Background
Sakakibara, Yuzuru was born on July 18, 1954 in Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan. Son of Hiroshi and Kazuko (Okabe) Sakakibara.
Sakakibara, Yuzuru was born on July 18, 1954 in Takamatsu City, Kagawa, Japan. Son of Hiroshi and Kazuko (Okabe) Sakakibara.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tsukuba, 1988.
Resident in surgery Tsukuba University Hospital, 1980-1984. Research fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1984-1985. Chief resident Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, 1985-1986.
Assistant professor Tsukuba University, 1986-2001, professor, since 2001. Conductor foreign medical practitioner Japanese Health and Welfare, Tokyo, since 1991. Councilor Japanese College Angiology, Tokyo, since 1991.
Fellow American College Angiology. Member Society Thoracic Surgeons, American Heart Association, Japanese Association Thoracic Surgery (consultant surgeon since 1991), Japanese Society Artificial Organs (councilor since 1997).
Married Michiko Sato, February 10, 1985. Children: Masaru, Satoru.