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Education & Training

2019-2025 Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA  

2016-2019 PhD Program, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan  

2012-2016 Fellow in Neonatology, Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan  

2009-2012 Resident Physician in Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan  

2007-2009 Resident Physician in General Medicine, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan  

2001-2007 MD Program, Gunma University, School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan  

Licensure/Board Certification

2014 Board Certified Neonatologist, Japan  

2011 Board Certified Pediatrician, Japan  

2011 Instructor of Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Japan  

2009 Provider of Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Japan  

2008 Provider of Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association  

2008 Provider of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association  

2007 Provider of Basic Life Support, American Heart Association  

2007 Physician's License, Japan  

Honors & Awards

2025 JCDD Travel Award, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Switzerland

2025 Cardiovascular Section Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee Award (1st place), American Physiological Society, USA  

2025 Scientific Research Award, Japan Pediatric Society, Japan  

2024 Elaine W. Raines Early Career Investigator Award (finalist), American Heart Association, USA  

2024 Medical Research Encouragement Prize, Japan Medical Association, Japan  

2024 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), NIH/NHLBI, USA  

2024 Promotion Award, The Physiological Society of Japan, Japan  

2023 Young Hearts Early Career Investigator Award (finalist), American Heart Association, USA  

2023 Congenital Heart Defect Research Award, American Heart Association and Children’s Heart Foundation, USA  

2022 AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association, USA  

2022 Young Investigator’s Award, Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Japan  

2021 JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan  

2019 Research Award, Japan Society for Neonatal Health and Development, Japan  

2019 Pediatric Cardiology Award, Japanese Circulation Society, Japan  

2019 Research Grant Abroad, Japan Heart Foundation / Bayer Yakuhin, Japan  

2018 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan  

2017 Poster Award, the 8th TAKAO International Symposium on Molecular Mechanism of Cardiopulmonary Disease, Japan  

2016 Grants-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan  

2011 Senior Resident Award, Tokyo Medical Doctor Academy, Japan  

2011 Best Product Award, Japan Society for Neonatal Health and Development, Japan  


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