<p>Education & Training</p> <p>- 1990 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Kariya Kita High School<br>- 1996 M.D., Hyogo College of Medicine<br>- 1998 Clinical Residency in Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital<br>- 2001 Ph.D., Graduate School of Hyogo College of Medicine</p> <p>Postdoctoral Training</p> <p>- 2001–2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, USA</p> <p>Professional Experience</p> <p>- 2003 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital (currently Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical Center)<br>- 2004 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Takanoko Hospital<br>- 2005 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo Prefectural Kaibara Hospital (currently Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center)<br>- 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine<br>- 2009 Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine<br>- 2014 Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine<br>- 2020–Present Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Medical University</p>