Yosh Maruyama

Background

Maruyama, Yosh was born on April 30, 1930 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Edward Yasaki and Chiyo (Sakai) Maruyama.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1955.

Career

Intern, San Francisco Hospital, 1955-1956; resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1958-1961; James Picker advanced academic fellow, Stanford University, 1962-1964; assistant professor radiology, College Medical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1967; associate professor, College Medical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967-1970; director division radiotherapy, College Medical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968-1970; professor, department chairman radiation medicine, College Medicine, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1970-1992; director Radiation Cancer Center, College Medicine, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1975-1992; professor radiation oncology, Wayne State University director clinical neutron therapy, Gershenson Oncology Center, Detroit, Michigan, since 1993. Board directors Markey Cancer Center. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., Lexington.

Examiner Am.Bd. Radiology. Member special study section National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Member Panel Transplutonium Research, National Research Council.

Convener International Neutron Therapy Workshop, 1985, 90. Distinguished oncology lecturer Wayne State University, 1993.

Achievements

• Yosh Maruyama has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Notes and Abstracts: International Neutron Therapy Workshop (Netherlands Music Archive)

Membership

Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1956-1958. Fellow American College Radiology (commission on radiation therapy and patterns of care study), Royal Society Medicine. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Radium Society, American Cancer Society (president Kentucky division), American Endocurietherapy Society, Cell Kinetics Society, Society Experimental Biological Medicine, American Association Cancer Research, European Society Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, North America Hyperthermia Group, Radiological Society North America, American Society Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Society Chairman Academy Radiation Oncology Programs, Society Radiology Japan, American Association Immunologists, Southeastern Cancer Research Association (board directors), Southeastern Cancer Group, Southwestern Oncology Group, Kentucky Medical Association, Order Kentucky Colonels, Minnesota Academy Sciences, New York Academy Sciences, Japan Society New York, Japan Club Bluegrass (president), Shodan Judoka, Kodokan Institute (Tokyo), Spindletop Hall Club (Lexington), Sigma Xi (chapter president), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. M C.

Connections

Married Fudeko Tsuji, July 18, 1954. Children: Warren H., Nancy C., Marian M., Karen A.

Father:

Edward Yasaki Maruyama

Mother:

Chiyo (Sakai) Maruyama

Spouse:

Fudeko Tsuji

child:

Marian M. Maruyama

child:

Nancy C. Maruyama

child:

Karen A. Maruyama

child:

Warren H. Maruyama