Background
Fujita, Toshiro was born on January 8, 1948 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Soji and Fumiyo (Yoshizumi) Fujita.
Fujita, Toshiro was born on January 8, 1948 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Soji and Fumiyo (Yoshizumi) Fujita.
He graduated from Musashi High school (Tokyo, Japan) in 1966 and received an Doctor of Medicine degree from in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy there in 1980.
He is a professor emeritus of The University of Tokyo and received the Medal of Honor (Japan) (with purple ribbon). He served as chair and director for Japan Societies of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Endocrinology and Hypertension. He conducted research in nephrology, hypertension and internal medicine.
His most notable research is salt-induced hypertension and the role of the kidney.
His work spans basic to clinical research. His hypothesis was validated by a double-blind clinical trial.
In 1976 he was a visiting fellow at National Institutes of Health. From 1978 to 1988 he lectured at Tsukuba University and The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology and became an Associate Professor at the latter in 1989. In 1995 he became a full professor and the Chair in Medicine.
He moved to the Research Center for Advanced of Science & Technology in 2012 and was the principal investigator of CRESTJST. In 2012 he became Professor emeritus.
His work earned international and domestic awards such as the Franz Volhard Award, American Heart Association Excellence Award for Hypertension Research, Takamine Jokichi award, Distinguished award from Japanese society of Hypertension and Okamoto International Award. 2008 - Jyokichi Takamine Award
2009 - American Heart Association(American Heart Association) Arthur Corcoran Memorial Lecture Award
2010 - Distinguished Award of Japan Society of Hypertension
2013 - European Society of Hypertension(ESH) Honorary Membership
2013 - Okamoto International Award
2014 - International Society of Hypertension(ISH) Franz Volhard Award
2014 - American Heart Association The Excellence Award Hypertension Research
2015 - Medals of Honor (Japan) (with purple ribbon).
Member American Heart Association.
Married Emiko Fujita, April 20, 1973. Children: Masafumi, Mariko, Misako.