Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (M.D. 1989)
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine General Surgery Residency (1990-1995)
Columbia Universtiy Postdoctral Research Fellowship (1996-1998)
Ochsner Clinic Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Residency (1998-2000)
Brown University Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Fellowship (2000-2001)
Assistant professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (2001-2008)
Cardiac surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (2008-2012)
Associate professor, Clinical professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (2012-2022)
Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokkyo University Saitama Medical Center (2023- )