Education & Training

• 1990 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Kariya Kita High School

• 1996 M.D., Hyogo College of Medicine

• 1998 Clinical Residency in Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

• 2001 Ph.D., Graduate School of Hyogo College of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training

• 2001–2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, USA

Professional Experience

• 2003 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital (currently Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical Center)

• 2004 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Takanoko Hospital

• 2005 Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo Prefectural Kaibara Hospital (currently Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center)

• 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine

• 2009 Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine

• 2014 Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine

• 2020–Present Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Medical University