Osaka Medical College (M.D. 1988)
Toranomon Hospital, General Surgery Residency (Prof. Hitoshi Akiyama and Masahiko Tsurumaru, 1988-1992)
Mitsui Memorial Hospital, CV Surgery Residency (Prof. Hisayoshi Suma, 1992-1994)
LDS Hospital, UT, USA, Thorac. & CV Surgery Fellow (Prof. Donald B. Doty, 1994-1995)
Shonan Kamakura General Hospital (1996-2000)
Hayama Heart Center (2000-2005)
Kyoto University (Ph.D. 2005)
Professor and Chairman of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kagawa University(2006-)