Background

Goto, Yoshio was born on October 3, 1925 in Matsumine, Yamagata, Japan. Son of Umekichi and Tomei Goto.

Education

Bachelor in Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, 1955.

Career

Assistant Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, 1952-1956. From lecturer to professor emeritus school of medicine Tohoku University, since 1956. Visiting science University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1958-1960.

Professor school of medicine Hirosaki University, 1970-1976. Director Tohoku Welfare Pension Hospital, Sendai, since 1988.

Achievements

• Yoshio Goto has been listed as a noteworthy Health science facility administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Society Internal Medicine (president 1987-1988), Japan Society Diabetes (president 1975-1976, Hagedorn award 1991), Japan Society Geriatric Medicine (president 1982-1983), Japan Society Atherosclerosis (president 1984-1985, Oshima award, 2005), Japan Association Diabetes Care and Education (head 1992-2000, Association award, 2006), Japan Physicians Association (president since 1999), Rotary.

Connections

Married Shizuko Ohizumi, December 4, 1954. 1 child, Michiko.

Father:

Umekichi Goto

Mother:

Tomei Goto

Spouse:

Shizuko Ohizumi

child:

Michiko Goto