Yasusuke Hirasawa

Background

Hirasawa, Yasusuke was born on September 20, 1937 in Japan.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University Medicine, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto Prefectural University Medicine, 1969.

Career

Research fellow University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1965-1967. Clinical fellow Harvard Medical School, R.B. Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1972. Visiting professor Universität Würzburg, König-Ludwig-Haus, Germany, 1980-1981.

Professor, chairman department orthopedic surgery Kyoto Prefectural University Medicine, since 1989, professor emeritus, since 2001. Professor graduate school Meiji University Oriental Medicine, since 2001. Director rehabilitation center Kyoto Prefectural University Medicine.

Visiting professor Asahi University, since 2001.

Achievements

• Yasusuke Hirasawa has been listed as a noteworthy orthopaedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International College Surgeons (governor since 1998), International Society Orthopaedics and Traumatology, New York Academy of Sciences, Japanese Association Rehabilitation Medicine (executive board directors since 1998), Japanese Society for Surgical of the Hand (executive board directors since 1998), Japanese Orthopaedic Association (honorary), Japanese Peripheral Nerve Society (chairman board governors), American Orthopaedic Research Society (editorial advisory board), German Society Orthopaedic Traumatic Surgery (correspondent), Kyoto Prefecture (council member).

Connections

Married; 2 children.