Background
Kugimiya, Toshiyasu was born on April 3, 1933 in Nagasaki, Japan. Son of Yoriyuki and Tsuyuko (Tasaki) Kugimiya.
Kugimiya, Toshiyasu was born on April 3, 1933 in Nagasaki, Japan. Son of Yoriyuki and Tsuyuko (Tasaki) Kugimiya.
Doctor of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1958. Doctor in Medical Science, Nagasaki (Japan) University, 1963.
Assistant professor Nagasaki (Japan) University, 1969-1977, associate professor, 1977-1985, professor, 1985-1998, professor emeritus, since 1998. Chairman department cardiovascular surgery Nagasaki (Japan) University Hospital, 1985-1998. Director Nagasaki Rosai Hospital, since 1998.
Member International Society Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (councilor), International College Surgeons (Congress president Japanese section 1997).
Married Etsuko Aso, May 13, 1963. Children: Yoshiko Kugimiya Sunahara, Tomoko.