Tomihisa Koshino

Background

Koshino, Tomihisa was born on April 3, 1936 in Tokyo. Son of Kazuo and Chiyo (Hirasawa) Koshino.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Yokohama University, Japan, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Yokohama University, Japan, 1966.

Career

Intern United States Air Force Hospital, Tachikawa, Japan, 1961-1962. Resident St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, 1966-1967. Clinical instructor The Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, 1967-1970, clinical assistant, professor surgery, 1970.

Assistant professor orthopedic surgery Yokohama City University School Medicine, 1976-1981, professor, director department orthopedic surgery, 1981—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002. Professor department orthopedic surgery International University Health and Welfare, 2002—2004.

Achievements

• Tomihisa Koshino has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, orthopedist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive committee World Orthopaedic Concern, Singapore, since 1987. Member The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (specialist, board directors since 1976, president 1998-1999), Japan Rheumatism Association (specialist, board directors since 1976, president 1999-2000), The Japanese Association Rehabilitation Medicine (specialist, councilor since 1982), Society International de Chirurgic Orthopedique et de Traumatologie, Asia Pacific Knee Society (president since 1999), ISAKOS (faculty, 1995-2006).

Interests

• Avocation: judo.

Connections

Son of Kazuo and Chiyo (Hirasawa) k. Married Nariko Ono, February 27, 1972. Children: Yuki, Kurodo.