Education

• March 27, 1985　Graduated from Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University

Certification

• May 8, 1985　79th License to Practice Medicine, Japan （#288322）
• 1988　FMGEMS (USA), #420-766-8
• 1990　Japanese Board of Radiology （#1335）
• 1992　FLEX （Pennsylvania, USA）, #600903010

Thesis

• Aug 18, 1997　Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University (Otsu #2018）

Professional Carrier

• June 1, 1985 Resident, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
• June 1, 1987 Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF, Hiroshima)
• June 1, 1988 Resident, Department of Radiology, National Kokura Hospital
• July 1, 1989 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Saga Prefectural Hospital Kouseikan
• July 1, 1990 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, National Kyushu Cancer Center
• July 1, 1991 Clinical Fellow （angio/IVR）, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

• Jan 1, 1993 Clinical Fellow （MRI/Diagnostic Radiology）, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
• July 1, 1994 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
• July 16, 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
• April 1, 2003 Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University

• Nov 1, 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
• April 1, 2008 Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
• Dec 1, 2015 Vice Director, Fukuoka University Hospital (additional post)

Scientific Activity

• Japan Radiological Society （# 6016）, Delegate （2008～）
• Japanese Society of Medical Imaging, Director (2014～)
• Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine （# 4315）, board member (2010～)
• The Japanese Society of Interventional Radiology （#2104）
• The Japanese Congress of Radiology （#1335）
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• Radiological Society of North America　(#29363)

Journal Activity

• JMRI, Associate Editor (2017～)
• Eur Rad, Associate Editor (2018～)

Award

• 14h Best Paper Award, Japan Radiological Society, 2002 (Tokyo)
• 7th Misonoo Award, Radiation Effect Association, 2003 (Tokyo)
• 1st Best Paper Award, Japanisch-Deutsche Medizinisch Beriche, 2005(Tokyo)
• Best Case Discusser Award, 3rd Asian Congress of Abdominal Radiology, 2011 (Beijin)
• Best Reviewer’s Award, 2011-2016, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Publications

• Original papers: more than 150 (mostly in English)
• Review articles: about 70 (mostly in Japanese)
• Case reports: more than 70 (mostly in English)
• Book chapters: about 20 (mostly in Japanese)

Grants

• 11 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2001-2018)