Bio:

Director of the Division of Translational Research, Kyoto Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University; Visiting Professor, University of Shizuoka; Past President, International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy(ISCP); Founder and Honorary Member, Japan Cardiovascular Society(JCVA); World Heart Federation(WHF), Former Member of Tobacco Expert Group(TEG); Associate Editor, European Heart Journal(EHJ)-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy(CVP); Vice President, Asian Heart Society(AHS)1985 Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, obtained MD; 1993 Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, obtained PhD; Fellow of the American College of Cardiology(FACC); Fellow of the American Heart Association(FAHA).