Education:

• 1985-1991 Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
• Awarded M.D.
• 1995-1999 Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• 2000 Awarded Ph.D., Kyoto University

Positional Held:

• 1991-1992 Resident in Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
• 1992-1995 Resident in Medicine, Shizuoka City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
• 1999-2000 Research Associate in Department of Medicine and Clinical Science,
• Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• 2000- 2003 Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
• Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
• 2003-2006 Research Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Department of Molecular Biology, TX
• 2006-2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
• 2013-2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
• 2016-present Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan Director of Chest Pain Center in Shinshu University Hospital
• Deputy Director of Advanced Cardio-Vascular Center in Shinshu University Hospital