Tetsuya Hirano

Background

Hirano, Tetsuya was born on November 11, 1951 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Shunji and Masayo (Nakahara) Hirano.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kyoto U., 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto U., 1992.

Career

Resident, Kyoto U. Hospital, Japan, 1979; surgical fellow, Kyoto U. Hospital, Japan, 1991; resident, Kurashiki (Japan) Control Hospital, 1979-1982; surgical fellow, Kurashiki (Japan) Control Hospital, 1982-1985; surgical staff, Ohtsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan, 1985-1988; research fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1989-1990; research fellow, Cambridge (England) University, 1990-1991; associate surgeon-in-chief, Yoshioka Hospital, Kyoto, 1991-1993; associate surgeon-in-chief, Kishiwada (Japan) Municipal Hospital, since 1993. Director surgical research laboratory Kishiwada Municipal Hospital, since 1993, Hirano Clinical. Visiting assistant professor Nagoyo City U. School Medicine.

Achievements

• Tetsuya Hirano has been listed as a noteworthy General surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Angiology, International College of Surgeons, National Academy Bio-chemical, Molecular Medicine Society. Member Japanese Gastrointestinal Surgical Society (board qualified), American Federation for Cincinnati Research, European Society for Clinical Investigation, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Japanese Surgical Society (board qualified), New York Academy of Science, Society for Experimental Medicine and Biology.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hiking, reading, listening to music.

Connections

Married Kimiko Takeuchi, June 6, 1980;children: Haruka, Fuyuka, Ryutaro.

Father:

Shunji Hirano

Mother:

Masayo (Nakahara) Hirano

Spouse:

Kimiko Takeuchi

child:

Haruka Hirano

child:

Ryutaro Hirano

child:

Fuyuka Hirano