Curriculum Vitae

MD, PhD,Counselor, Japanese Society for Medical Use of Functional Foods, Deputy Director of Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Name Hiroshi Yoshida

Date of Birth August 5, 1962

Place of Birth Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan

1987, March: MD, Graduation from National Defense Medical College, Japan

1987, April: Resident in Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College Hospital

1994, October: Postgraduate School of National Defense Medical College, Japan

1996, June: Research Fellow, University of California, San Diego, USA

(Professor Dr. Daniel Steinberg’s Laboratory, until April, 1998)

1999, March: PhD in Cardiovascular Medicine (Biochemistry and Cell Biology)

2001, April: Instructor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan

2003, August: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine,

Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan

2006, April: Director of Laboratory Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Japan

2007, January: Associate Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine

Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan

2007, April: Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine for Metabolism and Nutrition

Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

2010, April: Deputy Director of Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital

Board Certification

1993, December, Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (#2563)

1994, March Board Certified Member of the Japanese Circulation Society (#11102)

2005, August Certified Clinical Laboratory Physician (#683)

2005, November Board Certified Member of the Japan Geriatrics Society (#05007)

2006, April Certified Clinical Nutrition Physician (#2006-0083)

2007, April Certified Mibyou Physician (#2007003)

Board Membership

1999  Councilor, Japan Atherosclerosis Society

2004 Member, American College of Physicians

2006 Councilor, Japan Mibyou System Association

2006 Councilor, the Japanese Society of Clinical Nutrition

2006 Councilor, Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine

2006 FAHA (International Fellow of American Heart Association)

2007 FACP (Fellow of American College of Physicians)

2007 Councilor, the Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

2007 Councilor, Japanese Society for Medical Use of Functional Foods

Awards

2000 Excellent research paper award from National Defense Medical Association, Japan

2004 Encouragement Prize from Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine

2008 Evergreen Award to Publication Committee of Japan Chapter from American College of Physician

2009 Life Science Award from Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine

Editorial Board Member

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Annals of Internal Medicine (Japan Chapter)

Journal of Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science

Japanese Journal of Clinical Chemistry

World Journal of Cardiology

Published more than 70 scientific articles