishinomiya, Japan. Son of Osuke and Michiko Sasako.
Doctor in Medical Sciences, Tokyo University, 1984.
Junior resident Tokyo University Hospital, 1976—1977, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokuto Hospital, 1977—1979. Senior resident Tokyo University Hospital, 1979—1983. Assistant professor 2d department surgery Tokyo University, 1983—1984, assistant professor, 1985—1987.
Foreign assistant University Paris, 1984—1985. Staff surgeon National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, 1987—1991, head division gastric surgery, 1991—1997, associate director, 1997—2006, deputy director, 2006—2007. Professor department surgery Hyogo College Medicine, since 2007.
Director Collaborating Center Gastric Cancer World Health Organization, Tokyo, 1997—2007.
Fellow: Royal College Edinburgh (honorary). Member: American Society Clinical Oncology, Japan Surgical Society, French. Surgical Association (honorary).
Married Keiko Yoshida. Children: Mayu, Takamasa.