Background
Onaya, Toshimasa was born on May 7, 1935 in Tokyo. Son of Toshinobu and Kou (Ide) Onaya.
Onaya, Toshimasa was born on May 7, 1935 in Tokyo. Son of Toshinobu and Kou (Ide) Onaya.
Doctor of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, 1971.
Intern United States Army Hospital Zama, Sagamihara, Japan, 1962-1963. Postgraduate Gunma University, 1963-1965, 69-71. Research fellow University California, Berkeley, 1965-1966.
Research associate University Iowa, Iowa City, 1966-1968. Postgraduate research endocrinologist University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1969. Assistant professor Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan, 1971-1973, associate professor, 1973-1983.
Professor medicine University Yamanashi (Japan) Medical School, 1983—2001, professor emeritus, since 2001. Professor, chairman Third Department Internal Medicine University Yamanashi Medical School, 1983—2001. Honorary director Enzan Citizens Hospital, Koshu City, Japan, since 2001.
Honorary president International Symposium of Molecular Thyroidology.
Member of American Thyroid Association, American Endocrine Society, Japan Thyroid Association (Shichijo prize 1971, Miyake prize 1998), Japan Diabetes Society, Japan Endocrine Society, Japanese Society Internal Medicine.
Married Michiko Yamamoto, March 7, 1965. Children: Jun, Tina.